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Yesterday on a program called For The Love of Cars on the Velocity channel, Ant fixed up a 60' s model of the first Transit by name vans in the UK and restored it to better than new.
As an historical piece, it was interesting to see where the usefulness of vans first came into being and set the pace for other manufacturers to produce their own before Ford, Chevy, or Dodge jumped on the bandwagon.
VW might have had vans around that time too, but I think the Transits were the first. My first vehicle was a 63 VW transporter in 67. A true gutless wonder with 36 hp and a death trap if hit anything head-on. My parents hated that thing for its crushable front end. And the heater, well, it was barely existent. I remember closing up the heater boxes on the rear end of the motor to force a little more hot air into the front seat area. I would wall that up to save what heat did come through there. It was a cold joke on anyone who owned one.
The memories off what went down in that thing are mine to savor.
Enjoy the Transit program if you can find it repeating on the Velocity channel in the next couple of days. For van lovers, it is a treat. Thanks to all here.
As an historical piece, it was interesting to see where the usefulness of vans first came into being and set the pace for other manufacturers to produce their own before Ford, Chevy, or Dodge jumped on the bandwagon.
VW might have had vans around that time too, but I think the Transits were the first. My first vehicle was a 63 VW transporter in 67. A true gutless wonder with 36 hp and a death trap if hit anything head-on. My parents hated that thing for its crushable front end. And the heater, well, it was barely existent. I remember closing up the heater boxes on the rear end of the motor to force a little more hot air into the front seat area. I would wall that up to save what heat did come through there. It was a cold joke on anyone who owned one.
The memories off what went down in that thing are mine to savor.
Enjoy the Transit program if you can find it repeating on the Velocity channel in the next couple of days. For van lovers, it is a treat. Thanks to all here.
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