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Well yesterday was fun.....
We went to the NEC in March to do a show with the FRP and whilst we were there a gentleman came up to me and asked if I knew anyone who wanted to buy a Puma, with 7k on the clock - I hadn't got a purchase approved by the wife but I figured I'd plead forgiveness rather than permission as it sounded too good to be true!
After many weeks of communication, yesterday was the day to go and see if we could get a deal done and see if it was as good as it sounded - cue a two hour drive through the Peak District over some lovely winding roads - shame it was freezing cold, driving rain, gale force winds and I had a trailer on the back!
The car turned out to be as amazing as it sounded. One owner, full history and pretty much perfect - even the steering wheel and gear knob are as new.. Underneath it's very, very clean and tidy with just one little bit of surface corrosion on the lower arch return where the sill and quarter are spot welded together. It just needs a really good clean and touch up. Not one for restoration, it's pretty much as close as you'll ever get to a box fresh Puma. It even smells new. To say I was happy is an understatement - sadly, that meant that my beloved black Puma had to go - and that goes to it's new loving home today. I'm a bit gutted about that but time moves on.
It's been serviced every 500 miles or so, the oil is super clean as is the engine bay. It's a real, genuine, one owner time warp car. It's almost a shame to register it in my name!
Anyway, I'll let the pictures speak for themselves....
New Puma by James Suckling, on Flickr
New Puma by James Suckling, on Flickr
New Puma by James Suckling, on Flickr
New Puma by James Suckling, on Flickr
New Puma by James Suckling, on Flickr
New Puma by James Suckling, on Flickr
New Puma by James Suckling, on Flickr
New Puma by James Suckling, on Flickr
Untitled by James Suckling, on Flickr
We went to the NEC in March to do a show with the FRP and whilst we were there a gentleman came up to me and asked if I knew anyone who wanted to buy a Puma, with 7k on the clock - I hadn't got a purchase approved by the wife but I figured I'd plead forgiveness rather than permission as it sounded too good to be true!
After many weeks of communication, yesterday was the day to go and see if we could get a deal done and see if it was as good as it sounded - cue a two hour drive through the Peak District over some lovely winding roads - shame it was freezing cold, driving rain, gale force winds and I had a trailer on the back!
The car turned out to be as amazing as it sounded. One owner, full history and pretty much perfect - even the steering wheel and gear knob are as new.. Underneath it's very, very clean and tidy with just one little bit of surface corrosion on the lower arch return where the sill and quarter are spot welded together. It just needs a really good clean and touch up. Not one for restoration, it's pretty much as close as you'll ever get to a box fresh Puma. It even smells new. To say I was happy is an understatement - sadly, that meant that my beloved black Puma had to go - and that goes to it's new loving home today. I'm a bit gutted about that but time moves on.
It's been serviced every 500 miles or so, the oil is super clean as is the engine bay. It's a real, genuine, one owner time warp car. It's almost a shame to register it in my name!
Anyway, I'll let the pictures speak for themselves....
New Puma by James Suckling, on Flickr
New Puma by James Suckling, on Flickr
New Puma by James Suckling, on Flickr
New Puma by James Suckling, on Flickr
New Puma by James Suckling, on Flickr
New Puma by James Suckling, on Flickr
New Puma by James Suckling, on Flickr
New Puma by James Suckling, on Flickr
Untitled by James Suckling, on Flickr