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In 1972, the Metropolitan Police dubbed the Transit “Britain’s most wanted van”. It said: “Ford Transits are used in. With the performance of a car and space for 1.75 tons of loot, the Transit is proving to be the perfect getaway vehicle,” a spokesperson for the police said.
A blue Ford Transit was used in the Brink’s-Mat robbery in 1983. Having stolen £26 million worth of gold from a security warehouse at Heathrow, the gang’s Transiton Earl’s Court Road, just 12 miles away. If only the police had noticed that the suspension was creaking the under the pressure of carrying three tonnes of gold.If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.
. The chauffeur controlled a skid and managed to drive the president and his wife out of harm’s way. De Gaulle owed his life to the driver and Citroën’s legendary suspension system.
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