Reporting " Asre Khodro", according to RM Sotheby’s listing, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison convinced Jobs to get a Z۸ by telling the Apple boss that it was the pinnacle of auto engineering at the time. Apparently, Jobs was convinced because he took delivery of his silver Z۸ with a black leather interior on October ۶, ۲۰۰۰. It was the ۶۷th example that BMW had assembled for customers. It’s funny today to think of Jobs using the archaic looking BMW-branded Motorola car phone seven years before the iPhone revolutionized the mobile market.
Steve Jobs ۲۰۰۰ BMW Z۸ Auction
The Z۸ was BMW’s halo product at the time. It featured a retro-modern design taking cues from the late ۱۹۵۰s BMW ۵۰۷. The roadster used the ۴.۹-liter V۸ from the contemporary M۵ and a six-speed manual. During the production run, BMW reportedly built ۵,۷۰۳ of them, including ۲,۵۴۳ for export to the United States. Later, Alpina took over production with some mechanical tweaks like adding an automatic gearbox and produced ۵۵۵ more.
The roadster had an interesting ownership after Jobs, too. The second owner acquired the roadster in ۲۰۰۳ and sold it about a year later. However, the person regretted the decision and convinced the buyer to sell the Z۸ back in April ۲۰۰۶. The second (and technically fourth) owner kept the car until this sale.
This Z۸ has received meticulous service throughout its life, according to RM Sotheby’s. This sale includes the original hardtop, the stand for it, car cover, all of the manuals, and more.
RM Sotheby’s will auction Jobs’ Z۸ with no reserve at its New York Icons in Manhattan on December ۶. The firm’s estimate puts the sale price between $۳۰۰,۰۰۰ and $۴۰۰,۰۰۰.
Source: RM Sotheby's
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