One dark, dank March day in 2024, an unsuspecting Z owner - moi - took her beautiful Z to the indy mechanic she’s had work on her car for about 15 years as she was hearing a very odd noise from the rear.
Mark, indy mechanic, soon found the cause of this odd noise with a swift peeling back of the boot liner and hey presto! Neither Mark or I could believe our eyes!
The near side top wheel arch was no more!
He and I looked at each other in sheer disbelief and said: “I wasn’t expecting this!” Close-up of what we were looking at:
Being the intrepid investigators we are, we then looked at the offside:
Low and behold, not quite as bad as the other side, but on the way, rust was visible.
So started this new journey with my Z.
Mark, indy mechanic, soon found the cause of this odd noise with a swift peeling back of the boot liner and hey presto! Neither Mark or I could believe our eyes!
The near side top wheel arch was no more!
He and I looked at each other in sheer disbelief and said: “I wasn’t expecting this!” Close-up of what we were looking at:
Being the intrepid investigators we are, we then looked at the offside:
Low and behold, not quite as bad as the other side, but on the way, rust was visible.
So started this new journey with my Z.