2000 Ford Racing Puma

Highlights

• One of just 500 Racing Pumas built for the UK

• Imperial Blue metallic over blue Alcantara Sparco buckets

• Freshly recommissioned and ready to enjoy

• Numbered engine-bay plaque present

• On its correct 17-inch silver multi-spoke alloys

• Cambelt, clutch and brakes all recently sorted

• Large history file with original book packs

Overview

The standard Puma was nigh-on perfect from launch in 1997, and the press rightly fell for it. Based on the humble Fiesta, it became one of the very best driver's cars of that decade. The Racing Puma took all of that and turned it up. Ford built just 500 for the UK, each finished in Imperial Blue metallic, each fitted with a Yamaha-developed 16V head, and 70mm wider track, Eibach springs, Sachs dampers and Alcon brakes. It's the only Puma to run rear discs, and it's still one of the most charismatic fast Fords of its era.

This 2000 car is exactly as a Racing Puma should be. It sits on its correct silver multi-spoke alloys, wears its genuine Ford Racing badging and flared arches, and the cabin is a proper event thanks to the blue Alcantara Sparco buckets, blue-rimmed wheel and white-faced dials. The numbered engine-bay plaque is present, and the paintwork carries the deep, glossy sheen these cars deserve.

Best of all, it's been properly sorted. Recent work covers the cambelt and water pump, a fresh clutch, new brakes and some cosmetic freshening, so this is a Racing Puma you can get in, drive and enjoy straight away. A large file of receipts backs it all up.

The result is a genuine, honest example of a fast Ford that's only becoming more sought-after, ready to be used and enjoyed just as Ford intended.

History And Documentation

• First registered in the UK on 8 November 2000, now in its fourth ownership with three former keepers

• Retains its original X86VOO registration

• Documented service history from 2001 to 2024, mostly by Ford dealers and marque specialists: Mar 2001 @ 364 miles, Jun 2002 @ 16,029 miles, Jul 2003 @ 21,459 miles, Jul 2006 @ 35,791 miles, Aug 2007 @ 40,302 miles, Mar 2008 @ 45,448 miles, August 2009 @ 49,586, August 2010 @ 52,91,July       2011 @ 54,376, July 2012 @ 55,441, Nov 2013 @ 60,365, Dec 2015 @ 65,968 Jan 2018 @ 67,812 miles, Oct 2022 @ 68,488 miles, Dec 2023 @ 68,623Nov 2024 @ 68,678 miles, backed by a large file of interim invoices

• Timing belt renewed on three occasions, most recently in December 2023 alongside a new water pump

• Clutch replaced with a three-part kit in September 2022, followed by a full service with new rear discs and pads in October 2022

• Comprehensively recommissioned in December 2023 with a front caliper rebuild, two rear tyres, a drive shaft oil seal and a new battery

• Welding repairs recorded in December 2016 to the offside front floor and rear sill areas, plus a front suspension arm bush

• Modifications comprise a carbon-effect front splitter and a carbon-look induction pipe

• Current MOT valid until 18 March 2027

• HPI checked clear for finance, theft and insurance write-off, with no CAT marker

• Indicated mileage of approximately 68,925

• Pictured with two keys

• Supplied with a large file of receipts, the original handbook pack, service history log book, owner's manual and brochure

Interior

• Blue Alcantara Sparco bucket seats with embroidered Ford Racing logos are a genuine highlight, with crisp embroidery and suede nap

• The vendor tells us there's a slight fade to the embroidered Racing script on the passenger seat

• Blue Alcantara-rimmed steering wheel shows light nap wear consistent with age

• White-faced Racing Puma instrument dials are clear and undamaged, reading around 68,925 miles

• Centre console retains the original Ford 6000 CD radio, blue-detailed heater controls and an alloy gearknob with Puma badge

• Drilled alloy sports pedals and embroidered Racing over-mats are fitted

• Boot is clean and dry with an intact carpet lining

• Dashboard, door cards and airbag-equipped facia are clean and free of cracking

Exterior

• Finished in the correct Imperial Blue metallic, with deep, glossy paintwork over straight panels and even shut lines

• Sits on its correct 17-inch silver multi-spoke Racing Puma alloys with Ford centre caps; tyres have good tread

• Genuine Ford Racing rear quarter badging, flared wide-track arches and colour-coded skirts and mirrors

• Aftermarket carbon-effect front splitter fitted

• Headlight lenses show mild age-related surface haze

• Light swirl marks to some panels and light scuffs to the lower bumpers

• Roof and bonnet were repainted in 2023, with colour blended into the front wings

• The vendor tells us there's no corrosion and the underside is clean

Mechanical

• 1.7-litre 16V engine with a Yamaha-developed cylinder head, producing 153bhp and 116 lb ft

• Drive goes to the front wheels through a five-speed manual gearbox

• Wide-track chassis with Eibach springs, Sachs dampers and Alcon front brakes, plus the rear discs unique to the Racing Puma

• Numbered Ford Racing Puma plaque and embossed cam cover present in the engine bay

• Aftermarket carbon-look induction pipe fitted

• Timing belt and water pump last renewed in December 2023; clutch replaced in September 2022

• The vendor tells us it starts first time, runs smoothly and the brakes are good, with no mechanical issues

• Exhaust, catalyst and rear beam show age-related surface rust

Summary

This is a genuine, honest Racing Puma that's been recently recommissioned and is ready to be driven and enjoyed straight away. It presents beautifully in its correct Imperial Blue over blue Alcantara, on the right alloys, with its numbered plaque in place and a thick file of history to back it up. With the cambelt, clutch and brakes all recently attended to, the hard work's been done for you. Cars this characterful and this well cared for don't come up often, and values for the best Racing Pumas keep climbing.

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