Ford Full Size Transit

Big Al · Nov 25, 2013

Yes the Ford Transit will be built at the F150 plant in Claycomo,MO just south of Kansas City. I hope all the delays will be because they were working out all the kinks. Seems as though the gas engines will be 2 V6's and the diesel will be an inline 5 cylinder diesel from South Africa.

letzrockexpress said:
The Transit will be built in Kansas City and the Chevy/GMC vans have and will be built in Wentzville, Mo... What are you talking about?

deadhead · Nov 26, 2013

Ford well be rear wheel drive and not front wheel drive .

KickStarter6 · Nov 26, 2013

letzrockexpress said:
The Transit will be built in Kansas City and the Chevy/GMC vans have and will be built in Wentzville, Mo... What are you talking about?

A previous poster corrected me on the transit being constructed in Kansas City. But the no one ever said where the express was made tho. I at least had the NV right in my outlandish statement lol

Lawrence · Nov 29, 2013

Our sponsor Pallotta Ford of Wooster, OH unveiled the full sized Ford Transit Van at the Expo this past July. I spoke with the owner the other day and they plan to stock and service these vans for Expediters.

They expect them on the ground early 2014.

Questions? Call Mike Pallotta at 866-574-5419.

scottm4211 · Nov 29, 2013

Ford website shows Summer '14.

jrcarroll · Nov 29, 2013

KickStarter6 said:
that ram is SO UGLY tho. I realize making money is the number 1 goal but I have standards and a front wheel drive fugly dodge aint gonna cut . Just saying

However good looking or ugly don't pay the bills. personally I thought the Sprinters were ugly when they first came out. At this time I would go with the Ram. (sorry GEO)

Mailer · Nov 30, 2013

xiggi said:
Built or assembled? Is anything really built in one country anymore.

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The last article I read, said assembled.

KickStarter6 · Nov 30, 2013

jrcarroll said:
However good looking or ugly don't pay the bills. personally I thought the Sprinters were ugly when they first came out. At this time I would go with the Ram. (sorry GEO)

That's the great thing about choices I can have my sprinter, you can have the ram, and joe bob can rock out the old express and were all happy. Variety is the spice of life lol

beachbum · Nov 30, 2013

It will be built in Mexico

KickStarter6 said:
A previous poster corrected me on the transit being constructed in Kansas City. But the no one ever said where the express was made tho. I at least had the NV right in my outlandish statement lol

Mailer · Nov 30, 2013

Ford Transit.....you'll need bigger budget for tires, Lol.

DRIFT BUS & SUPER VAN in one Ford Transit V8 - YouTube

zorry · Nov 30, 2013

And that was Linda's first time in a CV !

guido4475 · Nov 30, 2013

beachbum said:
It will be built in Mexico

Sorry to say you're incorrect, but the Transit is being made in Claycomo. I am sure most of the parts for it will be made overseas, however.

zorry · Nov 30, 2013

Really? You mean the pics in post 39 are real ?

Probably heading to the proving grounds for more tweaking.

guido4475 · Dec 1, 2013

KickStarter6 said:
isnt the transit being made in mexico? and the express made in canda? only "american made" cargo van is the nissan NV...canton mississippi ive been there several times taking loads in my sprinter that had it final assembly in north carolina. the idea of "american made" is a joke imo...all it means it will cost more than necessary and fall apart in 6 months

Actually, The Sprinter's final re-assembly point is in Charleston, South Carolina, If I remember correctly.

KickStarter6 · Dec 1, 2013

guido4475 said:
Actually, The Sprinter's final re-assembly point is in Charleston, South Carolina, If I remember correctly.

I've certainly learned to check my facts before posting lol but with the sprinters I knew it was a Carolina just wasn't sure which one. I was def closer with saying nc instead of sc compared to the Mexico to Kansas debacle

KickStarter6 · Dec 1, 2013

KickStarter6 said:
isnt the transit being made in mexico? and the express made in canda? only "american made" cargo van is the nissan NV...canton mississippi ive been there several times taking loads in my sprinter that had it final assembly in north carolina. the idea of "american made" is a joke imo...all it means it will cost more than necessary and fall apart in 6 months

This dude's got his facts wrong.....oh wait that me lol

Correction I got my facts wrong lol

xmudman · Dec 1, 2013

guido4475 said:
Sorry to say you're incorrect, but the Transit is being made in Claycomo

Correct. The Promaster is being made in Mexico, Saltillo to be precise. You see 'em on flatbeds all the time in Laredo.

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OntarioVanMan · Feb 28, 2014

Just delivered in Claycomo this week..official run date is now tentatively pushed back to August 2014...making it a 2015 model year.....tough luck for those waiting for the release...

scottm4211 · Feb 28, 2014

Wow. They've really dropped the ball on this one. :thumbdown:

ntimevan · Feb 28, 2014

OntarioVanMan said:
Just delivered in Claycomo this week..official run date is now tentatively pushed back to August 2014...making it a 2015 model year.....tough luck for those waiting for the release...

Ford ...a better idea....to whom.....I bet the new employees at Liberty , Mo. who were being trained in August of 2013 for the partial assembly of Transit parts to run 3 shifts once the Transit plant went full production are wondering w t h ....lol

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