Puma sold at Mattewsons auction for £5000 + commission

Sold in the April sale. said to be in mint condition by a previous owner. Not totally original as it has Thunder seats, but 9 spoke wheels, so may or may not be a Thunder. To me this proves the value of Puma's is definitely increasing as its a Sold price, not an advertised price.
https://www.mathewsons.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-358---2002-ford-puma-17-16v/?lot=4266&so=0&st=puma&sto=0&au=5&ef=&et=&ic=False&sd=1&pp=48&pn=1&g=1

Does look in very nice condition.

Not a Thunder from new according to ETIS:
Build Date: 02.04.2001
Vehicle Line: Puma 1997-2001
Body Style: 3 Door Coupe
Version: Series 10
Engine: Zetec 1.7 EFI
Transmission: 5 Speed Manual Transaxle - B5/IB5
Drive: RHD FWD
Axle Ratio: 3.82
Emission: 2000 EEC (EEC 7)
Air Conditioning: Manual Air Conditioning
Territory: (+)"GB"
Paint: Moondust Silver (Metallic)
Interior Colour: Medium Dark Graphite
Interior Fabric: Chrome/Twill

Nice though. ose2:

Not really sure why it's £5k though I would really enjoy seeing the underside of it

It's MOT history showed it had needed a fair bit of welding over the years. What always amazes me is you occasionally see Mk 1 Escorts advertised as never welded, my one had the sills replaced after 3 years !

Yeah that's got to be nonsense for MK1 Escorts unless kept in some vacuum garage.

I know my Dads old MK2 Orion had to have the battery tray welded at around 10 years and that was garaged with low mileage.