Ford Transit sets Guinness World Records title
Ford has set a new Guinness World Records title for the largest parade of vans using a convoy of more than 200 Transit vans.
Ford’s convoy was assembled over the weekend at its Dunton Technical Centre in Essex, where the company designs and develops the latest generations of Transit. The record was set in conjunction with the 60th year of continuous production of the Ford Transit.
The fleet of 201 Transit vans, which comprised businesses and Transit enthusiasts from across the UK, set off from Dunton and drove 46km to the Transit Festival at the Chelmsford City Racecourse.
From petrol-powered first-generation Transits to the latest E-Transit and Transit Custom PHEV models, the convoy was made possible by a passionate Transit community including customers and business owners, dealers, converter partners, media, Ford employees and enthusiasts.
“This record-setting achievement is a testament to the passion Transit inspires and to the versatility of the world’s best-selling cargo van,” said Lisa Brankin, chair and managing director, Ford of Britain and Ireland.
“Our Transit convoy demonstrated the huge variety of services made possible by Ford Pro and Ford’s industry-defining van across six decades,” she added.
Ford received the Guinness World Records certificate from adjudicator, Carl Saville, who said: “At Guinness World Records, we document the incredible from all around the world, and the record achieved for the ‘largest parade of vans’ is a great example of this, especially as this event is in celebration of the iconic Ford Transit van – the appropriate vehicle to be setting a new Guinness World Records title.”
The inaugural Transit Festival brought together over 2,500 enthusiasts registered to take part in useful activities including workshops to help small business owners maximise the productivity of their vehicles, dive into important issues like tool theft, and learn how to use social media to grow their businesses.
The first Ford Transit rolled off the production line on 9th August, 1965, and more than 13 million have been produced globally since.