Ford Transit Forum

by **Eugene Speed** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 9:19 pm

Yep, the bodywork is surprisingly good, as is the underside. Years of being stored away in a warehouse I guess, much like your very tidy County! :wink:

by **stoney** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:30 am

I reckon's them's wheel arch covers is a builders mixing tray cut in half!

by **ChequeredRoof** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 1:46 pm

Have you managed to identify the "Police" logo? I had a quick search and couldn't find anything to match - here, Belgium, or most of Europe?

by **Vandalism** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 1:50 pm

probably a made up one :!:

by **Eugene Speed** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 5:25 pm

stoney wrote:I reckon's them's wheel arch covers is a builders mixing tray cut in half!

TEN POINTS!!!! :lol:

by **Eugene Speed** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 5:28 pm

ChequeredRoof wrote:Have you managed to identify the "Police" logo? I had a quick search and couldn't find anything to match - here, Belgium, or most of Europe?

I think it is a made-up one, they had it on all the uniforms etc. Have a look at some of the behind-the-scenes stills here. No pics of the van in this stills set but I have emailed their press office to ask if there are any more pics or video that didn't make it onto the final ad.

by **Eugene Speed** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 10:21 am

New best friends!!! :lol:

by **FredTransit** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 2:24 pm

sorry (l know its a fake) but the more l look at it the more l thimk the bull bar looks silly.....

by **Vandalism** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 3:00 pm

same, but hay...atleast it can be removed easilly :lol:

could do with a proper transit bullbar

by **Eugene Speed** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 3:12 pm

FredTransit wrote:sorry (l know its a fake) but the more l look at it the more l thimk the bull bar looks silly.....

Are you sure? I could always knock up another for the bullion van... :lol:

It is very OTT, but I do like it! Always liked the 'Mad Max' /rat-look style, but I realise it is not everyone's cup of tea. I think quick-release brackets are the way to go, same for the window grilles. Two looks for the price of one! :mrgreen:

by **Eugene Speed** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 3:13 pm

Vandalism wrote:could do with a proper transit bullbar

I have one of those on the County! :wink:

by **FredTransit** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 4:20 pm

Eugene Speed wrote:
FredTransit wrote:sorry (l know its a fake) but the more l look at it the more l thimk the bull bar looks silly.....

Are you sure? I could always knock up another for the bullion van...

It is very OTT, but I do like it! Always liked the 'Mad Max' /rat-look style, but I realise it is not everyone's cup of tea. I think quick-release brackets are the way to go, same for the window grilles. Two looks for the price of one!

Mine's already got one thanks, a big lump of steel and mesh (to protect the rad) bolted to the chassis!! :lol:

by **Eugene Speed** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 7:04 pm

This should make you all smile. I am laid up at home for a few days after having a small op last week, and I get a phone call this morning from my work colleague at our shop at Sadlers Farm yard. He tells me that a full compliment of armed anti-terrorist police had shown up at the yard over the weekend and proceeded to make their way to the HGV compound at the back of the yard. This yard is where the armoured van currently lives, and was the object of the police's attentions. Apparently, the plod helicopter had been flying over when they noticed the roof markings (it has a huge 'PV18 POLICE' graphic on the roof, left over from the tv commercial). They looked closer, saw police logos and massive battering ram bars on the front and came to the conclusion that someone was planning to use it in some sort of terrorist activity around the olympic site! Thankfully the chap who owns the HGV yard was there to explain it was a tv prop, showed them all my crap loaded in the back, and they went away feeling a bit daft. I do, however, now have my definitive answer on whether or not I can keep the police graphics on it! You couldn't make it up! :lol: