OMG Department Part II: ANOTHER BMW 507 Powered Speedboat!

Thanks to our friend, Paul Skelton, out in Seattle, WA, we have found a SECOND BMW 507 Boat!  Who da thought!!!????

Here is an article about a BMW 507 Boat at auction in 2011:

In a one-off auction by Bonhams at the BMW Museum in Munich this autumn there is a chance to purchase a glorious piece of history in the form of a 1958 BMW Abbate V8 runabout – one of only two in existence. 

This Italian mahogany speedster was the brainchild of semi-professional racing driver Helm Gloeckler, who partnered up with Giulio Abbate, a member of one of Italy’s most famous boat builder families to create this ambitious combination of an ultra light BMW all-aluminium V8 engine with an elegant runabout. 

The modification included retuning the 503/507 dual carburettor motor to deliver high performance, and adding an extra cooling system and specially designed exhaust heaters with an enlarged oil pan – a real show piece for BMW engineering.

The estimate is £175,000 to £240,000.

This is the only boat for sale in the single marque auction, ‘Power by BMW’, which focuses on BMW manufactured and powered motor cars and motorcycles and BMW ‘automobilia’, but it was considered to quite uniquely fit the theme of the auction.

The auction is due to take place on the first weekend in October 2011.

For more information visit www.bonhams.co

http://www.boatinternational.com/2011/07/29/historic-abbate-bmw-507-v8-powered-runabout-up-for-auction/

Here is the BMW 507 Boat, now owned by Munich Evolution.  Does it look familiar?  ;)

You can easily see that it is the very same boat!  

Thanks for sharing, Paul!

Here is a link to the other BMW 507 Boat!

http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/2015/03/omg-department-bmw-507-boat-whoa_28.html