9th Apr, 2025 12:00
Imperial War Museum | Duxford, Cambridgeshire
1969 Ford Transit MkI Camper Van
Lotus Cortina colours
Sold for £11,250
(including buyers premium)
Registration No: SHW 760G
Chassis No: BC05HT51705
MOT: September 2025
- Restored to a show-winning standard in 2017
- Repainted in Lotus Cortina colours complete with badge
- Well-stocked period interior augmented with various mod cons (TV etc)
- Recently subject to c.£1,000 of servicing and maintenance
- Circa 60,000 recorded miles
Ford's ubiquitous Transit range needs little introduction. Launched in 1965, it has been Europe's best-selling light commercial vehicle for the last 40 years, and is now into its Mk8 incarnation. More intriguingly, in the 1970s, no less than 95 percent of robberies employing a vehicle apparently involved a Transit of some description! Famed for bringing car-like handling, driveability and comfort to the van world, it was the ideal base for all manner of conversions, including motor caravans. Power in the early models was supplied by 1.7 or 2.0-litre V4 versions of Ford's Essex powerplant. The suspension was deliberately basic, with live axles front and rear. A wide track provided exceptional stability.
This Transit camper possesses continuous history from new and displays some 60,000 miles to its odometer. Professionally restored to a show-winning standard in 2017, the Ford had its engine, suspension and brakes overhauled, while the well-stocked period interior was augmented with various mod cons including a television. Indicative of the level of attention that went into the refurbishment, the dashboard gained a bespoke rally-style instrument panel with gauges, switches and a push-button radio. Spending four figures on maintenance, the vendor has had the water pump, leisure battery and exhaust renewed with the brake and cooling systems being fettled too. A seemingly ideal tender vehicle for a Lotus Cortina or a great classic camper in its own right, this appealing Transit is offered for sale with two large boxes of history and MOT certificate valid until September 2025.
For more information, please contact:
Baljit Atwal
baljit.atwal@handh.co.uk
07943 584762
Auction: Imperial War Museum | Duxford, Cambridgeshire, 9th Apr, 2025
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