Timeless And Elegant: 1970 BMW 2500 in Tundra Green Metallic
Timeless And Elegant: 1970 BMW 2500 in Tundra Green Metallic
With its arrival in 1968 under the BMW New Six wave of models, the entry-level 2500 version of the E3 series reaffirmed BMW’s interest and commitment to developing upper-class luxury saloons.
After the BMW New Class was successfully launched in 1962, towards late ’60s, the need for a large-sized premium sedan at BMW became more and more stringent. Since Mercedes-Benz was already a key player in the field, the decision of BMW to come up with the E3/E9 series of new high-class contenders was the best “medicine” to counteract the all-time Stuttgart rival.
BMW 2500 (Photo from the BMW Group Classic Archives).
BMW was not entirely new in this business, having previously developed the 501 and 502 luxobarges ...














