Stunning low mileage example – 58k miles
Lots of history, service history, all MOTs present, all receipts, thousands spent
Car specific private plate – N13 FRP (Number 13 Ford Racing Puma)
MOT to June 2013, Tax to Feb 2013
Brand New Interior!
HPI Clear, no recorded accidents or outstanding finance.
£6995 or sensible offers...
It’s with great reluctance that I’m selling my cherished Ford racing Puma. The car has been lovingly cared for during my ownership and I have lavished considerable time/money on original replacement items to bring the car up to its current condition. I’m a true Ford enthusiast and this is my third puma (second FRP) and will testify to the honest original condition of my FRP is now getting hard to find. I have owned over 30+ sporty/hot hatch cars and the FRP is by far the greatest driving experience for the money and one of the most thrilling cross country B-road cars to drive today! A test drive will seduce you to the FRP’s qualities within minutes.
The car has been my weekend toy and I just don’t get the time to enjoy it enough now I have a growing family and my work commitments have increased over the last year.
The car’s history can be tracked easily via the associated owner’s club forums and the original first owner is known to me and he purchased the car locally from my local Ford dealer in Horsham, West Sussex.
This FRP has the usual unique features produced by Ford and its Tickford build partner and it has been carefully brought up to a great standard of condition with only top quality original parts.
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Lots of money spent over the last 18 months including:
Brand New interior! New original Sparco Seats (super rare and never sat on without the tailored fitted covers), New Door Cards, New Rear Seat, New FRP Specific Floor Mats – smells like new!
Rear underbody restoration, top quality rust protection products used (Ford aren’t very good with underfloor protection from the factory!), lots of new parts, some hard to come by now, such as handbrake cable, rear disc splash guards, rear braided brake hoses etc.
Some Fresh paintwork. The car was repainted a couple of years ago before my ownership to tidy up the usual stone chips on the front end and sides only – I have subsequently had the remaining panels (rear bumper and tailgate) recently painted by my local professional paintshop. Armourfend paint protection film is fitted on bonnet, wings and rear arches so very limited light stone chips on front bumper only.
Up to date expensive service items. Recent top quality items purchased to make the car run perfectly; New Bosch Battery, New Bosch Hego Sensor, New Original Ford Idle Control Valve.
This FRP is running spot on and is ready to go and enjoy!
Please read on for more details:
Interior
Brand new (out of the box) original specification Sparco Tarino Seats purchased this summer.
Since being fitted, they have always been covered by tailored seat protectors (see pics).
New door cards – previous items were in mint condition but the alcantara material panel had sagged, a common problem with early FRPs.
Brand new rear seat base and seat back.
Brand new FRP specific floor mats (super rare now) – these are totally unused and still in as new condition.
The steering wheel was replaced before my ownership around 52k miles and the alcantara is in really good condition.
New Sparco alloy pedal extensions fitted.
All in the new interior has cost over £1500!
Engine
Full service history; main Ford Dealers, including FRP specialists such as Tremona Garage and other FRP specialists PumaBuild.
Recent service by me (I’m a very experienced kart racing mechanic of 10+ years) in May, only a couple of thousand miles ago.
Last service in May 2012 included; all filters/oil/air/fuel/pollen, original Ford Spark Plugs, New Ford Sump Plug, Castrol Magnatec 5W 30 Oil, Brake Fluid Flushed & Replaced.
New Bosch Battery, Hego Sensor and Original Ford Idle Control Valve Fitted a couple of months ago.
Cambelt was changed by Pumabuild at 40k miles
Pumabuild/Piper full stainless steel exhaust system and manifold fitted – top quality and comes with the authentic FRP crackle/pop!
Bodywork
Car was painted on front end and rear arches to remove common stone chips around 8k miles ago.
Tailgate/rear bumper painted last month to bring quality of finish up to the rest of the paintwork.
Armourfend paint protection film fitted on bonnet, wings and rear arches.
Bodywork is in great condition, although there is a small rust blister starting to appear on the near side rear arch – around the size of a 5 pence piece. I was looking to get this professionally repaired but haven’t had the time, will be a small job and will cost approx £200 to rectify
Rear underfloor restoration took place in the summer (see pics) using top quality Bilt Hamber products. Under boot floor area was stripped back and rust inhibitor applied before Zinc rich coating finished off by Waxoyl protection.
Drivetrain
Front Alcon brakes are in top condition, fully serviced with stainless steel fixings and cleaned regularly. They are quiet and smooth in operation.
Front discs are separate rotors with motorsport alloy bells. They’re in great condition.
Rear end of the car was fully refurbished in the summer during the underbody rust protection, removal and repainting of fuel tank and rear beam; included new handbrake cable, new original rear shocks, rear discs/pads, rear brake splash guards, new exhaust heat shields, new braided brake hoses, new Ford rear wheel bearing and ABS wheel, new original Ford exhaust rubbers, all bolts/fixings replaced with new original Ford items (see pics).
Front strut top mounts replaced and front wheel bearings.
This FRP rides the bumps well, still firm (as it should be) but no crashing suspension!
All four wheels are in mint unkerbed straight condition. They are fitted with FRP original alloy valve covers/caps. They run straight and true, no balancing issues.
Two Vredstein Sessanta tyres (quite expensive) fitted to the front wheels, Two Avon ZZ3 fitted to the rear. All tyres have nearly new tread depth remaining.
I’m in no particular hurry to sell but will listen to sensible offers from the right buyer.
Please let me know if you need any further information, I have a full catalogue of photographs.
I can be contacted on 07540 304051 if you would like to view the car – I’m based in West Sussex.
Thanks for looking, John
This post has been edited by Kartracer: 31 December 2012 - 10:25 PM