As the ancient proverb goes, “If you build it, they will come.” In the case of the BMW Skytop Concept, everyone showed up before the vehicle was even built. That’s the bad news. The good news is that it’s being built in the first place.

Although it was originally presented as a concept car, the Bavarian carmaker has announced that the elegant Skytop roadster will be produced in limited numbers.

Just 50 examples of the two-seat convertible will be built, and each features the 617-hp twin-turbo V-8 from the M8 Competition.

Yes, BMW on Friday officially greenlit the Skytop for a limited 50-car production run, similar in scope to the 50-car run of the BMW 3.0 CSL. However, when queried if any of those

The Skytop is likely based on the platform of the 8-Series Convertible, and BMW has confirmed it runs the same 617-hp twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V-8 fitted to the M8 Competition Convertible. Not a single body panel is shared with the 8-Series,

BMW has announced it will turn its stunning two-seater Skytop concept into a limited number of road-going production cars. Happy Friday. Yep, that’s right. First showcased at Villa d’Este earlier this year and spun off the current 8 Series,

BMW is poised to set pulses racing among fans of exclusive driving pleasure and collectors of automotive masterpieces once again with a strictly limited-run small-series model. Following in the tyre tracks of the BMW 3.

It disappeared faster than you could say "limited edition," with all 50 units gone before most even knew it existed