Steve Job’s 2000 BMW Z8 Estimated To Sell For $400k At Auction

Apple Boss Steve Job’s BMW Z8 Sports Car goes up for Auction

The 2000 BMW Z8, delivered with a black leather interior and BMW-branded Motorola car phone on October 6, 2000 to Steve Jobs. According to RM Sotheby’s listing, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison convinced Jobs to get a Z8 telling Jobs that it was the pinnacle of auto engineering at the time.

Now there’s an opportunity to own one of Steve Job’s Car – a Titanium silver 2000 BMW Z8 with 15,000 miles.

The Z8 featured a retro-modern design taking cues from the late 1950s BMW 507 with a 4.9-liter V8 from the contemporary M5 and a six-speed manual.

During the production run, BMW reportedly built 5,703 of them, including 2,543 for export to the United States. Later, Alpina took over production with some mechanical tweaks like adding an automatic gearbox and produced 555 more.

This Z8 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’ Z8 with no reserve at its New York Icons in Manhattan on December 6. The firm’s estimate puts the sale price between $300,000 (NGN 106,800,000) and $400,000 (NGN 142,400,000).

Source: RM Sotheby’s