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BMW 502 2.6 Luxus Super Silver AUTOart 1:18

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BMW 502 2.6 Luxus Super Silver AUTOart 1:18 70593 Diecast
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AUTOart's 1:18 diecast BMW 502 2.6 Luxus Super reproduces the postwar sedan nicknamed the "Baroque Angel" in silver. This is a used model, box showing traces of storage, casting unaffected. Doors and hood open for a look at BMW's first postwar V8, a genuine engineering milestone for the marque.
BMW 502 2.6 Luxus Super Silver AUTOart 1:18
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Brand
BMW
Manufacturer
AUTOart
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
70593
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About the BMW 502 2.6 Luxus Super Silver AUTOart 1:18

TL;DR: AUTOart's 1:18 diecast BMW 502 2.6 Luxus Super, in silver, reproduces the flowing postwar sedan collectors call the Baroque Angel. Doors and hood open. This is a used model; the box shows traces of storage. A rare window into BMW's first postwar V8 engineering, well ahead of the 3 Series era most collections start from.

Before BMW built sports sedans, it built the 502, a curvaceous luxury car powered by Germany's first postwar V8. AUTOart's silver Luxus Super version leans into that flowing, pre-modern shape rather than any later BMW design language.

Construction and Opening Details on This BMW 502

The zinc-alloy body carries real heft, and the silver paint reads with a soft, period-correct sheen rather than a modern metallic flake. Doors and hood both open, exposing the aluminum V8 that made the 502 a genuine engineering statement in 1954, when most rivals were still running inline sixes or fours. Panel lines along the flowing fenders and the curved trunk are cast cleanly, respecting the car's rounded, almost art-deco profile. This copy is a used model, and the box shows traces of storage; the casting itself carries no such marks. Handling it, the weight and the depth of the paint both signal a diecast built to a genuinely collectible standard rather than a toy-grade shortcut.

The 502's Place in BMW's History

The 502 kept BMW in the luxury-car business through a difficult postwar decade, and its V8, however costly to build, proved the company could still engineer at the top of the market. For a collection tracing BMW's evolution from prewar elegance to the New Class sedans that followed, the 502 is the pivotal link, more historically significant than its low profile among collectors suggests.

Display Context for a Baroque-Era BMW

This model rewards being displayed apart from BMW's angular 1960s-onward lineup, where its rounded fenders and chrome-heavy grille read as a distinct design era rather than an outlier. It anchors a vintage German luxury shelf alongside contemporaries from Mercedes-Benz.

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