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James Walshe

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Hello! I’ve just got myself a Puma 1.7 project, which will feature extensively in Practical Classics magazine. I’ve already had some great advice from fellow Puma owners, so it’s good to be part of a nice bunch of enthusiasts.

I do need to find a replacement engine, so if anyone has a decent engine/donor car, I’d love to hear from you. There’d be maximum thanks given to you in the pages of the magazine!

Thanks - I look forward to hopefully contributing to the community and promoting the Puma as one of Ford’s greatest cars. Can’t wait to get mine back on the road!

Cheers,
James Walshe
(Deputy Editor)
 
Hi.
That would be great to see the Puma as a feature and that would help to establish it a s a classic. Can you tell me in which issue it will start to appear so I can start buying the magazine.

Regards,
Richard.
 
Welcome to the forum.
I'm a subscriber to PC, had started negotiating a deal to get mine before your buying guide appeared last autumn, the article just confirmed what I'd already decided. Haven't regretted the purchase at all, great cars.
Looking forward to reading your articles on the Puma.
 
Hello James, another subscriber here... Good luck with your project and I look forward to reading about it.

Over the years I've accumulated quite a few spares so if you are in need then ask me/us on these pages. Likewise ask us about body panels but some are getting hard to find.

Lots of us have tooling that's useful or Puma specific too. Where are you based, is it the Bauer Peterborough office? I'm in Warwickshire.
 
Looking forward to reading about your Puma in Practical Classics.

Good luck with sourcing an engine.
 
Welcome to the forum.
it's great to see that Puma's are now being included in PC magazine.

I live near Oxford too, so maybe I'll spot your car around in the future.
 
Just received the latest edition of PC, (September's). No mention of their Puma project.
Wondering if they just gave up ??
 
Just received the March 2022 PC, James Walshe's article is in this month's. Plus a reader's Puma in "Your Car's" section.
I attend quite a few classic car meets and the reaction to my Puma's has been excellent and created interest in them, far better than I anticipated.
 
Hi Richard,
As I said the interest shown at classic car shows and meets surprised me. I've never seen a Puma advertised in PC, so could well be worth a try. Also there are now less than 3,000 Puma's left on UK road's, according to the "How rare is my car" app, the app updates daily.
 
I've found the acceptance of my Puma's at classic car meets and shows to be far better than I expected and I've been to quite a few last year. They are in my opinion now being accepted as a future classic, according to the "How Rare is My Car" app there are now less than 3,000 on UK roads.
So definitely worth trying, especially as its free.
 
Hi.
I got the copy of Practical Classics which I have bought on and off over 30 years. It was good that the Puma got a positive exposure but I can't help feeling a bit under whelmed. After all it was not really the in depth article that I had hoped for. In fact it got me to look at the PC magazine from an objective view point leading me to the opinion that it is getting a bit tired and in places rather juvenile.
Regards
Richard.
 
I've been a subscriber for the last 12 years, but have been reading it on and off since the late 80's. Compared to the early years it has certainly changed a lot, but I still feels its the best magazine of its type. I pass it on to my uncle who's 94 and he still enjoys it, he can remember the reg. no. of every car he's ever owned and has restored many cars in the past.
May I suggest you contact the magazine and do a piece for the "Your Car's" section, about your Puma, as you've done many modifications to it and I'm sure it would be of interest to the readers.
 
RICHARD MANSFIELD2 said:
Hi.
I got the copy of Practical Classics which I have bought on and off over 30 years. It was good that the Puma got a positive exposure but I can't help feeling a bit under whelmed. After all it was not really the in depth article that I had hoped for. In fact it got me to look at the PC magazine from an objective view point leading me to the opinion that it is getting a bit tired and in places rather juvenile.
Regards
Richard.

I'm with you there, Richard. I get PC after my mate has read it. In the Jan issue I saw a 'review' of some electrical contact cleaner that costs £50 for 10ml.

Now, I'm sure it is good stuff, but there is no part of me that is ever going to spend that much money on 10ml of solvent/acid or some combination of the two.

Agreed the content does feel a bit 'lightweight' and there doesn't seem to be much that would resonate with us poor souls who make do without a workshop or a car lift.

Finally - am I the only one that expected to hear more from James Walshe on here after his opening post?
 
Most of James Walshe's contact with Puma owners has been through the Facebook group. He has said to me that there's s lot more to come on his Puma.
He purchased a "rotten" Thunder as a donor for the engine mainly and has been selling surplus parts on Facebook
 
Hi.
I am afraid I don't do Facebook. I have an account and did join the Puma group there. I do find the whole Facebook thing to be badly set out and a bit inane really. I think that for a specialist group like ourselves a dedicated site such as Project Puma is the way to go clear and easy to usu without having to sift through rubbish. It was a shame that James Walshe did not mention in his article that the is more to come, unless of course there may not be. Grogee its nice to know I am not the only one with such views,thanks.

Regards,
Richard.
 
I agree about Facebook, I reluctantly joined it back in August last year, mainly to find out what's going on locally (I'm the events coordinator for a local classic Mini club) regarding classic car shows and meets, which we've attended nearly 20 since August and have made several new actual friends and enjoyed every single meet. The 3 Puma parts for sale groups are useful, as it the Marketplace ( I purchased a pair of Puma Headlights for £10 locally, better condition than those on either of my cars). The Puma group is actually quite good, not too much silly chat, but this forum is in a different league and is where I go for technical advice, which is always excellent. I don't post what I had for dinner, where I've been on holiday etc., but do reports with photo's of meets etc. that we have attended and post on relevant groups. So overall its helped me find events for our Mini club, find S/H parts for my Puma's etc. My favourite group has to be Hook Norton classics, which meet at Hook Norton brewery, which has to be the friendliest group of classic car enthusiasts I've ever met.
 

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