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No Baddies in Sight
By Tom Malcolm Images: Classic & Sports Car, Tom Malcolm
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y wife and I were on holiday in North Yorkshire when a familiar ping had me reaching for my phone to read an incoming email. The message was from Club chairman Martyn Goodwin, asking if any member owning a blue Z3 would be willing to help out Classic & Sports Car magazine. They were planning a photo shoot for a feature on iconic James Bond cars and needed to borrow a Z3 to complete the trio of BMW cars that featured in the film GoldenEye. The
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Bondistas among you will recall that Pierce Brosnan was in the lead role in that particular film. But Martyn’s message went on to explain that not just any blue Z3 would do. To be faithful to the car in the film, it would have to be the same Atlanta Blue colour, have the beige leather interior and feature the four-cylinder 1.9-litre engine under the bonnet. “That’s my car Martyn’s describing” I told my wife. Within a few minutes a response was on its way saying that I was willing to make my car available.
I didn’t have long to wait for a response. Next morning, bright and early, Martyn called me thanking me for replying so promptly. He saw from the photos I had sent him that my car, built in January 1997 and with only 56,000 miles on the clock, was a sparkling example of the Z3 and wouldn’t disappoint the magazine editor. “I’ll forward your details to the magazine and you’ll hear from them shortly” Martyn explained. Next thing I knew I was being contacted by Ben Barry, a hugelywww.bmwcarclubgb.uk
