Ford Transits - Top Gear 1997 Jeremy Clarkson

Ford Transits - Top Gear 1997 Jeremy Clarkson

The Ford Transit is a family of light commercial vehicles manufactured by the Ford Motor Company since 1965, primarily as a cargo van, but also available in other configurations including a large passenger van (marketed as the Ford Tourneo in some markets since 1995), cutaway van chassis, and a pickup truck.

The vehicle is also known as the Ford T-Series, a nomenclature shared with Ford's other light commercial vehicles, the Ford F-Series trucks, and the Ford E-Series chassis.

As of 2015, 8 million Transit vans have been sold, making it the third best-selling van of all time and has been produced across four basic platform generations (debuting in 1965, 1986, 2000, and 2013 respectively), with various "facelift" versions of each.

0:00 Intro bit to the Ford Transits
0:27 Jeremy Clarkson talking about Ford Transits & Reviewing them
4:20 The Fastest Ford Transit

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[dietznutz]

Wow. A MK1 transit and a MK3 Jeremy Clarkson

[MrManBuzz]

Man, I miss that kind of advertising. Showing the transit drifting and being sent flat out on a rallycross stage? That's how to advertise a van 😂

[chtholly]

I like how at this point, 'old videos of Jeremy Clarkson' is a genre of videos in and of itself.

[TiptronicSS]

I remember those old vans roaming around the streets in the 90's. I loved seeing them as a kid. I would love seeing them again.

[simonfranc]

Jeremy Clarkson was born as a middle aged man

[pacificostudios]

It's fascinating to learn that British and North American drivers went for the "custom van" at the same time. I remember when every street had at least one van customized for camping.

[VorsprungDurchNik]

Even as a young(ish) man Clarkson was an old man...

[Bob-tstu]

my dad had a 6 wheeler for his work in the late 60's/early 70's & i can remember many times us kids and grandparents would all pile in the back and he'd drive us to the coast for the day. no seatbelts, no windows, all sat on boxes and toolchests, great times.

[willcope]

Amazing how influential these Clarkson/Wilman segments from original Top Gear have been to motoring and entertainment television.

[Cookie-Dough-Dynamo]

How can you not smile just looking at Jeremy?

[majorpaine]

Vantastic. That's the word for today. I have driven Vans my whole life. I'm a GMC Savana extended 1 ton 410 horsepower tuned cargo van myself. But right now I'd settle 18 mpg transit.

[dougodyssey]

As an Australian, i am well acquainted with the mk1 bullnose and mk2 from when i was a kid. Every tradesman, milkman, ice cream vendor and handyman had one. Most Aussie ones had a 3.2L straight six. They seemed to just last and last until the owners got tired of them and sent them to the wreckers.

[waynehankinson]

Clarkson’s look would fit in for 1967 but this was filmed in 1997.

[stephenphillip]

I'm just wondering what sort of Nurburgring lap time the late, *great* Sabine Schmitz would've posted in the Transit F1....!

[Themaxleydog]

In 1997 that van was only 32 years old which means today it would be the same as jeremy clarkson talking about a 1990 transit van with the same nostalgia

[chrisclarke]

Terrific, l had a new twin wheel in '67 and a new Luton in '74, never had a problem. Had 6 new Sprinter's and 4 Iveco's and nothing but problems.

[gavinmellon]

The red Transit driven by Clarkson lasted 11 years. Last on the road 4th October 2008.

[oddities-whatnot]

I had a Transit in 1988 cos it was cheaper to insure than a car at the time. I couldn't afford a Range Rover and wanted a big vehicle to sit high up. Loved that van. Happy memories of getting up to all sorts of nonsense in it.

[Sam_Green____]

l had a 1999 MK5 "Smiley" Banana Engine Campervan Transit until about 4 weeks ago!! (Someone took it away to use as a Chicken Shed for 20 quid !!) Best transit ever !! Extremely reliable - easy to work on !!

[OddGamerCA]

This is why Jeremy used a Ford Transit in the man with a van challenge