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Smarty's Baby

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So the Gallery thread is finally born! First time i'd seen the sun in months, so time for an early proper spring clean :)

I love Z3s

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** UPDATED PICS AFTER A POLISH AND WAX **

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oooh crap - they came out a bit big! :dunce:
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smartypants wrote:I love Z3s
And MG F's too, apparently!

Nice photos! Nice Z! :D
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Robert T wrote:
smartypants wrote:I love Z3s
And MG F's too, apparently!

Nice photos! Nice Z! :D
Hahah - no I dont actually! But my housemate does :)

Good spot ;)


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Nice car! The interior looks a lot like mine - if you are red/blue colourblind, that is :lol:
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LOL

Funnily enough that's what I thought :) silver/blue works very very well. Blue roof is a really nice touch... is that on special editions only? Orinnoco or something?
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Looks lovely. Great photos. Nice shiney Zed.

:P
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smartypants wrote:LOL

Funnily enough that's what I thought :) silver/blue works very very well. Blue roof is a really nice touch... is that on special editions only? Orinnoco or something?
Dunno, but I agree - the roof ties the colour scheme together nicely :D

From what I can see, and having talked to the dealer here, the original owner ordered pretty much all the options he could when he bought it (2002) so maybe the colour-coded roof was part of that?
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I'm loving the angles used here. Those side gills are one of the features that drew me to the Z3 world in the first place - reminds of the engine stubs on a World War Two fighter. :)
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Very very nice - your Zed looks spotless!
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Phoenix Nights wrote:I'm loving the angles used here. Those side gills are one of the features that drew me to the Z3 world in the first place - reminds of the engine stubs on a World War Two fighter. :)
100% agree! There are so many photogenic aspects of the car, the grills, the aggressive rear arches, the front kidney grill, the badge in its own right. The rear on the Z3M with its 4 pipes :D
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Phoenix Nights wrote:Those side gills are one of the features that drew me to the Z3 world in the first place - reminds of the engine stubs on a World War Two fighter. :)
Shh! But, BMW used to make fighter planes, and the roundel is supposed to represent a propeller spinning against a blue sky. Shh! Shh! Don't mention the war! :wink:

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Robert T wrote:
Phoenix Nights wrote:Those side gills are one of the features that drew me to the Z3 world in the first place - reminds of the engine stubs on a World War Two fighter. :)
Shh! But, BMW used to make fighter planes, and the roundel is supposed to represent a propeller spinning against a blue sky. Shh! Shh! Don't mention the war! :wink:

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Beautiful Z3. Very well cared for too. Nice to see. :P
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Yeah, very nice. :D
Robert T wrote:And MG F's too, apparently!
I like the reflection of the MGF's wheels in the Z3 gills in the last shot...
Makes it look like Lady Penelope's Roller is parked next door!

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Alfie wrote:Yeah, very nice. :D
Robert T wrote:And MG F's too, apparently!
I like the reflection of the MGF's wheels in the Z3 gills in the last shot...
Makes it look like Lady Penelope's Roller is parked next door!

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I hadnt noticed that!

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Maybe the war isn't over after all... Which part of this reminds you of your Z3 then?

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Great pics of a great looking car!!!




@ Komis, Wrong plane, has gotta be this one:

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Nah... prettiest convertible of all times has to be this:

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AND it's american-built, like the Z ;)
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I thought I'd have a go at that "see through bonnet" style of pic someone else had on here (apologies to who it was).... its quite easy to get some good results actually!

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Great snap Smartypants. :P
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Brilliant!
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Does anyone know the BMW style name of the wheels on smartypants zed? I think they look great and am considering putting a set on my red zed :mrgreen:
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There are style 78 cross spoke 17" - standard on a facelift sport

I love them too :D

Useful page for this kinda info!

http://www.angelfire.com/biz7/bmwheelie/index.htm


Which ones do you have at the moment?
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I have just bought a set of these off ebay and am fitting them tomorrow. 7.5j fronts and 8.5j rears with nearly new f1's all round (previouss property of Caledonian).
I needed some tyres on my car because the fronts were age cracking and I fancied biggr wheels that were similar to my style 42 16'' cross spokes. :lol:
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smartypants wrote:
Which ones do you have at the moment?
I've got the standard 17'' 5 spokes for the 2.8. I need a pair of tyres for the front so was considering an all round wheel/tyre package instead as I thought I might get better value that way.
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smartypants wrote:I thought I'd have a go at that "see through bonnet" style of pic someone else had on here (apologies to who it was).... its quite easy to get some good results actually!

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That was mine - I told you it couldn't be difficult if I managed it :)

Nice pic, it looks great - almost like smoked glass! I want to do one with the hardtop on/off too...once all this white stuff goes :roll:
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A few pics added after this weekends "spring clean" :)
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Talking of planes...this is part of my previous existence. A little quicker than the Zed but not as comfortable!

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Very nice. Fast too. :D
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Sniff wrote:
smartypants wrote:LOL

Funnily enough that's what I thought :) silver/blue works very very well. Blue roof is a really nice touch... is that on special editions only? Orinnoco or something?
Dunno, but I agree - the roof ties the colour scheme together nicely :D

From what I can see, and having talked to the dealer here, the original owner ordered pretty much all the options he could when he bought it (2002) so maybe the colour-coded roof was part of that?
One word - individual. 8-)
Check the "bmw identity card" under the bonnet... :wink:
Very nice car. :)
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