100 Z1s and 180 participants from 12 countries gathered at BMW HQ in Munich last month to
celebrate the Z1's 25th anniversary.
The Z1, BMW's first ever Z model, made its debut at the 1987 Frankfurt Motor Show, the same show where BMW revealed its first ever 3 Series Touring model (based off E30).
The Z1 borrowed from the E30 325i, including interior parts and 2.5L 168 HP inline 6 engine and featured some very innovative construction for its time including a monocoque construction made up of individual steel sheets that constituted the car’s backbone, automatic retractable doors and a multi-link design for the rear suspension.
Detailed Z1 info.
Approximately 8,000 Z1s were delivered in the period spanning from March 1989 to June 1991.