A strange case: a brand new 1990 BMW Z1 with a mileage of a million kilometers (16 photos)

Find a fresh example of a modern classic like the BMW Z1 with zero mileage, sounds like a dream come true. But what about if find one that is so unused that it has LESS mileage zero kilometers?





33-year-old BMW Z1 with negative mileage sold at auction RM Sotheby's specialists described the situation as follows: since 1990, by car left twice, so that the original technical mileage. In the 1980s and 1990s, BMW installed the odometer of new cars on marks just below zero to compensate for the mileage wound before delivery. In the case of this car, the readings are 999,997 kilometers survived for 33 years.



The BMW Z1 has a curious 999,997 kilometers on the odometer interesting fate. Roadster acquired in February 1990 by a Danish racer Jens Winter, however, the athlete did not use the car until the sale in 2014. The new owner also decided to keep the Z1 as a collector's item. value, so for almost 33 years less than two kilometers, and the main graph of the device did not even reach zero marks.





The condition of the roadster confirms that the two-door was bought as accessory. A completely authentic BMW was washed regularly, because both the interior and well-groomed underhood space. According to the auction house, Z1 was mothballed a long time ago, and the new owner is unlikely to spend reverse procedure.



BMW Z1 - a rare model that was produced a little more than two years from March 1989 to June 1991. In total, about 8000 cars. All roadsters were equipped with a 170-horsepower naturally aspirated 2.5-liter "six" and 5-speed "mechanics", and the highlight of the Z1 steel retractable doors.



In Paris, at the auction for the BMW Z1 with "negative" mileage managed to gain 86,250 euros. The relatively low price is due reserved attitude towards Z1 among collectors: if a similar mileage and circulation referred to M3 or M5, the estimate would have been much higher.