The Restoration of Elvis' BMW 507

[@seadrifter8975]

Imagine letting a classic owned by Elvis get into that state ? Great restoration rebuild

[@davidk.2517]

Its now Back in munich BMW Museum with US plates and with very high Security standarts, but the room is very cool where it tells its Story

[@schrodingerscat1863]

Incredible metalworking and fabrication skills on display here, the level of craftsmanship is off the scale.

[@AGabov]

This is a work of art and the people working on it are obviously the very best in what they do. The attention to detail and love for beauty is depicted well by the person filming. Thank you for taking the time to document this and share it with the rest of us. Now imagine if you can see this or better yet drive it - wow - what a privilege it would be.

[@hiphopmaloka7116]

gr8 skill dey hv n helpful machinery dey hv

[@jeroenhuizinga5020]

More of craftmanship than art, art was and still is BMW itself

[@cobra3289]

Thank you for not ruin the video with music and bla bla bla. It was a pleasure to watch that sort of craftmanship.

[@exdus235]

👍👍👍

[@charliemontholon]

This level of work and restoration is beyond words. All of these people working on these places are masters and of a unique talent. Fascinating

[@mikhailnn2963]

Нет причин восхищаться. Состояние автомобиля не такое страшное, как его пытались представить в начале. Тот факт, что на нем много пыли, является не показателем того, что за автомобилем плохо ухаживали, а тем, что отсутствует сквозная ржавчина кузова, винты легко откручиваются даже в местах, которые обычно ржавеют, как фары. Цех с гальванической ванной ближе к заводу по оснащению. Такая работа для них вполне возможна.

[@xa1a]

And in an alternate universe, a young Wayne Gretzky is rebuilding old Mercs and BMWs! What a stunning video. Thank you so much!

[@elvinneagoe2935]

Nu exista asa ceva, asa de frumos lucrează incat ma apuca plansul, respect enorm acesti oameni! ❤️🤝

[@dlm5055]

Absolutely the most detailed and professional restoration I've ever witnessed. The workmanship is exquisite. But I wish it was done in the color scheme it was when Elvis owned the machine.

[@johnyoungsman7752]

He bought it white. Had it painted red to discourage female fans from writing on it with lipstick

[@djreb15]

Amazing restoration of Elvis car, I like watching it because it has no noisy music. ❤

[@jaishetty8586]

I couldn't stop at one comment so here is another. I must say again these guys are just marvellous. Seen 100's of restorations but the dedication I saw here has no equal.

[@mannye]

I should send them my Pinto.

[@peterbruckner1276]

Das war wohl mit Abstand die beste Aufbereitung eines Oldtimer die ich je gesehen habe Jungs ihr seit die besten macht weiter so Frage ist das wirklich Elvis Auto MFG Peter

[@TomTom-pg7js]

Sieh dir die letzten Sekunden des Videos an

[@jorgemanueldossantosfreita3633]

Fantastic job!! Perfectly done by very good craftsmen. I’m very surprised that , now a days, people still can do this kind of work!

[@andreasoulis]

Just this beauty ...even if i was not able to do a proper restore ... Would just wash and clean ... Then move her to my living room and just look at her ... Imagine her days of glory... When not a wrinkle marked her perfection ... But who has the means to travel her back in time ... he will be so blessed and rewarded ..! Congrats guys- the clip just starts but we Greek say you are already half way !(Starting is half of everything ) my respect for the hard task you are committed to !

[@nicolaneto6140]

Penso que todo restaurador seja ele de peças pequenas ou grandes como este automóvel BMW 507 que pertenceu ao Elvis, deveria ser condecorado pelo seu país, como um soldado que em tempos de guerra ou de paz presta um serviço a humanidade fazendo renascer a história de um personagem ou de um passado glorioso para toda humanidade. São artistas geniais a quem foi dado o dom de trazerem a vida o que estava fadado ao esquecimento e desaparecimento, que o tempo, esse tirano implacável tentou destruir.Parabéns.

[@john3Lee]

Beautifully produced film, and some seriously skilled people rebuilding this classic !!

[@pirpirpir-os7ms]

holy shiest. such a joy just to watch them work. such attention to detail, such a beautiful car.

[@russcooke5671]

Beautiful beautiful car. I wish I could restore a car to this level. Craftsman at there finest. Well done everyone.

[@crabbyhayes1076]

As I watched this video, I realized the philosophical dilemma the restorers faced. Either you restore the original to the best possible condition you can achieve, or you recreate the car by replicating all the parts that are damaged beyond what can be perfectly restored. Since this appears to be the Concourse de Elegance, where they want perfection, I guess they went with the latter approach. And since it appears BMW was behind this very expensive project, I guess recapturing the beauty of the original vehicle was the primary goal. I did sort of expect a red car, but seeing that lower door frame shot, I guess the original color was white. What a very beautiful job by a great team of skilled craftsmen. Bravo.

[@jimmieroan9881]

i agree completely, these idiots on here bitching about restoring a car don't seem to understand whats involved and/or accepted, if you replace a door, or skin a door, does that make the car a copy, or if you cut the middle out of a panel and weld a new piece of metal in, is that better than replacing the panel, i try very hard to stay away from the comments when watching all the videos on youtube but for some reason im just drawn to them. one of my personal needle in the eye is these assholes that constantly say patina, why the hell would you leave rust on a car, the rat rod crap, we didn't do that shit in the 40s and 50s, us poor boys made what ever we built or repaired look as best we could with what we had, it doesn't take much money to use wire brushes and steel wool pads and sandpaper and spray cans. most of our cars were just as spotless under neath as on top. to me patina, and rat rod, are different ways of saying lazy.

[@oubimcius4032]

Yes it was originally white. Women kept kissing the car and leaving red lipstick marks.

[@angargoy7181]

*It takes a lot of skill and experience to transform flat sheets into pieces with so many curves and shapes, this can only be done with good machines and a lot of know-how. My congratulations for the video. Angel*

[@emmanuelmawanza2328]

Love your enthusiasm, and professional touch too

[@orlandoramos614]

La restauración de estos maestros ha transformado este carro de elvis de una montaña de escombros a una obra de arte,bravo por ellos q hacen con su trabajo el milagro de la resurrección.

[@kohrsthomas]

Nach bereits fünf Minuten wusste ich das es eines der schönsten Clips hier auf KZbin ist. Vielen Dank. Unglaublich schöne Arbeit. Wahrlich aus MEISTERS Hand

[@barkyvonschnauzer2188]

I love it when the masters of their craft go over every detail of the restoration prior to it's awakening.

[@Zimmy_1981]

Same

[@radar536]

Agreed.

[@botz77]

I thought it was beautiful even before you restored it. The finished work is breathtaking.

[@desdicado999]

An impeccable restoration, a pleasure to look at how anyone can give a thumb down is beyond me .an absolute work of art and a pleasure to see craftsmen at their craft who are always on the level and square.

[@craighearn747]

There Is always that one person who wants to put a chevy in it.

[@garyking6365]

The thumbs down are because they replaced about everything on the car. So nothing original there anymore. I'd call it a kit car now. It didn't even have a motor or transmission. Nice work though, but can't call it his car. More like this car is like the car Elvis had.

[@Grenadieros]

The most quiet restoration i have ever seen ! In USA garages you hear loud voices-shouts etc although they show more detals about chrome work-dashboard-wheels etc than here.

[@FondelMikeRotch]

Americans are just generally loud and obtrusive, but are getting somewhat subdued now that they are a third world country. United they are absolutely not.

[@squidusn71]

@@FondelMikeRotch what an ignorant comment lol.

[@FondelMikeRotch]

@@squidusn71 Truth hurts sometimes huh? By the way say my name out loud……….

[@squidusn71]

@@FondelMikeRotch keep typing. We want to see more DA remarks from you lol.

[@leemartin2978]

Incredible skill ....from an era when cars were beautiful and had a personality

[@jopajaputambanitaiasu932]

Pancen josss, apik tenan gaweanmu mblo...

[@SHERIFDEAN]

my full respect to all persons worked in this restoration, i felt amazing in the end of watching, actually it worth all time and it's motivation video for a lot of people.

[@95lovi]

Wow this vehicle must be priceless when properly restored ? ! I can imagine that BMW would love to have this in there collection 😮

[@WAGNERJAHREL]

isso que é uma verdadeira restauração de carro! a carcaça e o chassis tomaram um tratamento pra retirar toda ferrugem, e uma pintura pra prevenir ferrugem ! Trabalho excepcional Parabéns.

[@chrispark4310]

The 507 is one hell of a beautiful car! Fascinating job

[@lesliewatts7537]

it's nice to know and see highly skilled craftsmen at work.

[@luiz1516]

Quanto profissional nessa oficina ... Tiro o chapéu pra vcs meus parabéns .

[@СедойКаспия]

Ребята нет слов одни слюни супер спасибо за программу удачи вам друзья берегите себя спасибо.

[@w.m.aslam-author]

Absolutely stunning! An excellent restoration.

[@sivispacemparabellum6923]

Made in Germany . there is nothing better

[@davidbatin1699]

Amazing work. It was the ressurection & restoration of the King's car.

[@abdullahrizashahab476]

very profesional... i wish there is a team in Indonesia like this... salute...

[@justinjensen0]

Father has a few old 35mm still photos of Elvis driving this car in Friedberg Germany in 1958. I said Elvis probably had fun in that car, but father said Elvis looked so sad driving the car alone. But father had it wrong he thought the car was a Mercedes-Benz but comparing the old black and white photos it is odiously this BMW, it was dad’s height of his army life to see Elvis, and talk to Elvis’s father Vernon, and friends Sony and Red. Great to see the video.

[@sand0077]

Great restoration, love the design!

[@dogbaskervil3438]

it s bad

[@thewhitemustang]

The editing is brilliant. Video makers take notes.

[@robgrune3284]

Excellent work. Given the intact state of the vehicle pre-restoration, a complete restore for such group of fully-equipped experts would not be too difficult. The BMW 507 is a rare beauty.

[@TheColinChapman]

…‘intact state‘…? really…? The chassis had been cut out in the engine section to accomodate a V8-Chevy-engine that never should have been there. I‘d say the chassis was quite a mess.

[@t161sprawotsi3]

AMAZING .. Perfect Restoration Car Clasical BMW .. GOOD JOB GUY'S .. 👍👍👍

[@larshansson3208]

What a grand restauration, very professionell. You of course have to do away with the bad pieces and replace them with the same quality pieces as back in -57.

[@lotharvoeller]

Good video. The best : no jingle, no bagpipe but real sound ! ! !

[@exdus235]

👍👍👍

[@valneicosta412]

Esses trabalho minucioso é muito bom de ser visto e admirado pelo esforço de vcs nesse clássico restaurado...😉👍👍👍👏👏👏

[@fantomas3066]

Splendide !!! Vous êtes des artistes avec de l'or dans les mains . Bravo.

[@alexmartinez280]

LOVE these detailed restoration videos! Thanks for sharing!!!

[@gregscott8383]

Final result is one of the most beautiful cars I have seen. She's a beauty

[@gelynch52phPH]

Two minutes in and I'm wondering if this is some kind of artsy fartsy movie, or a car restoration show?

[@grahamwood156]

Such craftsmanship a pleaser to watch.!

[@4115t41r]

Great 45 mins of viewing, when i am on lockdown for the corona Virus. Please produce more clips like this.

[@Quantum-Omega]

You mean the vaccine scam?

[@grideffect1193]

Really enjoyed the restoration of Elvis BMW 507.

[@carlosharofirmo9389]

I'm from Brazil, great job!

[@davemonday5381]

Absolutely amazing to start off with something so bad and turn into not just better than new. But so stunningly beautiful it should be in a art gallery. Incredible. I must admit the sheet metal work was my favourite part. That is skill and talent.

[@humbertopadilla1839]

Zuvzv

[@jrdeckard3317]

All of the parts off Elvis's car were sold as parts off Elvis's car, then the new car was sold as Elvis's car. Nice hustle.

[@alancollard8939]

what do you think paid for the rebuild they auctioned of all the bits

[@janvanpoppel2814]

That is actually not what happened: the car was restored in cooperation with the BMW Group Classic dept. The car had a Chevrolet engine and back axle and a heavily modified interior before restauration. Unfortunately, there was very little left for a possible sympathetic restauration hence the decision to go for a full one. restauration.

[@BOVOFUSCACLUBE70]

BMW 507 - e os cuidados dos restauradores em guardar cada peça do conjunto para não perder nenhum parafusos e/ou fixador são os preservadores da historia do automovel. Quero acompanhar essa restauração.

[@faerieSAALE]

Totally remanufactured and handcrafted to precision perfection. This is not just a restoration - it is an Exaltation of the Marque beyond normal production spec's. Crazy German's.

[@HBertacco]

It's not crazy...I can do things properly or sloppily. We Germans prefer to do things properly. That's why we build the best cars and motorbikes in the past and today and not the Americans or anyone else.

[@jamesmiller210]

@@HBertacco wow, that's a lot of bullshit you're stacking right there.

[@HBertacco]

@@jamesmiller210 if i were an american, i would probably see it that way too. what exactly is bullshit about my statement?

[@jamesmiller210]

@H. Bertacco, do things properly? You mean like the way the Germans took care of the Jews?

[@HBertacco]

@@jamesmiller210 very intelligent answer and so appropriate to the topic....

[@mysterytour5983]

A real Beauty! People that worked on this car are true Artists!

[@manuelredondopedraza6687]

Son auténticos artistas,vaya restauración,enhorabuena a todos los profesionales que lograron poner de nuevo en carretera esta obra de arte.

[@fierce1432]

Yo tengo conocimientos en restauración , esto simplemente es increíble, aquí no andan de payasos y sustituyendo partes , aquí las hacen o restauran prácticamente a mano . Simplemente son artistas, bien lo comentaste . Quien no conoce le aplaude a cualquiera q encuentra un vehículo sin picaduras solo lavan y pintan , me ha tocado ver videos españoles que pintan hasta con espray. Saludos

[@95lovi]

After seeing the video, I take it that this vehicle is part of the BMW collection. It’s in good hands !

[@deuteronimus750]

Growing up in San Antonio in a neighborhood near Ft. Sam Houston in the mid 60's, I would often see a black BMW 507 on one of the main thouroughfares near us. My dad and I were really intrigued by it, so one day when he and I were running an errand we found ourselves driving behind it, and decided to follow it home and check it out. Surprisingly it lived in the same neighborhood as us and the proud owner was a Master Sargeant who had brought it back from Germany when he was stationed there. I always thought it was one of the companies most beautiful designs. Very Italian.

[@SteakLover001]

That is/was a beautiful old neighborhood. I am fairly new to the area, but have worked out at Ft. Sam a few times, and love the old buildings on base and along New Braunfels Ave and E Grayson.

[@markmayfield2228]

@@SteakLover001 When heading to the UIW campus, I like driving through that neighborhood and seeing the old homes.

[@jahyardeocampo1981]

H

[@charliemontholon]

This shop has the gold standards for quality and workmanship, every shoo should follow these examples

[@ashitanojoe69]

Amazing job. However, I prefer the original red color and they could keep it. I'm not sure if it has more value for a Elvis fan since it's restored. IMHO

[@Hunnenhorst]

From what I found it the car was painted white because it was white when it first got delivered to Elvis, he later had it painted red.

[@oubimcius4032]

Females kept kissing it when it was white so he repainted the car red.

[@GeoBauer]

Very fine. Chapeau - a tip of the hat. Somewhere, Elvis is smiling.

[@flashdonat]

They did a awesome job of building a completely new body ! It was a Disappointment as they built a completely new car Not sure if I would call it a restoration when they didn't restore it but replaced everything on the outside of the car . You think they could of restored the original body it looked to be in rather good condition! In stead of building a completely new one! It would be fun to take the old body and try to fit it on a modern car frame . I can't imagine The number of hours it took to hammer out a new body! I'm not saying anything to discredit the workman as they are without a doubt totally awesome! But if I had my old 36 Plymouth restoredI would want them to use as many of the original parts as possible.

[@scottd9261]

The registered keeper of BMW 507 "chassis number" 70079 was Elvis Aaron Presley. The fenders don't count so much. Elvis bought the car used in Frankfurt in 1958.

[@lourdesunate1413]

SUPER NICE JOB.!! BEAUTIFUL COLOR!!

[@danielsepulveda9768]

No annoying music. Just workshop sounds. Great.

[@exdus235]

👍👍👍

[@Frank-i4p]

Hallo. Chapeau. Ich zolle Euch allerhöchsten Respekt für die Erhaltung kleiner und großer Schätze. Ich habe selbst jahrelang Trockeneis- und Sand gestrahlt. Meist bei 356er und Pagoden aus Florida und Kalifornien. Da war manch eine Überraschung sicher. Lebe jetzt in Spanien. Dort ist weniger Rost, sondern mehr Verbeulung ein Thema. 😊

[@balbinosouza1320]

Meu Deus! Todas essas restaurações são realmente verdadeiras obras primas, sou loucamente apaixonado por todas essas coisas, parabéns à todos vocês que dão vida a essas maravilhas, em especial as motocicletas, Parabéns, Deus lhes abençoe.

[@vasiliydrygin7580]

Очень красивая реставрация. Авто достойно музея.

[@markanthony3275]

Nice hand made panels...especially the cowl panel in front of the windshield with it's squared inset corners.

[@valneicosta412]

Belíssimo trabalho e parabéns pela dedicação a estar restauração deste clássico...👌👍👏👏👏🎺🎺

[@flaming_star366]

What a nice profession you all have. Thanks for this video.

[@chuckschillingvideos]

It's a ton of long, hard hours, frustration, back breaking hard work requiring seemingly infinite patience too. Definitely not for everybody.

[@Onewheelordeal]

Weird cinematography Amazing car 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@andrewcnewell]

"We want you to watch everything twice. We're taking the Michael Bay Explosion shot approach."

[@سوبار-ف6غ]

good

[@scottkempton6085]

I'm with a lot of other commenters on this one: not much left of the original car. Reminds me of a saying I heard when I was much younger to convey that at some point, so much has been replaced that it begs the question whether it is still the original car: "They should have just jacked up the radiator cap and drove a new car under it!" Having said that, it IS a beautiful car - regardless of how it was achieved. And those are some seriously skilled craftsmen who did the work; I wish I had those skills.

[@mattlepperd8606]

If it is the Elvis car, it should have been painted white with red over it. Not every car has to be a Concourse show piece, some cars should be returned to their historic roots.

[@willymueller3278]

I think that I would have left that car exactely the way it is. Just the idea, that someone else then Elvis will once drive that very special car, makes me feel unreal. Thanks.

[@Rocky-sy9zt]

Not sure it's a restoration when it comes out better than factory. :D WOW they did an amazing job. Awesome build

[@jacquesdeghorain3162]

en admettant que cette BMW ait bien appartenu à Elvis , le travail que nous avons vu n'est pas une restauration , mais une copie . On voit d'ailleurs à plusieurs reprises dans le garage , deux voitures parfaitement identiques !!!!

Improvement Restoration Modification. That is critical, because, every factory always cuts corners in order to save money and make higher profits. Many times factories cut horrifically despicable corners to save money.

[@weaponisedfarts1382]

Technically, they did restore the car. Then they upgraded it.

[@clfnvra]

Its more than restoration,its a art i think

[@jessedenning9214]

That is what the word restoration means...to bring back to original or better condition. Doesn't matter if it is a car, piece of furniture or art work.

[@PlasticWheelsCustoms]

I cried several times during this video. Impressive build

[@armadilllo]

?🤣

[@thatnoobvan4378]

beautiful car and some amazing work im just bummed they almost replaced the entire body and dint paint it original color

[@fruit5488]

They did the original car was similar to that colour. Elvis painted it red, he painted it red because he found that there were red lipstick marks all over it.

[@juliocesarzarategodoy9308]

Es buenisimo ver estos trabajos que se hacen en estas empresas y ademas aprendemos muchas cosas ..

[@kakigamer4984]

Love that uncle with green jacket..i can feel his hand very skillfull

[@curtisanderson2648]

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[@blackberrian66]

Next time, before I call someone "an artist", I`ll think of this video. Then think again, if the one I want to call an artist, deserves it. ... I am speechless and deeply moved.

[@squidusn71]

Artists creates not restore what's already been created.

[@sjm5482]

Artsy video and a great deal of painstaking work. Would like to have seen details of the interior restoration, what went into priming, painting and final touches. Finally, a color graphic of what was replaced vs what was original.

[@reginaldbowls7180]

They replaced everything, basically destroying history.

[@1clkvideos]

4.5K thumbs down??? Absolutely crazy! What a magnificent restoration - and to use the word ‘restoration’ just doesn’t even begin to describe this monumental achievement - this re-manufacturing of a timeless classic! There go I - but for the lack of an inexhaustible supply of Euros, Dollars, Pesos…😊

[@garyking6365]

The thumbs down are because they replaced about everything on the car. So nothing original there anymore. I'd call it a kit car now. It didn't even have a motor or transmission. Nice work though, but can't call it his car. More like this car is like the car Elvis had.

[@nachomarengo6371]

great produccion, thanks 4 share!

[@Gabbianz]

This is art, great fine craft

[@nv1493]

So tired of seeing craftsman when I can just get stamped cheap Chinese stuff. SAID NO-ONE EVER. Great job lads!

[@hughmnyks]

Amazing workmanship. Edle Verabeitung. Klasse!

[@FireItUpGarage]

I don't like many BMW's but this car is a beautiful design.

[@tharangafirst]

Perfect craftsmanship!!! Detailed perfection!!!

[@leumascarlos5201]

VOCÊS ESTÃO DE PARABENS. QUE TRABALHO MARAVILHOSO DE RESTAURAÇÃO. FANTASTICO.

[@sly2392]

most likely in better condition than the day it was made. EXCELLENT.

[@TheUNDRGND]

Having a power tools can be handy, but they did replace almost everything... #Justsaying Nice video still, thanks for sharing 😃😃😃

[@MrVishnu17]

They know what are they doing.Excellent job!!

[@splash5974]

There's restoration, and there's replacement...This was a full replacement/rebuild. There is nothing left of Elvis' car, other than the ownership/title... This is pretty much a kit car now, being that there is nothing left of the original body...

[@kayneahnung3661]

not really - they did remove all the paint, but they only replaced a few small sections of the body due to rust, but 90% is still the orignal body, just completely dissasembled and reassembled with new paint and all - I just wonder why they used screws in many places where the original was riveted

[@splash5974]

@@kayneahnung3661 Lol My comment was from about a yr ago, so had to rewatch most the video. Not sure if you have any knowledge in the trade, but the entire body was removed, leaving behind a chassis which they dipped to remove rust. Rebuilt the chassis, and made all new body for the vehicle. After it will get new interior, gauges, wiring, trim, and paint. Like my original comment states, this will basically be a new car, minus the rebuilt chassis under neath it! As per the screws, they are only there to hold the panels in place while doing fitment. This is normal practice!

[@kayneahnung3661]

@@splash5974 yeah sorry I just discovered that video - they state in the video that they did the same to the body parts - they are talking german with a heavy austrian slang So from what I got from their comments they did use most of the original body, also they did reuse most of the interior, they did replace the upholstery but the frames, dorpanels etc are the original ones, just with new covers, same goes for the seats

[@reginaldbowls7180]

It's totally grotesque their disregard for an historical artifact.

[@philipbrougham6360]

What percentage of replacement makes a car no longer the original car

[@kayeninetwo3585]

Amazing car. Amazing craftsmen. And a great film that captures the artistry of both.

[@TEAMERICA96]

Could have been a 10 minute video if you didn't have to watch every move 4 times.

[@sappersteve1443]

TEAMERICA you are correct but being Germans,they have to do everything 4 times to make sure that "alles in ordnung".

[@stevem5383]

Wonderful and amazing video. How did a car like that get into that condition in the first place? It's always been a valuable car.

[@mdnis]

If it had been mine I would have repainted it red and kept the original seats. It was Elvis’s car, after all. But it does look beautiful.

[@nielskjr5432]

A good investment! A very rare and beautiful car. 👍