'The car (Z1) was not especially cheap to buy, but was built to BMW's traditionally high standards. Some regarded the car as faultless, and it was certainly among the best-handling sports cars, but the important point for BMW was its standing. BMW had returned to making true sports cars after many years' absence.' – Lawrence Meredith, BMW: 1975 – 2001. A 'concept car' first shown by BMW in 1986, the Z1 sports car revived the 'internal skeleton' method of construction best known for its use by Rover in the 2000 model of 1963. Moulded plastic panels clothed the galvanised steel chassis, which was braced by a moulded composite floor. Unusually, the doors dropped into the body sides to provide access. The running gear was more conventional - MacPherson strut independent front suspension being complemented by a wishbone set-up at the rear - while motive power was supplied by a 2.5-litre, 170bhp version of BMW's overhead-cam straight six driving the rear wheels via five-speed manual gearbox. Top speed was around 140mph, with 60mph coming up in 7.8 seconds. Production began slowly in 1988 at the rate of six cars per day, ending in 1991 after 8,000 units had been built. Demand was strong from the start despite a list price in the UK of £40,000, and today this landmark model continues to be highly sought after by BMW collectors. This left-hand drive Z1 was first registered on 5th January 1990 to BMW GB Ltd, Ellesfield Avenue, Bracknell and kept by them for one year before being sold to its first private owner Mr John Cardosa in January 1991. Finished in red with dark grey interior, it has covered circa 24,000 miles from new and is said to be in generally good condition. The car comes complete with all handbooks, service wallet, tool kit, two expired MoT certificates (most recent June 2011), old/current UK V5/V5C registration documents and full service history. In den Jahren 1988 bis 1991 wurden 8.000 Stück des attarktiven BMW Z1, mit den ungewöhnlichen 'versenkbaren' Türen gebaut. Der 2,5 Liter 6-Zylinder mit obenliegender Nockenwelle entwickelte 170 PS und war gut für eine Spitzengeschwindigkeit von 225 km/h und eine Beschleunigung – Handschaltung und 5-Gang Getriebe waren Standard - von 0 auf 97 km/h in nur 7,8 Sekunden. Der hier angebotene, linksgelenkte Z1 ging im Januar 1990 an die BMW-Niederlassung in Bracknell, England, die ihn ein Jahr behielt, bevor sie ihn an den ersten, englischen Besitzer veräusserte. In rotem Lack, mit dunkelgrauem Interieur und lediglich ca. 24.000 Meilen (ca. 38.600 km) beschreibt sein Besitzer den Z1 als 'in gutem Allgemeinzustand'. Er wird versteigert mit allen Handbüchern, der Service-Mappe, dem Bord-Werkzeug und englischen Fahrzeugpapieren. Der englische TÜV (MOT) ist im Juni 2011 abgelaufen, jedoch existieren vollständige Servicebelege.
'The car (Z1) was not especially cheap to buy, but was built to BMW's traditionally high standards. Some regarded the car as faultless, and it was certainly among the best-handling sports cars, but the important point for BMW was its standing. BMW had returned to making true sports cars after many years' absence.' – Lawrence Meredith, BMW: 1975 – 2001. A 'concept car' first shown by BMW in 1986, the Z1 sports car revived the 'internal skeleton' method of construction best known for its use by Rover in the 2000 model of 1963. Moulded plastic panels clothed the galvanised steel chassis, which was braced by a moulded composite floor. Unusually, the doors dropped into the body sides to provide access. The running gear was more conventional - MacPherson strut independent front suspension being complemented by a wishbone set-up at the rear - while motive power was supplied by a 2.5-litre, 170bhp version of BMW's overhead-cam straight six driving the rear wheels via five-speed manual gearbox. Top speed was around 140mph, with 60mph coming up in 7.8 seconds. Production began slowly in 1988 at the rate of six cars per day, ending in 1991 after 8,000 units had been built. Demand was strong from the start despite a list price in the UK of £40,000, and today this landmark model continues to be highly sought after by BMW collectors. This left-hand drive Z1 was first registered on 5th January 1990 to BMW GB Ltd, Ellesfield Avenue, Bracknell and kept by them for one year before being sold to its first private owner Mr John Cardosa in January 1991. Finished in red with dark grey interior, it has covered circa 24,000 miles from new and is said to be in generally good condition. The car comes complete with all handbooks, service wallet, tool kit, two expired MoT certificates (most recent June 2011), old/current UK V5/V5C registration documents and full service history. In den Jahren 1988 bis 1991 wurden 8.000 Stück des attarktiven BMW Z1, mit den ungewöhnlichen 'versenkbaren' Türen gebaut. Der 2,5 Liter 6-Zylinder mit obenliegender Nockenwelle entwickelte 170 PS und war gut für eine Spitzengeschwindigkeit von 225 km/h und eine Beschleunigung – Handschaltung und 5-Gang Getriebe waren Standard - von 0 auf 97 km/h in nur 7,8 Sekunden. Der hier angebotene, linksgelenkte Z1 ging im Januar 1990 an die BMW-Niederlassung in Bracknell, England, die ihn ein Jahr behielt, bevor sie ihn an den ersten, englischen Besitzer veräusserte. In rotem Lack, mit dunkelgrauem Interieur und lediglich ca. 24.000 Meilen (ca. 38.600 km) beschreibt sein Besitzer den Z1 als 'in gutem Allgemeinzustand'. Er wird versteigert mit allen Handbüchern, der Service-Mappe, dem Bord-Werkzeug und englischen Fahrzeugpapieren. Der englische TÜV (MOT) ist im Juni 2011 abgelaufen, jedoch existieren vollständige Servicebelege.
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