
BMW Z3 Roadster 2.8 Dark Green Minichamps 1:43

Specifications
- Brand
- BMW
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:43
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 80429421514
- Year
- 1997
- Era
- 1990s
- Body Type
- Open-Top
- Vehicle Class
- Premium Sports
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
- —
About the BMW Z3 Roadster 2.8 Dark Green Minichamps 1:43
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 diecast BMW Z3 Roadster 2.8 in dark green reproduces the six-cylinder version of BMW's first modern roadster, built at the company's Spartanburg, South Carolina plant. The dark green finish gives the small-scale model a period-correct, understated look.
The Z3 marked BMW's first roadster built outside Germany, assembled in South Carolina and sold heavily into the American market where the two-seat convertible found a genuinely receptive audience.
A Six-Cylinder Roadster Built in America
The 2.8-liter six-cylinder Z3 sits above the entry four-cylinder cars in BMW's roadster lineup, offering meaningfully more performance in the same compact, long-hood body. Minichamps' 1:43 model captures that long-hood, short-deck proportion correctly, a silhouette that defines the Z3 more than any single detail, and the dark green paint holds a subdued richness that suits the car's more grown-up six-cylinder positioning better than a bright primary color would. At this scale the model measures roughly 9 centimeters, compact enough to sit easily among other 1990s roadsters on a shared shelf.
A Roadster With Its Own American Chapter
Built at BMW's Spartanburg plant, the Z3 became closely tied to the American market in a way earlier BMW roadsters never were, and it gained additional visibility from a well-known 1990s film appearance that introduced it to audiences who had never set foot in a BMW dealership. For a US-based collector, the Z3's manufacturing history adds a genuine local angle that most European sports cars in a display simply do not have. Paired with earlier German-built BMW roadsters, this Z3 marks a specific, documented shift in where and how BMW built its two-seaters.















