IMPROVING ON PERFECTION
“WHEN WE STARTED THE VAN I WAS 16 YEARS OLD AND PLANNED TO TAKE IT TO SHOWS ONCE I’D PASSED MY TEST. I HADN’T IMAGINED I’D BE 23 BEFORE WE’D FINISHED…”
When you spend all day selling vans like John Anderson and his Dad (also named John), it’s easy to become a bit blasé about them. It takes something special to get them excited — something like this mint-condition, 1969 Escort van. “We’re part of Orbitkey Vans in Oxfordshire selling commercial vehicles,” explains John. “One day a chap called William Stevens came in looking to buy a Transit Connect and he happened to be driving this Mk1 Escort van. Dad had one just like it when he was younger; we
