Regardless of the country in which a Ford vehicle is sold, the Ford Transit is among its biggest sellers. The Transit recently celebrated its 50th anniversary, during which time it has established itself as one of the most popular commercial vehicles.

Some of the lesser known facts about this vehicle are as follows:

• in 1972 London Metropolitan Police complemented by calling it”Britain’s most wanted van.”
• Scotland Yard once described the Transit as the “perfect getaway vehicle” used in “95 percent of bank break-ins“.
• In October 1985, Mr. García was caught by a blizzard fan about 3000 meters through a mountain pass. He was forced to abandon his Ford Transit. The vehicle was later buried under five meters of snow and could not be recovered. More than six months later Garcia returned to that location and was surprised to discover that the body of the Transit was only slightly damaged and the Transit started on the first try And without further ado, he was able to drive it safely back home!
• Steve Matthews used his Transit to jump over 15 old cars. The only modifications included the removal of the windows and the curbing of the doors and hood.
• While transporting two baby elephants at the London Zoo in 1965, the keepers turned to their Transit to get the job done.
• traveled over 7,500 miles in it Sahara Desert.
• The first Ford Transit was built in Langley, Berks in 1965.
• ford took £33 million of Ford Transit orders before production began.
• When the Ford Transit was in development, its name was given as RedCap Project.
• Professor Reyner Banham once said, “If anthropologists and archaeologists continue to insist on evaluating civilizations by their artifacts, we deserve to be remembered for the Ford Transit.”
• Clarkson drove a Transit van down the River Avon in Top Gear.
• One in four vans sold in the UK is a Ford Transit.
• A Czech driver driving a Ford Transit once complained that his odometer stopped at 999,999km.
• The 1-tonne Transit Custom was named “International Van of the Yearand was the first van in its class to receive a 5-star safety rating.
• 48 students from Barking College near London set a record by getting into a Transit minibus in 1965.
• The 2006 Transit is the first van to offer a front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive or Intelligent All-Wheel Drive (AWD) system, making the best of icy winter conditions.
• The Ford Transit was used to carry out maintenance work on Swiss railways. It was identified that the distance between its front wheels would allow it to run easily on railway tracks.
• Wildlife rangers used 1970 Transits to tour the grounds of Woburn Abbey Safari Park in the UK.
• Some Transits spent their entire lives working in a salt mine in Cheshire, England. It used to transport people and explosives through miles of tunnels.
• In 1985, some Ford apprentices from Dunton built a floating Transit to take part in the annual raft race in Southend, Essex.

This is how Ford Transit ruled the automotive market for more than half a century. A top quality engine is the ultimate treasure to show such promising performance over the years. We hope to receive more surprises from the brand in the coming years.