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£8,338 • £6,000 - £7,000

1997 BMW Z3 1.9 A very early launch example in outstanding order

United Kingdom • 6 Dec 2025

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Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1997 BMW Z3 1.9 is a very early launch example with only 14,000 miles and two owners from the same family. The car comes with a factory hardtop and a huge amount of paperwork, making it a serious collector's item.

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Condition 

9

The car is described as being in 'outstanding order' and possibly the 'best example on the market'. It has very low mileage (14,000 miles), single-family ownership, and a huge amount of paperwork, suggesting it has been meticulously maintained and is in near-perfect condition with only minor signs of use.

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Manual

Transmission:

WBACH72040LD80552

Chassis No:

Odometer:

14,000 miles

P60 JDB

Reg Number:

RHD/LHD:

RHD

Here is an opportunity that doesn’t come along very often! A BMW Z3 1.9 Roadster, nothing too unusual in that, however this little Teutonic beauty has only had two owners in total - both from the same family - and it has only covered 14,000 miles from new.

It comes with a large collection of paperwork, in fact, every piece of paperwork that was ever raised for the car from new.

How good is that? Included in the paperwork is the explanation from BMW on how these cars were delayed for the launch and customers waited up to a year to get theirs.

When the cars finally came, they were changing hands for figures up to £6,000 or £7,000 over list price.

This was for a number of reasons, one being the car was launched in conjunction with the James Bond film and the fact that this was a leap from BMW in what they usually built.

And how good was it? It was brilliant, and it changed the world of prestige motor manufacturers and what cars they built to compete with the Z3 - we can think of the ...

Points of note

£530

Lowest Price (Since 2020)

£9,533

Median Price (Since 2020)

£33,559

Highest Price (Since 2020)

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MOT Information

Valid

Expires on Jul 30 2026

Latest MOT Mileage

14,044 miles

Registration Date

1997-08-01

MOT History

Passed

On Jul 28 2025 with 14,044 miles


Passed

On Jul 31 2024 with 12,972 miles


Passed

On Jul 07 2017 with 12,946 miles


Passed

On Jul 05 2016 with 12,860 miles


Passed

On Jul 17 2015 with 12,394 miles


Passed

On Jul 08 2014 with 12,370 miles


Passed

On Jul 16 2013 with 12,170 miles


Passed

On Jul 16 2012 with 12,140 miles


Passed

On Jul 12 2011 with 11,826 miles


Passed

On Jul 05 2010 with 11,624 miles


Passed

On Jun 24 2009 with 11,262 miles


Passed

On Jul 07 2008 with 11,247 miles


Passed

On Jul 12 2007 with 11,165 miles


Passed

On Jul 05 2006 with 11,038 miles


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