Presley drove the 507 around Germany while doing military service. It then disappeared for almost 50 years before ending up in BMW's hands and undergoing an exacting restoration. Now it's ready for public consumption, and damn, it looks fit for a king.

To say the 507 Chassis #70079 was looking a little worse for wear when it arrived at BMW is an understatement. Missing its engine and gearbox, the car's floor assembly had been ravished by rust over the years. There was no instrument panel, the rear axle was a "replacement part" with no known origin, and the seats looked like they'd been home to a particularly hungry family of rats.

In part that's because of the three subsequent owners, one of whom modified the car for life on the racetrack. The front frame carrier was chopped up to make room for a new engine, the instruments were ripped out and the rear axle replaced in the process, changes which remained until the car landed in the hands of Jack Castor.