Beautiful 503 at Fantasy Junction

[tferrer]

I was invited to the annual dinner for CSRG vintage racing group. Among other beautiful cars, there was a lovely restored 503. I'm not sure what these are worth but the restoration cost must have been exorbitant.

Unfortunately the cars are packed so closely it's hard to get any good shots.

 

[craterface]

FJ is the best car museum in the Bay Area....

 

[adawil2002]

Nice to see 69159 was restored. This 503 Sunroof Coupe is a Series I with four on the tree, with an asking price of $250K it's fairly priced.

Here it is from BaT in December of 2013.

15 Years Apart: 1957 BMW 503 Project

Learn more about 15 Years Apart: 1957 BMW 503 Project on Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online.

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I had a chance to buy a Series 1 503 Cabriolet Project which was at VSR in 2017. The owner was accepting sealed bids, mine was $100K. A West Coast person offered $250K & was allegedly going to restore it.

The highest price paid for a 503 Cabriolet was $583K https://robbreport.com/motors/cars/...-quail-lodge-auction/1957-bmw-503-cabriolet/#!

 

[Arde]

Wow, what a place!

 

[bmw2800cs]

You said this is in the Bay area, what is the name, where is it?

 

[JMinPDX]

Gorgeous 503. I think if I had my choice I’d take a 503 over a 507. They always remind of George C Scott and his turbo charged 503 in “The Last Run”. Buckle up.

 

[Norm!]

You said this is in the Bay area, what is the name, where is it?

Fantasy Junction is at 1145 Park Ave, Emeryville, CA. I was there Saturday with a couple of car guy friends but didn’t see the 503 in the showroom then. I either missed it with the crowded cars or it was moved in for the dinner. On a Saturday morning there was a group of Porsche guys there and not many others. It’s a great mixture of classics and vintage race cars.

 

[dang]

I didn't know FJ was still around. I used to see ads for cool FJ cars back in high school.

 

[bmw2800cs]

Fantasy Junction is at 1145 Park Ave, Emeryville, CA. I was there Saturday with a couple of car guy friends but didn’t see the 503 in the showroom then. I either missed it with the crowded cars or it was moved in for the dinner. On a Saturday morning there was a group of Porsche guys there and not many others. It’s a great mixture of classics and vintage race cars.

Thanks Norm!

 

[tferrer]

Couple more pics...

 

[JMinPDX]

Whoa, that Maserati is incredible. Thanks for sharing.
FJ website’s description is great.

Fantasy Junction: brokers of special interest and collector cars

www.fantasyjunction.com

 

[JMinPDX]

503 is now on BAT.

No Reserve: 1957 BMW 503 Coupe

Bid for the chance to own a No Reserve: 1957 BMW 503 Coupe at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #102,927.

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It has quite a story.
Hagerty valuation for #1 condition is $254K
This one may get there.

 

[Barry.b]

Gorgeous 503. I think if I had my choice I’d take a 503 over a 507. They always remind of George C Scott and his turbo charged 503 in “The Last Run”. Buckle up.

I think the valves need adjustment , she’s a bit tapety in the last scene
They were not afraid of getting stone chips in the paint anyway

 

[adawil2002]

The Last Run film makers had no qualms about abusing that 503.

 

[JMinPDX]

The Last Run film makers had no qualms about abusing that 503.

Agreed. That 503 was only 13 or 14 years old at the time the movie was made. Less than 200 Cabriolets were made. What would it’s value have been in 1971? $10,000? (generously) That’s .05% of the budget of a movie that cost $2 million to make. As I recall it was pretty well totaled by the end. Its been a long time, I need to watch it again.

 

[Bmachine]

What great pics! Thank you for sharing Tyson!

 

[tferrer]

2 hours left on the BaT auction. Currently at 135k...

No Reserve: 1957 BMW 503 Coupe

Bid for the chance to own a No Reserve: 1957 BMW 503 Coupe at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #102,927.

bringatrailer.com

 

[JMinPDX]

2 hours left on the BaT auction. Currently at 135k...

No Reserve: 1957 BMW 503 Coupe

Bid for the chance to own a No Reserve: 1957 BMW 503 Coupe at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #102,927.

bringatrailer.com

Price doubled in the last 2 hours. Sold for $270K (plus $5K BAT fees).

 

[Canum]

Hmm.. have seen this show before... good news is there is nothing that $200k can't fix here

 

[rsporsche]

i love the 503. perfect car for me - i was born in 1957 and grew up with a street address of 503 with a zip code ending in 503. all i need to do is to find one that i could afford in good shape. okay, back to reality ... next idea.