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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: muddyjames on December 14, 2007, 16:52:17

Title: Transit van
Post by: muddyjames on December 14, 2007, 16:52:17

I have read in the LRO magazine that Ford are bringing out a 4x4 tranist van based around the LWB rear wheel drive one.

I wonder if Santa can bring me one for xmas? I really want one of those. Best get cracking with playing the lottery!

Title: Transit van
Post by: Evilgoat on December 14, 2007, 16:58:35

I beleive 4x4 Transits have been around a while.

Title: Transit van
Post by: muddyjames on December 14, 2007, 17:07:14

they have but these will be with the ford / landorver technology :D

I am thinking the rock crawling setting might not be used though :lol:

Title: Transit van
Post by: Ja1983 on December 14, 2007, 20:26:26

didnt the leccy board have a batch specially made? were these all conversions?

one on ebay not so long back, went for silly money tho!

Title: Transit van
Post by: madmatt on December 14, 2007, 20:31:35

Your thinking of the ford transit county. It was a firm that converted transits to 4 wheeldrive they had nothing to do with ford at all.

Title: Transit van
Post by: Wireless on December 14, 2007, 21:15:52

Powys Ambulance Service (now part of an all Wales Service) used to have 4x4 transit V6 3 litre ambulances, we didn't in Shropshire, always wanted to try one out....

That was over ten years ago.

There may be a few still out there in private hands if people are interested in getting one, they have glass fibre bodywork, so they should still be ok, just make sure you take a good look underneath.

Title: Transit van
Post by: L90OOK on December 14, 2007, 23:10:11

I have seen a few Tdi 4motion (4 wheel drive) VW vans around recently which look pretty smart.
The old 4x4 sherpa's were great 8)  :lol:

Title: Transit van
Post by: Lord Shagg-Pyle on December 14, 2007, 23:12:50

Quote from: "L90OOK"

I have seen a few Tdi 4motion (4 wheel drive) VW vans around recently which look pretty smart.
The old 4x4 sherpa's were great 8)  :lol:

The Sherpa V8 4x4's? I feel sure The Met used them as the transport of choice for the SPG in the late 70's/early 80's. A real wolf in sheep's clothing!

Title: Transit van
Post by: L90OOK on December 14, 2007, 23:24:18

Quote from: "Lord Shagg-Pyle"

Quote from: "L90OOK"

I have seen a few Tdi 4motion (4 wheel drive) VW vans around recently which look pretty smart.
The old 4x4 sherpa's were great 8)  :lol:

The Sherpa V8 4x4's? I feel sure The Met used them as the transport of choice for the SPG in the late 70's/early 80's. A real wolf in sheep's clothing!

That's the one...haven't seen them for years  :(

Title: Transit van
Post by: Dr Evil on December 14, 2007, 23:47:25

Quote from: "L90OOK"

The old 4x4 sherpa's were great :lol:

I broke one of these in January. It was a 'special' built by Quaife as a 4x4 demonstrator, Rover V8, RRC front axle, Quaife Diffs front and rear & a 6 speed sequential gearbox. Pretty much the same as the met jobbys, but much, much quicker. Still got the engine in the garage, only done 400 miles from BRAND NEW !!!!

Title: Transit van
Post by: edy on December 15, 2007, 00:48:32

Quote from: "Wireless"

Powys Ambulance Service (now part of an all Wales Service) used to have 4x4 transit V6 3 litre ambulances

i belive that was the 3L essex engines :D. if you go onto the ford transit forum they have a few mk5 that have V8 lumps in them 8) also some V8 4x4, prety high off the ground 8)

Title: Transit van
Post by: landroverkeith on December 15, 2007, 19:52:24

ford transit 4x4??? lol eint that the disco 3 ???  :roll:   :lol:

Title: Transit van
Post by: muddyjames on December 15, 2007, 20:13:11

Exactly Kieth.

A disco 3 technology with a transit van boot space. I want one :D

Title: Transit van
Post by: agent006 on December 15, 2007, 21:31:15

The environment agency round my way have 4x4 Merc Sprinter vans.