Fancy Bidding On A BMW Z8 That Once Belonged To Steve Jobs?

A Z8 that once belonged to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs will be auctioned in New York this December
Fancy Bidding On A BMW Z8 That Once Belonged To Steve Jobs?

With under 6000 built, retro-inspired styling and a role in one of the shonkier James Bond franchise installments, the Z8 is already an odd little bit of BMW’s history. This particular Z8 - up for auction soon - is quirkier still, as it was once owned by none other than Steve Jobs.

Yep, Apple co-founder, tech visionary and lover of turtle necks - who passed away in 2011 - took delivery of this very Z8 on 6 October 2000. He had the car until 2003, selling it on to the current owner in 2003.

Fancy Bidding On A BMW Z8 That Once Belonged To Steve Jobs?

It must have been tempting to park it up for good at that point and maximise investment potential, but to his credit, the Los Angeles-based owner is said to have driven the car “regularly.” It wasn’t driven far, though: it’s clocked 15,200 miles, equating to less than 1000 miles a year.

He initially only kept it a year, selling it in 2004. He apparently regretted the decision, and convinced owner number three to sell it back to him in April 2006.

Fancy Bidding On A BMW Z8 That Once Belonged To Steve Jobs?

This immaculate, well-maintained Z8 is being auction with the original hardtop plus stand, a cover, all the right manuals and service records, the navigation CDs and even a BMW-branded Motorola flip-phone. A phone which auction house RM Sotheby’s says Jobs was “known to have hated.” No big surprise there…

No BMW Z8 is cheap, but the historical connection here results in a particularly hefty estimate of $300,000 - $400,000. The car will go under the hammer at the RM Sotheby’s ‘New York - Icons’ event on 6 December.

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Comments

Anonymous

Now we’re waiting for Bill Gates selling his 959 or Mark Zuckerburg sell his Golf GTi.

10/30/2017 - 10:44 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Pretty sure mark would drive a tesla

10/30/2017 - 10:45 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

HE WAS FACEBOOKING (THx for the info

10/30/2017 - 10:47 |
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Anonymous

I think the Z8 is the most beautiful BMW ever built. So sad they didn’t build more of them!

10/30/2017 - 10:45 |
4 | 4
LukeyWolf

Overpriced like an Apple product

10/30/2017 - 10:45 |
40 | 8

Unlike an Apple product, this is a future classic.

10/30/2017 - 10:46 |
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Anonymous

Does it come with iPod connectivity?

10/30/2017 - 10:45 |
10 | 2
Anonymous

Does it come with the latest version of iOS preinstalled?

10/30/2017 - 10:47 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Nope. iOS only exist since 2007.

10/30/2017 - 10:50 |
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In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

it will crash after 30 seconds and reboot

10/30/2017 - 13:19 |
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K Chaitanya Rao

I am happy seeing that atleast the owner used it regularly, unlike that McLaren owner who never bothered even unlocking the car.

10/30/2017 - 10:48 |
4 | 2

Agreed, if that McLaren owner put a couple-thousand miles on that F1, would have been much better.

10/30/2017 - 13:33 |
2 | 0
Simone Mascia
10/30/2017 - 10:55 |
64 | 0

This is underrated

10/30/2017 - 12:15 |
6 | 0
Fangirl

And I’m guessing the Samsung CEO (Kwon oh Hyun) would drive this…

10/30/2017 - 14:52 |
0 | 6

Nope. Maybe a Samsung SM7, but IDK.

11/01/2017 - 15:13 |
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Anonymous

Bruh want apple car play

10/30/2017 - 18:40 |
0 | 8
Soni Redx (MD Squad Leader) (Subie Squad Leader)

Let think about it.. Nope.

10/30/2017 - 20:14 |
0 | 10