BMW 503

(1956 - 1960)

Brand:

BMW

Model:

503

Country:

Germany

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The road to the final BMW 503

June 13, 2015 — Wolfgang Niefanger 22

As a consumer, you normally only see production-ready cars at exhibitions and presentations. In the case of the BMW 503, however, prototypes were shown that differed significantly from later production models, but of which every trace was later lost. Wolfgang Niefanger has set out in search of traces and reports on the 503 pre-production examples and their differences to the series.

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BMW 503 Coupé - exclusive, elegant and yet in the shadow of its own brother

November 16, 2014 — Bruno von Rotz 81

With the BMW 503 and 507 sports car pair, BMW attracted all eyes at the IAA in 1955. The two-seater 507 was the center of interest, while the 503, which was visually closer to the BMW tradition, was somewhat overshadowed by the even sportier 507. Commercially, however, the 503 was more successful than the 507, albeit at a low level. This vehicle report describes the history of the BMW 503 and shows a coupé from 1957 in many pictures supplemented by extensive historical photo material.

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BMW 503 (1956-1959)

Coupe, 140 PS, 3168 cm³

BMW 503 (1956-1959)

Convertible, 140 PS, 3168 cm³

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BMW 503 Series I Cabriolet by Bertone (1957) - as lot 292 at the RM/Sotheby's "The Junkyard - The Rudi Klein Collection" auction 2024

BMW 503 Coupé (1959) - the predecessor of the BMW 3200 CS

BMW 503 Coupé (1957) - generously glazed

BMW 503 Coupé (1958) - 2nd rendezvous at the small Klausen 2024

BMW 503 Coupé (1957) - the V8 BMW was 190 km/h fast

BMW 503 Coupé (1957) - 80 km/h is a comfortable cruising speed

BMW 503 Coupe Series 1 (1957) - offered at the auction of the Oldtimer Gallery in Toffen on November 29, 2014

BMW 503 Beutler (1957) - looks much more American than the original

BMW 503 Coupé (1957) - the 503 model offered more space than the 507

BMW 503 (1956) - the production of a 503 requires a lot of manual labor - vehicles are only built to order

BMW 503 (1956) - at the Rallye Historique of the Schloss Bensberg Classics 2014

BMW 503 (1959) - the elegant coupé of the fifties designed by Count Goetz

BMW 503 Cabriolet (1957) - offered as lot 104 at the RM Auction Villa Erba on May 25, 2013

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Auctioned vehicles of BMW 503

Brand	Model	Year	Status	Auction name
BMW 503 Serie 1 1957 Sold Oldtimer Galerie Toffen Toffen Auktion (September 29, 2014)	503 Serie 1	1957	Sold	Oldtimer Galerie Toffen Toffen Auktion (September 29, 2014)
BMW 503 1957 Not Sold Oldtimer Galerie Toffen Dolder Sale (June 11, 2016)	503	1957	Not Sold	Oldtimer Galerie Toffen Dolder Sale (June 11, 2016)
BMW 503 Series I Cabriolet by Bertone 1957 Sold RM/Sotheby's The Junkyard - The Rudi Klein Collection (October 26, 2024)	503 Series I Cabriolet by Bertone	1957	Sold	RM/Sotheby's The Junkyard - The Rudi Klein Collection (October 26, 2024)
BMW 503 Coupe Series 1 1957 Not Sold Bonhams Scottsdale (January 25, 2025)	503 Coupe Series 1	1957	Not Sold	Bonhams Scottsdale (January 25, 2025)
BMW 503 Series 2 lhd manual 1959 Sold RM/Sotheby's 22 Million London Sale (September 8, 2014)	503 Series 2 lhd manual	1959	Sold	RM/Sotheby's 22 Million London Sale (September 8, 2014)
BMW 503 1957 Sold Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction (August 18, 2017)	503	1957	Sold	Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction (August 18, 2017)
BMW 503 Coupé 1959 Sold Artcurial Rétromobile Paris (February 7, 2020)	503 Coupé	1959	Sold	Artcurial Rétromobile Paris (February 7, 2020)
BMW 503 1957 Sold Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction (August 14, 2014)	503	1957	Sold	Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction (August 14, 2014)
BMW 503 Coupé Series 1 1957 Sold Oldtimer Galerie Toffen Gstaad (December 29, 2018)	503 Coupé Series 1	1957	Sold	Oldtimer Galerie Toffen Gstaad (December 29, 2018)
BMW 503 Series I Convertible 1957 Sold RM/Sotheby's The Tegernsee Auction (July 27, 2024)	503 Series I Convertible	1957	Sold	RM/Sotheby's The Tegernsee Auction (July 27, 2024)

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