Tamiya BMW Z3 Roadster 1/24 Scale

The first demonstrators arrived at the dealers in March of 1996.The original Z3 had its battery in the engine compartment, on the right side in front of the passenger. Throughout 1995 and to mid 1996, BMW officially denied that they would ever build a 6-cylinder Z3. Vic Doolan, then head of BMW NA broke the silence at the Pebble Beach Concours by telling the press that not only would there be a 6-cylinder, but that the ///M Version (shown that year at Geneva as a concept car) would go into production. When the battery was moved to the trunk in mid 1996 speculation was that this was to accommodate the 6-cylinder (2.8 liter) engine.

Additionial History:
http://users.belgacom.net/bmw_z3/bmw_z3_history.htm
http://www.houston-bmwcca.com/z3/Z3History/z3_history.htm
http://www.autointell.com/News-2002/July-2002/July-2002-4/July-24-02-p10.htm