
- 192 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
A commemorative history of fifty years of the iconic Ford Transit van, from the launch of the first-generation Transit in 1965, right up to the present day. Covering the full range of Transit models and with over three hundred photographs (including previously unpublished pictures from Ford's picture archive), Ford Transit - Fifty Years is an ideal resource for anyone with an interest in this world-beating commercial vehicle. Written by acknowledged Ford Transit expert Peter Lee, the book covers the development era, light commercial vehicles in the 1950s, the 'Project Redcap' prototypes and the first Transit. It goes on to describe the production and development of all eight generations and variants of Transits, including custom vans, camper vans, minibuses and special vehicle options. Specification guides, awards, and sales figures are all included as well as marketing worldwide. Finally, there are interviews with designers, engineers and Ford employees, along with owners' experiences. The Transit has and continues to receive numerous awards, voted 'International Van of the Year' in 2001 and 2013, and with the 2014 launch of the all-new two-tonne Transit and its pioneering technology, this looks to be only the first fifty years of the Ford Transit story. Fully illustrated with 200 colour and 100 black & white photographs, many previously unseen from Ford's archives.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Dedication and Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Timeline
- Introduction
- CHAPTER 1 THE VANS THE TRANSIT WOULD REPLACE
- CHAPTER 2 A NEW VAN FOR EUROPE: BRITAIN AND GERMANY MOVE FORWARD
- CHAPTER 3 TESTING TIMES
- CHAPTER 4 MK1 TRANSIT, 1965 TO 1978
- CHAPTER 5 CAMPERVANS TO CUSTOM VANS
- CHAPTER 6 MK2 TRANSIT, 1978 TO 1986
- CHAPTER 7 MK3 1985/6 TRITON (VE6)
- CHAPTER 8 MK5 FACELIFT ‘SMILEY FACE’ VE83
- CHAPTER 9 MK6 (V184 AND V185)
- CHAPTER 10 MK7, 2005
- CHAPTER 11 THE NEW 2012 TRANSIT CUSTOM (V362)
- CHAPTER 12 TRANSIT CONNECTS, 2002
- CHAPTER 13 MK8 TRANSIT, 2014
- CHAPTER 14 MARKETING TO COLLECTORS, 1965–2014
- Appendix: Ford UK Transit Sales
- Postlude
- Index