Ford Vans

With a long and prestigious history, the badge of the Ford brand is one of the most instantly recognisable trade marks on the planet. A true heavyweight in the automotive game, the Ford Motor Company now conducts operations all over the world; from its base in Dearborn, Michigan, to Port Elizabeth, South Africa; Auckland, New Zealand and La Boca, Argentina, among countless other locations around the globe.

Ford was founded in 1903, producing its first commercial truck five years later in 1908. Since then, Ford has produced countless popular and iconic light commercial vehicles for a range of markets. The Ford V8 pickup, released in 1939, with its sturdy design and reliable engine, was amongst the first of Fords commercial vehicles to score a major success amongst business owners in search of a rugged, hardworking vehicle.

Several years later, in 1953, the first Ford Transit rolled off the production line in the German city of Cologne. Although a steady vehicle, the first incarnation of the Transit failed to set the LCV world alight, with business owners preferring to stick with more tried and tested methods of carting their products about.

By time the second generation of the Transit was released in 1965 that had all changed. The unprecedented popularity of the Transit, particularly in Britain, made the Ford brand synonymous with tough, reliable and outstanding value commercial vehicles.

Nowadays, vehicles like the Transit Connect and Ranger pickup are bearing the Ford Motor Companys LCV torch in the 21st century.