WE could argue all night about who is the GOAT.
Messi or Ronaldo? Senna or Schumacher? Tiger or Jack? Ant or Dec?
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But when it comes to vehicles, it’s not even a debate.
Greatest Of All Transit.
The humble Ford Transit has been Britain’s best-selling van since day one – August 9, 1965.
That’s like Liverpool winning the Prem for 60 years on the bounce. Everyone else might as well give up and go home.
To celebrate Transit’s 60th, we’ve peppered today’s column with quirky facts, as well as hearing from owners with a cherished van from each decade.
Ford’s famous Backbone Of Britain telly ad from the Eighties was genius marketing. Yet also 100 per cent true. Transit keeps this country ticking.
Everything we see and touch was transported in a van.
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One reason Transit is successful is that Ford engineers sit with owners to find ways of making the next model even more useful.
Like the bloke who shoved a lump of wood through the bottom of the steering wheel to make a lunch table.
The latest Transit Custom has a tilt-up steering wheel with a tray for his quinoa tuna salad. Bosh.
Retired builder Peter Lee, founder of the Transit Van Club, said: “Transit is like a forklift with two doors.
“Built to work. They’re good honest vans that will do the job.”
The OG and still the best. 3 MILLION UK sales and counting. Always available in white.
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FORD TRANSIT FACTS
- Ford took £33million of orders before production had even started
- The Transit is nudging 3 million UK sales and 13 million worldwide
- The largest 2t Transit can swallow 236,000 ping pong balls
- There are 1,300 variations of the 2t Transit – before picking a colour
- Cheapest baby Transit Courier costs £17,700 excl VAT
