REVISITING THE CLASSICS – No7 – BMW Z3 Roadster Feature
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007’s ROADSTER!
Development of BMW’s allnew sports roadster started in 1991 under the watchful eye of Project Manager Burkhard Göschel. The retro styled exterior was designed by Joji Nagashima, being completed in mid-‘92, with the design being frozen in ’93. Production began on 20th September 1995 at BMW’s Spartanburg, South Carolina, plant and BMW launched the Z3 sports roadster worldwide in 1996 to critical acclaim. This followed the Z3’s appearance in the James Bond film GoldenEye in late ’95, which forever cemented the Z3 in movie folklore for being the steed of James Bond, even if it was only a brief relationship in the film…
Words/Photographs – Jeff Heywood, BMW Classic
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BMW Car Club Magazine August 2020
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