What’s the Greatest Machine of the 1960s…the Ford Transit?

[@394pjo]

That V4 engine was an absolute beast. Back in the 70's I put one into my Mk1 Cortina GT. It came standard with a Weber 28/36 DCD twin choke carb and would pull my Cortina to 120 mph. I gave Jag drivers a few scares back then.

[@freddieparrydrums]

Brilliant!

[@gregcain4482]

Bullshit

[@dungareesareforfools]

It's interesting to hear of someone transplanting one. I've often thought that if things had been a little different, we might have ended up with a performance Escort having one, instead of or before the Pinto 2.0.

[@4623620]

Whenever I hear someone else utter the word 'transit' (whether he's talking about vans or not) the unmistakable image of it always comes to my mind, especially the first generation with its distinctive front with short bonnet, squared white casings surrounding the headlights and white grille that reached around the corners. I have nothing but the best memories of the Ford Transit, never owned one but rented many, for moving friends, taking on courier jobs, etc. (even went on a 2.000 mile vacation once with one towing a caravan). Their excellent handling and manoeuvrability made it a real pleasure to drive them. Those were Happy Days !

[@davide-wq1tb]

With this splendid van I left Italy along the silk road arriving in bangkok in Thailand for a total of 20,000 km

[@tub19]

Remember my late Dad driving a Leyland fg then they replaced it with a Transit mk1 long wheel base, sliding doors Loved it going down M1 doors open, no seat belts.

[@tariqkamal6141]

We still use this van in Pakistan, route is district attock Provence Punjab, Multi purpose ,like local passenger van, as Lori,as mini truck We love it the way it is,

[@fontheking5]

These bonneted Transits sure were cool, sadly we rarely see them in Sweden anymore, probably more common in Britain, we have plenty of newer Transits though 👍 Also the Ford V4 was also used in the Saab 95 and 96 models from 1967, replacing the older 3 cylinder 2 stroke used up until then

[@dungareesareforfools]

No, rare here too now, sadly.

[@wev7196]

This guy has old british tv announcer from the 1970s vibes. I love it.

[@BenJeulus]

This guy needs to present top gear, amazing 👏

[@fabiandimaspratamathesecond]

Yes. And love the music. It's fit in with the montages and narrations

[@vibranoable]

Agree, 100%.

[@alistairshaw3206]

Our scout van was a 1967 Transit ,it had wooden benches at each side where the boys sat. Don't think it would be legal nowadays, but we all survived! It had the Essex V4, I was a petrol head even as a small boy!

[@Landie_Man]

Wooden side facing bench seats were banned in 1997 following a serious RTA in 1993 on the M40 where 10 children and a school teacher died just after midnight after the teacher fell asleep and hit a council owned 12.5 ton Bedford wagon on the hard shoulder. Horrible. But it changed a lot of stuff, including licensing laws.

[@alistairshaw3206]

@@Landie_Man Yes, I remember that accident. I'm a coach driver myself, and we talked about it at the time. Our view was that schools should hire coaches driven by professional drivers. I remember the law being changed so a car licence holder can only drive up to an eight seater.

[@Landie_Man]

@@alistairshaw3206 that’s right. Not forgetting trailers and 7.5t reduced to 3.5t. I believe there now had to be at least 2 staff members on school trips too, in this case I think there was one. Though reports said someone was in the front seat, but the motorists who stopped couldn’t get them out before the recently filled petrol tank exploded. The saddest thing was, the sister bus which had been on the same trip passed, the fire brigade were already there, so they’d been separated at some point. The driver had a gut feeling it was them. It was.

[@andrewhaines3259]

Our school minibus was the same. Wooden bench seats along the sides in the rear. Loved that van. Even tried to persuade the PE teacher to let the school sell it to us when they upgraded......like that was going to happen to a 15 year old lad! I'd love to own one, but I don't have the funds or space to store it properly!

[@anthonyperkins7556]

The Ford Transit is a jack of all trades and a capable all rounder that delivers the goods, gets people from a to b, plus delivers workers and tools around worksites with ease utilizing strong petrol / diesel engines.

[@dungareesareforfools]

@@rabmcleod3508 It's as though the European and American auto industries are trying to sabotage themselves, along with the help of EU regulations and the like.

[@tonymckessar5734]

Used to work for a theatre company travelling all over Australia, we had 6 of these, ran like clockwork. They were slowly upgraded to the 6 cyl version. I had the honour(?) of taking our last old girl up to the Ford dealers after 350k on the clock. Sales manager comes out, grabs the keys off me saying' havent driven one of these old fa(r)t boxes in years". With that in go the keys, engine turns over and threw its guts all over the car yard. Oil stain was still there six months later.

[@Dr_Wrong]

LoL

[@markedone9778]

Chris Barrie is awesome!

[@davidwinthrop7077]

Mk1 Transit twin-wheeler the best rock band van ever. Happy memories of taking my turn driving aged 18 to gigs around Cumbria in the early-mid 1980s

[@lifelong5425]

Did the same in Scotland......It was the van to have...aging myself now, did this early/mid 70's

[@davidwinthrop7077]

@@lifelong5425 Never to old to Rock’n’roll my friend.. Happy days back then, great music and great conversation travelling to and from gigs in a Transit van. I’ll never forget those days.

[@kevinford6420]

Had a blue V4 back in the 70's WDD 279 J Carried all the disco stuff. Epic!!! 😁👍

[@jamesfrench7299]

My favourite is the modernised nose in 1978. Very regal and tough look. Ford Australia fitted 4.1 inline sixes in them during the 70s.

[@KS-2]

Just found this channel. It is very weird watching “Rimmer” talk about vehicles. I keep waiting for him to call someone a Git or SmegHead. Great commentary.

[@Dr_Wrong]

Ditto! Nice seeing this superb actor taken seriously on occasion.

[@ShakeelAhmad-cc1yf]

this is still in use here in Pakistan in villages

[@richlee509]

Saw one on the road yesterday. Long wheel base one.

[@BigFanofCars]

We can't kill the old Transits. They keep bringing out new models nowadays.

[@adamwort7160]

Mk1 transit with walker pick up body id love one of those, ive also got a 1968 swb twin sliding door van im restoring

[@ccawley7311]

Hi adam wud u sell ur 68 tranny...id be interested...very interested

[@adamwort7160]

@@ccawley7311 no sorry funny enough was just think about van and bits I want for the next stage of project What's your email il send you some pictures but I won't sell it, Adam

[@zambotv8150]

First vehicle I owned was a Mk11 transit van, it was fantastic,

[@simonlloyd7557]

shut it, you slaaaag.

[@buxvan]

I've got a mk2 tranny van. Nearly finished rebuilding it. Bright orange & I'd rather own it than an E type jag.

[@buxvan]

@Amplass 333 tha jag is fast & my van will start going rusty fast!

[@Steven_Rowe]

Without a doubts fantastic success story for the UK My dad had one it had a tray back o it. They were very smart They also had a diesel I do remember and the front grill was pushed out to fit. Off even had a radio and a heater to replace the old commer he had.

[@rampantram1]

So reliable of course not and made in turkey these days not southampton

[@jochensch8821]

We used the Transit in Fire Service in Germany, 60 HP / 3.2 tons.

[@stevemason5348]

Was that the one with double rear axles?

[@nickb5391]

I used to work on the Transit MK1 & 2's in the late 70's they were all diesel & they were news/delivery vans for a very well known 'High St' bookseller/newsagent

[@replevideo6096]

It was the capacity which really sold it. There was just so much space inside it compared the competition and the earlier Ford van.

[@ahtishamtariq6661]

where can we find the parts of old transit as 1 have one in my home town Pakistan

[@arsonowo]

I ever ride this one .. when i 5 years old .. transit ford car..

[@johnfellows2867]

Worked on Fords during the 60' / 70's, hated the V4, but LOVED the V6 !!

[@jjcale1976]

Is it true that they applied the paint directly to the bodywork, without anti-corrosion protection?

[@bigu9907]

This van is very famous in Pakistan 🇵🇰 very strong 💪 engine

[@adamfaith2321]

I had one of these, a high roof LWB version, on an L plate, I think 1973. unfortunately in 1985 the 2lt V4 engine blew up at 75k going up a steep hill and full of rust and had to scrap it. Bought another LWB on a P plate 1976 in 1985, I had to replace two engines in a year, gearbox broke in 1986 at 78k. I loved them at the time, but IVECO DAILY is my favorite over the years. I have had 8 of them and have all done over 175k with no engine issues. Now driving Vauxhall Vivaro Euro 6 version , you need to be an IT engineer before you deal with mechanics. The V4 petrol engine was so easy to work on. No wonder the younger generation have no clue how to maintain a vehicle these days.

[@Taro3a]

Best of best!!!

[@kevinbartram5302]

The corsair was the first car to have the V4 not the Capri I think?

[@Richard-ts6mg]

Reminds me of Ahaaa Alan Partridge.

[@JakobKsGarage]

The VW van had floor gear change in 1949...

[@petelattimer6808]

but was rubbish in comparison. slower and much poorer handling, which was what set the Transit apart from the rest. to this DAY the second best selling van in the UK is the Mercedes Sprinter. the Transit outsells it by 3 units to 1.

[@spencereagle1118]

'Catch the Tranny' doesn't quite have the same ring to it now for some reason?

[@waterheaterservices]

Obama's wife enters the chat ...

[@Dr_Wrong]

Give it some beans!

[@stevenclarke5606]

There are some many options for a Transit Van , you could get a custom designed Vehicle

[@simonworman7898]

I fell in love on first sight of a 35 cwr drop side,It was thw best looking builders truck ever. We had been driving around in the BMC to offerings ,commer had similar,thing not forgeting Bedford CA, Standard Atlas,and Ford,'s own offering the Thames. All horriable to drive and as far my 18yr old self was concerned all looked like somthing out of a childs story book..The Transit had faults, It was streched over it's limit in 35cwt form, it would suffer being overloaded but you would pay. The clutch was cable operated and needed renewing about every 12,000 miles The gearbox needed kind use or would break easily and woreout by 25,000 Engines were thirsty but willing to 30,000 thereafter,being inefficient also had an oil pump drive via distributer made from some kind of plastic that needed changing regurlarly. The fuel tank was a van job strapped to the chassis ,rainwater ran through a builder wooden truck body carring residue of lime and cement straight on tp the top of the thin metal and very quickly ate through it. The front wings and door bottoms rusted out even quicker. The running empty rear brake compensator worked badly so at even low speeds you could rear end the chap in frount of you ar a set of traffic lights in the wet with no load on.! No decent disel engine available of course at that time bot the met police had some 35cwt vans with diesel fronts and The Essex V6 fitted, sneaky buggers,bit hard out run one of those in your cortina 1200, some people found! I had an early custom cab L reg from 1972--- 82 kept it long after I bought somthing heavier. So after 3 engines 2 gearboxes,7 clutches,2wimgs ,2 fuel tanks 1 drivers door I repacment dropside rear body ( aliminium instead of wood). It was sold and broken up with 150,000 which was a huge milage in those days for a town truck.

[@GMT439]

Well it has to be the Transit or the Mini as I see it. Both were extremely popular and still are in there modern variants. Yes.. Mini's have obviously changed a lot and are basically a BMW 1 series in a different body shell and trim.

[@skeleguns10oooooo10]

There was also one additional engine, the 3.0 liter Essex V6, which was only used for Transits sold to police and as ambulances

[@bigears4426]

It was the right vehicle at the right time , it had size

[@carolegreen8701]

Transit with the York diesel engine left a lot to be desired .Also the V4 was also poor .

[@stuartbrazier2464]

The later yorks were OK . 2.5 di was a game changer though

[@craigdavidson2278]

First transit was a K reg with aluminium Luton body....we broke body up gir scrap...and made a little pick up....then used an old zanussi washing machine panels to repair the rotted out drivers/passenger steps...."gunk" into the carbscto clean the old girl out.....happy days

[@jimmoore8943]

The best

[@member57]

I would love to find one in the US.

[@rampantram1]

Oh thats right the septic's never got this shoddy vehicle on its shores till about 15 years ago even though henry was a septic too..

[@Witheredgoogie]

@@rampantram1 What sort of septic was Henry then? - this vehicle has been around for 56 years .

[@rampantram1]

@@Witheredgoogie Septic tank = yank...cockney rhyming slang from the east end of london when refering to an american.

[@erroneouscode]

Thanks for the laugh. At least Ford Australia soon dumped the V4 and put a decent 6 cylinder engine in them.

[@erroneouscode]

@Amplass 333 Many moons ago I had an ex TipTop bread Transit Van with the V4. I'm sorry but I don''t share your or anyone else's praise for that engine. Under powered, poorly balanced, and crude would be how I would describe it.

[@petelattimer6808]

they got a V6 in them anyhow. the factory V6 had the same 'bull nose' as the Diesels.

[@wagwanbennydj6003]

Naughtyyyyyy

[@freddieparrydrums]

How does this have so low views?

[@JakobKsGarage]

Naming yor channel something with "porn" is a sure way to upset the mighty KZbin algorithm.

[@freddieparrydrums]

@@JakobKsGarage Yeau that is true

[@rampantram1]

low class vehicle for big bucks made in turkey these days.

[@billybellend1155]

I’d always preferred the Look of the Bedford CF.

[@ungurdani8346]

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[@kevinbartram5302]

I hate to say it but the C.F was a better van. I had plenty of opportunities to compare the 2. The down side of the C.F was in my humble opinion was it was a bit too late to the party and not enough body combinations. possibly not so good marketing as it never seemed to make it as a getaway vehicle.

[@buffi944]

Turkey is the new owners

[@morrisjvan]

1:34 nonsense, the mighty Morris J type had a floor mounted gear stick in 1948 !

[@StrasbourgStudios]

The username is *SUS*

[@bigu9907]

Still running in Pakistan 🇵🇰

[@markhoggins8956]

Richard Branson first business was cheating the tax man

[@toonmag50]

The second was cheating Mike Oldfield when tubular Bells was released by Virgin records.

[@toonmag50]

Mmmmm... ford is a US company with HQ in Detroit.

[@toonmag50]

@tecdessus but still NOT British, and definitely have no allegiance to the UK. You ford "nice little British car" types can dress them up as much as you want, ford is and was in the UK as a predatory rival to the British automotive industry, with a bottomless pit of advertising and marketing budgets, with the end result propaganda achievement of BS seen here. The German automotive industry achieved very similar results with their propaganda (advertising) from the 1970's onwards, about reliability, value and smugness, which became all pervasive,until Dieselgate when their BS was eventually revealed to the British middle class dotes.

[@2011metalmaniac]

@@toonmag50 Back in 1909 Ford Of Britain LTD and Ford Detroit LLC were separate companies. Ford of Britain LTD was a franchise if you like. Henry Ford wanted his cars to be a global brand however Ford has allways been an LLC company. He had to sent up a completely brand new business enterprise with seperate investors. Same as Ford Australia and Ford of Cologne. Ford USA bought the majority shares of Both Ford of Britain and Ford Cologne to Form Ford Europe in the 70s.

[@alexandermathar7780]

A 70's Mk1 with a 4x4 drivetrain and a 500 HP Group B Cosworth! HAHAHAHA!! HAHAHAHA !!!

[@metalman4141]

Childish

[@stefansoder6903]

That's the point!

[@metalman4141]

@@stefansoder6903 pathetic