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Title: BMW Z1
Post by: the Bailey on March 02, 2015, 06:51:10 PM

saw an episode of wheeler dealers featuring this car.  seems prettyy cool and innovated. how come it never made it to the states?  was it prior to the miata? r at the same time??

Title: Re: BMW Z1
Post by: cruzziguzzi on March 02, 2015, 08:11:01 PM

Another weirdly synchronous threads. I rolled by one of my wife's estate sales a couple days ago and saw a die-cast model of a Z-1 and blew it off as some odd prototype. This thread made me look it up and I find it was a real car.

Makes me think of an Isuzu or nutty Geo from the 80's.

Title: Re: BMW Z1
Post by: egschade on March 03, 2015, 07:48:59 PM

Quote from: cruzziguzzi on March 02, 2015, 08:11:01 PM

Makes me think of an Isuzu or nutty Geo from the 80's.

Had an Isuzu Impulse Turbo with the Lotus suspension. The thing was a bit of an odd-ball but it went like stink, handled well and was one of the most reliable, fun cars I've ever owned.

Title: Re: BMW Z1
Post by: Daniel Kalal on March 03, 2015, 07:52:36 PM

My Stelvio was parked next to this Z1 on the ferry between Corsica and Toulon, France.  No; I've never seen one in the U.S.  Frankly, looking at this one in the ferry, the style hasn't held up very well over the years.

(http://www.dankalal.net/2012trip18/photo741.JPG)

Title: Re: BMW Z1
Post by: LowRyter on March 03, 2015, 07:59:30 PM

Quote from: egschade on March 03, 2015, 07:48:59 PM

Had an Isuzu Impulse Turbo with the Lotus suspension. The thing was a bit of an odd-ball but it went like stink, handled well and was one of the most reliable, fun cars I've ever owned.

wow.  I bet that would be one of the few collector cars of that type & vintage.  Any of them not turned to rust.

Title: Re: BMW Z1
Post by: Turin on March 03, 2015, 08:05:51 PM

I saw the same episode. Fugly little thing. According to Wikipedia they didn't make many.