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Prototypes...

Postby grifterkid » Mon Jun 16, 2014 4:26 pm

Hello folks, I am a bit of a lurker on here...!!!

Does anyone have any pictures of Transit development mock-ups or prototypes from when the original model was being developed?!

This was a huge project for Ford so I imagine many avenues were explored before the final design was agreed on and I can only imagine that the further development schedule was very 'full-on'...?!

This must mean that there is a hell of a lot of imagery out there somewhere for this initial stage in the life of the Ford Transit.

Can anyone out there help?! It'd be great to see some really early Transit imagery :wink:

Thanks to you all in advance...
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Re: Prototypes...

Postby Vandalism » Wed Jul 02, 2014 10:40 am

i havnt seen any i dont think, the only thing ive seen was a B reg mk1 (1964) but it was a dark not very good picture, it was on here somwhere in one of my posts but i forget where)
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Re: Prototypes...

Postby grifterkid » Thu Dec 04, 2014 6:11 pm

I cannot believe that something that must have had HUGE development time does not have more 'history' surrounding it...!!!

By that I mean pictures of design sketches, prototypes, pilot builds and such like...?! Surely there has to be some really very interesting stuff in the archives somewhere...?!

Maybe it'll all come to light next year...?!?!?!
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Re: Prototypes...

Postby Neil » Thu Dec 04, 2014 6:34 pm

the taunus transit evolved
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Re: Prototypes...

Postby FredTransit » Thu Dec 04, 2014 6:42 pm

Project Redcap? An Anglo/German collaboration.....
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Re: Prototypes...

Postby Vandalism » Thu Dec 04, 2014 7:36 pm

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Re: Prototypes...

Postby MinorMatt » Fri Dec 12, 2014 4:00 pm

Peter Lee has written a book about the transit and its development from basic concept to the newest vans. AFAIK it has recently gone to the publishers and will be released soon. A lot of new pics and information in it
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Re: Prototypes...

Postby Neil » Sun Dec 14, 2014 9:19 am

a book with different pictures should be good
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