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All in a Day’s Work as Iconic Ford Transit Sets GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ Title

Sep 22, 2025
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    Spectacular Transit convoy sets Guinness World Records title for Largest Parade of Vans
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DUNTON, UK – If you want the job done right, you call someone who drives a Transit van, and that includes when the job is setting a Guinness World Records title.

When Ford asked Transit owners to help celebrate 60 years of the iconic van in a history-making convoy, businesses and Transit enthusiasts from across the UK answered the call.

In total, 201 joined the convoy – officially a new Guinness World Records title for the Largest Parade of Vans.

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Mandy Dean, CV Director Ford of Britain & Ireland, and Hans Schep, General Manager Ford Pro Europa, with the Guinness World Records certificate

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.”

Ford received the Guinness World Records certificate from Carl Saville, Guinness World Records adjudicator, at the first-ever Transit Festival – a celebration of the van’s rich history, hard-working customers, dedicated fans and innovative future.

“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,” Saville said.

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Each of the 201 drivers who participated is now also a certified record-breaker in their own right and received a special digital certificate to commemorate their part in the event. Among them and central to the record-setting success was Peter Lee, Chairman of the Transit Van Club.

“Transit has touched millions of lives in its 60 years supporting businesses and communities, and every one of those people is a part of this iconic van’s story,” Lee said. “Transit has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember, so to be involved in this record-setting experience feels extra special. It’s a day I won’t forget in a hurry.”

Ford’s incredible convoy was assembled at Dunton Campus and then drove 29 miles (46 kilometres) to the Transit Festival at Chelmsford City Racecourse, where more than 2,500 enthusiasts registered to take part in fun, games and 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.