Here’s a car you don’t see very often, probably for two reasons; one is BMW didn’t sell that many of them in the UK; and the other is a lot of those that did sell got crashed or damaged because at the time it was better than a lot of peoples driving skills.

To find one today that is factory specification - other than the wheels being painted black, but easily changed if you wish too - is a rare find and one not to be missed.

This example appears to have been registered when new on 22/3/2007 by BMW UK as one of their own cars.

These were built with retro in mind, so they were not loaded with goodies for that reason, and that made them more sporting in their usage.

There is nothing quite like a raw car to put a smile on your face and that was the idea with these.

This Z has got ‘M’ embossed sports seats, carbon trim and 18” wheels.

The coupé model was introduced to the public first in concept form at the 2005 Frankfurt Motor Show and then in production form at the 2006 Geneva Inter...