The 501 and 502 model designations were discontinued in 1958, when the 501 V8 was renamed the BMW 2.6 and the 502 was renamed the 2.6 Luxus. The 501/3 and 501 V8 were continued until 1958, when the six cylinder engine and the 501 model designation were discontinued. The 3.2 Super with a 140 horsepower engine had been released in 1957. The car was renamed the 2.6, a model with the V8 engine. The six cylinder 501 ended.
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Source Wikipedia: BMW 501Lead paragraph, manufacturertier 2Quote, Lead paragraph, manufacturer
manufactured by BMW from 1952 to 1958
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1958, when the 501 V8 was renamed
Year: Development of the BMW 501
1958, when the 501 V8 was renamed
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manufactured by BMW from 1952 to 1958
Development of the BMW 501, passage 2
the 3.2 Super with a 140
Body style, sedan: Development of the BMW 501
The BMW 502 was the first postwar German car to be manufactured with a V8 engine.
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