When the BMW Z3 debuted in 1995, it wasn’t just Munich’s first mass-produced roadster – it was a design statement steeped in both nostalgia and ambition. Penned under the direction of Joji Nagashima, its long bonnet, tucked tail, and side gills echoed classic cues from the 507, yet the silhouette was unmistakably of the 1990s: compact, confident, and playfully self-aware.