{"id":84307,"date":"2025-11-28T14:01:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T19:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=84307"},"modified":"2025-11-28T14:01:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T19:01:15","slug":"1996-bmw-z3-james-bond-edition-neiman-marcus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=84307","title":{"rendered":"This 1996 BMW Z3 James Bond Edition Just Sold\u2014And the Price May Surprise You"},"content":{"rendered":"

BMW\u2019s tie-in with GoldenEye<\/a> is nearly 30 years old, but the 1996 BMW Z3 James Bond Edition still hits a nostalgic nerve\u2014especially when a well-preserved one shows up at auction. That\u2019s exactly what happened at Bonhams, where chassis 4USCH7322TLE00766, Number 66 of 100, sold for \u20ac24,640 including premium.<\/p>\n

This was more than just another limited-run Z3<\/a>. It marked the first time a new production car was introduced to the public through a major film. When Pierce Brosnan slid behind the wheel in GoldenEye, it instantly put BMW\u2019s new roadster on the global stage.<\/p>\n

Neiman Marcus<\/a> seized the moment, offering an exclusive \u201cJames Bond Edition\u201d in its 1995 Christmas catalogue. The plan was to sell 50. They disappeared within days, forcing BMW to approve another 50 to meet demand. The result is a short production run of 100 cars\u2014one of the smallest special editions in BMW\u2019s modern history.<\/p>\n

Number 66: A Clean, Low-Mileage Example<\/h3>\n

The car that crossed the block is a strong example of what made this edition special. All James Bond Z3s were finished in Atlantic Blue Metallic with a Saddle leather interior, and fitted with \u201c007\u201d badging, numbered plaques, and commemorative trim pieces. Bond gadgets weren\u2019t included, of course\u2014but the movie connection was the whole point.<\/p>\n

This one shows just 8,300 miles and comes with an unusually complete history file, including original correspondence from Neiman Marcus to its first owner. It\u2019s rare to see documentation this intact for a mid-\u201990s special edition. The car was recently part of Movie Cars Central\u2019s collection, having been purchased from a private owner in Connecticut. It retains its original phone kit, US title, and customs form (846A). It hasn\u2019t been used regularly, so the buyer should expect to handle basic servicing before putting it back on the road.<\/p>\n

A Small but Important BMW\u2013Bond Artifact<\/h3>\n

The price\u2014\u20ac24,640\u2014reflects where these cars sit today: collectible, but still accessible. They aren\u2019t screen-used hero cars, and they weren\u2019t stuffed with film props. What they represent is a specific moment when BMW vaulted itself into pop culture with a single product placement that worked better than anyone expected.<\/p>\n

Three decades later, the James Bond Z3 remains a quirky, cool chapter in BMW\u2019s history. And clean, low-mileage examples like Number 66 aren\u2019t getting any easier to find. You can see photos of the car at Bonhams<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BMW\u2019s tie-in with GoldenEye is nearly 30 years old, but the 1996 BMW Z3 James Bond Edition still hits a nostalgic nerve\u2014especially when a well-preserved one shows up at auction. That\u2019s exactly what happened at Bonhams, where chassis 4USCH7322TLE00766, Number 66 of 100, sold for \u20ac24,640 including premium. This was more than just another limited-run […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":84308,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=84307"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84307\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/84308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}