BMW Zentrum
Mar 25th, 2005 (Fri)
BMW Z3s were built in Spartanburg, South Carolina. This is Z3 #1, which was hand-built for the James Bond movie ""Goldeneye"" (1995).
So I stayed in Spartanburg, South Carolina last night. Why Spartanburg? Well, (1) I had to pass through it on the way back to Dan’s and (2) my beloved former Z3 was built in Spartanburg. In fact, after I woke up this morning, I thought to myself “I wonder if there’s a BMW Museum around here” and sure enough, in a guidebook that Dan had lent me, there was! Despite admission being free I’d have to rate this as the best auto museum I’ve been to behind the Ferrari museum (of course) in Maranello. Featured were notable vehicles including the James Bond “Goldeneye” Z3.
I stopped off in Spartanburg, South Carolina, en route back to Durham, NC. Imagine my joy when I realized the BMW Zentrum (or BWM Center in English) was here!
Here I was greeted by a star-spangled BMW X5 SUV. Entrance to the museum and gift shop is free (factory tours are just $3.50, I think.)
But of course what I really wanted to see was the James Bond Z3. This was the very first Z3 manufactured, specifically for use as James Bond's car in the 1995 movie "Goldeneye". Shades of Lina, my former Z3...
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