I am reminded of the old story of the family that owned Abraham Lincoln's original axe. They were showing it to the curator of the Smithsonian telling him how their family had the axe for 150 years and were still using it to this day. The curator noted that it was in excellent condition. They said yes, they took great care of it over the years and only had to replace the handle 4 times and the axe head twice.
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.
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.
Nach bereits fünf Minuten wusste ich das es eines der schönsten Clips hier auf RU-vid ist. Vielen Dank. Unglaublich schöne Arbeit. Wahrlich aus MEISTERS Hand
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.
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.
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.
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
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 !
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.
*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*
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.
Loved the car AND all of the other BMW's that I've never known existed. That ending though...,"Welcome Sondra...".... oh well, Pebble Beach. Beautiful restoration
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
I don't think Archmaster is an English word for what these gentlemen do but I do understand the intention of what you're trying to communicate to us. A truly more awesom group of professionals artisans has has never done this kind restoration work any better.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
…‘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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
an old BMW made new by BMW with all original BMW parts and craftsmen through and through would still be a 507...of course with an added history of Elvis and time....glorious!
Original BMW parts???? The engine is a chevy. They couldn't get the BMW 3.2 that Elvis had put in after he bought the car....used. Every body was reworked by hand and vast parts hand made. Very from BMW parts.
Surprisingly, it was not possible to find the engine that had been installed specially for Elvis. So, instead of the 150 hp 3.2-litre V8 lightweight engine from Bavaria, they used a large-volume engine from Chevrolet.@@crazyheadgarage2599 www.bmw.com/en/automotive-life/bmw507-elvis.html
@@crazyheadgarage2599 Yea doesn't look chevy to me either. That's why I looked it up. I was so surprised the King had a BMW, I mean the guy known for Caddys had a BMW.
YEARS AGO IN PALM SPRINGS AREA...I INSTALLED A WINDSHIELD FOR A TOP EXEC OF NEUMAN HASS RACING...(He was so cool...on vacation & had a heart transplant from a 19yo Marine that had passed in an accident shortly before) He owned a BMW TYPE 6 TURBO...1 of only 6 Turbos in the USA @ That time...Sadly I lost his business card, because I wanted to visit them when I traveled the USA...NEAT GUY...WE EXCHANGED JOKES...FUN...I installed his Windshield in 20 minutes...EASY TO DO BECAUSE I HAD CORRECT TOOLS...
