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1991 BMW Z1

United Kingdom • 29 Jul 2026 • Lot 47

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This is a very rare, British-supplied BMW Z1 with less than 70,000 miles and a long-term previous owner. It comes with a recent MOT with no advisories but has been a static exhibit, suggesting minor recommissioning may be needed before regular use.

Condition

7

The car has been in long-term ownership and has low mileage with no advisories on its most recent MOT. However, it has been a static exhibit for the last nine months, so some minimal checks or recommissioning should be considered before use.

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Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

WBABA91010AL02610

Odometer:

69,801 miles

Reg Number:

H184 HKL

RHD/LHD:

LHD

• Very rare and desirable British-supplied example (1 of just 86) from the 8,000 total production run • Less than 70,000 miles from new • In long-term previous ownership from 2006 to 2024 • Entered from the Fox Collection BMW Technology GmbH was founded in January, 1985.

Headed by Ulrich Bez, its first challenge was to create a car that encapsulated ‘Freedom on Four Wheels’.

The resultant embryonic Z1 was never intended to go beyond the concept stage, but the intervention of BMW-AG chairman Eberhard von Kuenheim saw it cleared for production.

Introduced at the 1987 Frankfurt Motor Show, the futuristic two-seater was built around a galvanised steel spaceframe with fully detachable composite resin body panels and an airflow-channelling bonded floor.

Always intended as a LHD-only, low-volume model (just 8,000 were produced), the Z1 featured unique Z-axle rear suspension and was powered by a 2496cc straight-six, 170bhp engine allied to a Getrag five-speed manual transmission.

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