Britain’s favourite van will be celebrated at the Classic Ford Show next month, with a specially curated display dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Transit.
The Transit’s arrival in 1965 saw the founding of an impressive commercial vehicle dynasty and another household name for the Blue Oval. Britain’s builders could finally find an easy home for every sheet of 8x4 they needed in the back of a van that handled like a car. Over the years, they’ve become rally service barges, motorhomes, four-wheel-drive load luggers, crew buses, flat beds, riot vans, mobile libraries, pop group transport, executive transport and more, with over eight million examples produced so far.
The Transit display will be just one of the highlights of the Classic Ford Show, which takes place at the South…
