The Seven Days of Monza - 1972

This film follows a seven day endurance test on the famous Monza circuit for two Ford Transits powered by the new 2.4 litre "York" diesel engine. A team of top drivers - including Roger Clark and Bengt Sodestrom - drove 4 hour shifts in "an incredible non-stop maximum speed battle against time". Ford took three world endurance records - all without a single mechanical breakdown - over the 168 hours and 12,000 miles covered at an average speed of 74 mph.

[@bigbadtree]

Love the sound of the old York Diesel

[@buckfaststradler4629]

I drove one of those diesel Mk1 Transits in 1973 - 52 MPH flat out downhill!

[@anthonyperkins7556]

Love the Ford quilted jackets.

[@johnblack3498]

Note the wing mirrors folded back for less wind resistance and the twin rear wheeler has only single wheels for less rolling resistance. Stripped out interiors to.

[@jasoncarpp7742]

If only the Ford Transit was offered here in the USA back in the 1960s and early 70s.

[@saxongreen78]

I did THREE YEARS in a diesel Transit...never again!

[@3DPeter]

+Saxon Greene
hahaha, i buy, restore and sell old transit vans, buit i don't want to drive them myself,
because they are deadly slow, and insane loud, and suck fuel like a v8, so not my kind of van,
but hey, i just sell them, and they are alot of fun to work on, because it's so damn simple, that
even a 1 year old kid could fix them, and no damn computers are needed to find a fault.

[@saxongreen78]

3DPeter Masochist! (says the man who restores Morris Majors...heheh!)

[@ingohoering1509]

Do anybody know what happened to these two cars? Can't find nothing about it?

[@PEMDS]

Alex Soler Roig was one of the drivers !

[@anthonyperkins7556]

I liked the Ford Transit 2.4 litre diesels, noisy, hardworking, tough and meets the needs of business operator and delivery driver. Economic, good durability, and strength to carry the loads, going from a to b, and back again with little fuss.

[@charliemccahill2131]

They were very hard to start and were underpowered

[@michaelcudby787]

When you got a "York" best get out & walk.

[@jimmiandfunny]

Where's the error? 5000 miles with average of 120 kilometers an hour. So it's 8000 km divided by 120 km/h = 66 hours. That's 2.7 days. Why does it take 7 days nonstop driving?

[@TheSudds01]

Andreas Jimmi that's not the total mileage. That's just the specific records they broke.

[@g0fvt]

I thought they said 12,000 miles

[@jasoncarpp7742]

I've heard of the Ford Mk1 Transit van, but I've never seen one in person.

[@jasoncarpp7742]

I honestly don't know what it is.

[@newone-gd9sk]

Never understood why the Transit sold so well, it was thirsty while being quite slow, noisy and with bad handling...

[@3DPeter]

the v6 was very popular by bankrobbers.

[@FirstOnRaceDayCapri2904]

Yes it was , the Transits with the 3 Litre V6 were probably the fastest vans on the road.

[@buxvan]

think the coppers will nick me when I get my mk2 tranny on the road if I do a robbery as it's only a 1.6 pinto.

[@3DPeter]

+David Cooper
well, you could drop a v8 in the cargo bay, like they did in some super transit in the 70's

[@charliemccahill2131]

​@@3DPetersupervan 1 back in 1971

[@Trabant601L]

i am going to search some 60s Ford for sale

[@stuartbrazier2464]

They didn't have to try to start them in the cold

[@CraigDavies.]

5.58 transit landliner camper.