Sports Car Market is out with its new Pocket Price Guide, the 30th Annual Edition. Their values are based on auctions and online sales during 2025.

Hagerty’s also has its take on up-and-coming BMW models. Let’s go chronologically.

A 328 at Concorso d’Eleganza Ville d’Este.

Prewar
There are few prewar BMWs that get coverage in the Pocket Guide. The cream de la cream is the model 328. For 2025 activity, values are down. Last year the value range was $570,000 to $825,000. This year the range is $375,000 to $650,000, so down substantially. Curiously, the 327 market is unchanged. 327 Coupes remain at $180,00-270,000 and cabriolets are valued at $235,000-330,000.

Local classic car enthusiast Kim Pierce, recently relocated to Arizona, won second in class at the 2025 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.

The lower 328 values do reflect the overall prewar market for classic cars. As the people who remember these cars age out, there are fewer buyers competing for a fairly static number of cars. Most prewar classics have fallen a bunch in the last decade.

A 503 on the Kirkland waterfront.

1950s
The 503 coupe values have dropped from $190,000 to $240,000 last year to $145,000 to $200,000, while 503 cabriolets have dropped from $290,000-395,000 to a range of $275,000-380,000.

This 507 was previously owned by Brown Maloney.

This 507 was previously owned by Brown Maloney.

The most valuable BMW model remains the 507, by a wide margin. But values here have dropped too. While a 507 was valued last year at $2,000,000 to $2,750,000, the value now has dropped to $1,800,000 to $2,200,000. Granted this is a thin market with only 253 507s built and few changing hands each year.

Newer Classics
Now we are getting into the BMW Classics that more people desire and can afford. Last year, the biggest increase in values were the E9 Coupes. This year, those values are largely unchanged. The most valuable E9s are, of course, the CSL Batmobiles, which are valued at $275,000 to $550,000, the same as in the year prior. More garden variety E9 values also are static.

BMW Turbo, only 1,672 made.

2002 Turbos have increased in value a bit over the last year, from $112,0000-$162,000 to $120,000-$165,000 for 2025. The story is roughly the same for M1s. Last year the range was $450,000-725,000, now they’re at $500,000-725,000.

The wacky Z1 was never sold in the U.S. when new.

Z1 values are about the same, although the range of values has narrowed. Last year they were valued at $45,000-105,000, while now the range is $55,000-85,000. And, oddly enough, Z8 values have also experienced a narrowly of the range. Last year’s Z8 value range was $150,000-280,000, while for 2025 the range is $175,000-260,000.

Hagerty
Hagerty keeps its own database of values. They did point out various makes and models that have shown the biggest increase in value during 2025. There were two BMWs on the list.

Get one before the prices go crazy. The future classic E46 M3.

Get one before the prices go crazy. The future classic E46 M3.

First was the 2000-2006 M3 with an average increase in value of 30%! We’re talking about the E46 version of the M3, probably the best-looking mainstream BMW ever built. Hagerty notes that the styling has aged well. With the classic straight-six engine, especially in S54 format, this is the car collectors want, particularly low mileage cars.

When the E60 M5 was new, BMW used them for Ring Taxi duty.

The other BMW model that made the Hagerty list was the 2006-2010 M5. The average increase in value according to Hagerty was 17%. In this case, the styling was controversial, but opinions seem to have mellowed with time. But probably the main driver of value, pun intended, is the V-10 engine featuring 500 horsepower and 8,000 rpm redline. Again, pristine and low mileage cars are the biggest winners.