Description
Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
Viewing: Tues 28th July from 1pm
Auction 29th July, 2026 12:00
Location: Pavilion Gardens St John's Rd, Buxton SK17 6BE
Registration No: H184 HKL Chassis No: WBABA91010AL02610 MOT: T. B. A
Very rare and desirable UK-supplied example (1 of just 86) from the 4000 total production run
Less than 70, 000 miles from new
In long-term previous ownership from 2006 – 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 Motorshow, 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. Capable of sprinting from 0-62mph in 7. 9 seconds and on to 140mph, the BMW’s electrically powered doors could be made to disappear inside the sills, even while on the move.
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