Description
H&H Classic Auction @Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
27th Nov, 2024 13:00
1989 Ford Transit Mk3 Recovery Truck
Just 48, 500 miles from new
Estimate
£6, 000 - £8, 000
Registration No: F733 SAE
Chassis No: WF0DXXGBVDJL35592
MOT: None
Residing in the current family ownership since 1989
Just c. 48, 500 miles from new
Used as part of the family garage business for local recoveries
Notably original and very solid chassis
Launched in 1965 and now in its ninth generation across a fourth platform, the iconic Ford Transit was a global success story, being Europe’s best-selling light commercial vehicle for no less than 40 years and the best in the USA for the last seven. In many parts of the world the word Transit has long since become the generic term for any make of similar van, and in excess of 8 million examples have been produced to date. What is generally known as the Mk3 version was based on the model’s second platform and remained in production from 1986 until 2000. It was readily recognisable by its steeply angled windscreen that echoed the line of the bonnet and its simple but practical box-like design.
The insurance premiums of commercial vehicles are high for good reason, i. e. such machines are generally as abused as they are used, which makes this low mileage Transit a rarity. ‘F733 SAE’ was manufactured in 1989 and was supplied new to a coachwork company being road registered on the 10th March that year. Fitted with the 2496cc straight-four turbo diesel engine with a four-speed manual gearbox equipped with overdrive, the Ford is finished in the colour scheme of White paintwork with a Red lower quarter, and a Grey cloth interior upholstery. A recovery vehicle from new, the Transit was purchased into the current, garage-owning family when just three months old in June 1989. Utilised for collection of stranded vehicles locally, hence amassing minimal mileage, there was annual servicing during this time and the Ford was placed into dry storage sometime during 2014/ 15.
Recently uncovered from storage, ‘F733 SAE’ will therefore require a degree of recommissioning, although started readily for our photography session and running and driving. Now offered having covered just c. 48, 500 miles from new, the Transit is accompanied by numerous previous MOTs, a previous logbook, and a current V5C document showing two former keepers. Notably original and boasting a very solid chassis, videos of the chassis and the 'spec lift' in operation are available on request. With Mk3 Transits becoming a collectable classic commercial, low mileage and ownership examples, such as this, will surely be the pick of the bunch. A modern classic and ideal for transporting classics around the show scene.
