AbakwaNissan namanje bebengazi ukuthi kuyini ukushintsha izinjini zisuka kolunye ziyise kwenye – njengoba kwenzeka kwiJuke GT-R – kanti kwaFord bebevele bezenzela okwabo, ngeTransit.
Ngemuva kokukwethula enye yezimoto ezihamba phambili zama-60s, iFord Transit ebingalindelekile. Namuhla usuku lokukwethula ngeFord Transit engavamile nakakhulu: i-SuperVan. Uma umile thola isihlalo, ngoba lokho ozokufunda kuzowushintsha unomphela umbono wakho wehaba, ubuhlanya nokuphupha emini.
"Konke lokhu ndawonye kwenze ukundiza lesi 'silo sohwebo' kwacishe kwanzima njengokuya enyangeni nge-skateboard."
Sikhuluma ngeFord Transit efakwe i-chassis, ukumiswa kanye nenjini ye-Ford GT-40. Ngamanye amazwi, izingxenye zemoto okwathi ngo-1966 zanqoba kakhulu imikhumbi ye-Ferrari, uhlobo olwase lulawule umncintiswano amashumi eminyaka. Ngamafuphi, amaMelika afika, abona futhi anqoba. Okulula njengalokhu: Umsebenzi ufeziwe!
Ukuthi kwanqunywa kanjani ukuthi kwakhiwe iFord Transit SuperVan asazi, mhlawumbe isithukuthezi esibi sehlele iqembu lonjiniyela ngemuva kokunqoba kwabo ngamalengiso e-Le Mans. Yini-ke okufanele uyenze? Futhi kuthiwani ngokuthatha i-Ford Transit futhi ufake lapho izingxenye zemoto "nozalo" lwemoto yokuncintisana?! Kuzwakala kukuhle akunjalo? Ngeke sazi ukuthi izinto zaba kanjalo yini, kodwa akusekude kakhulu kulokhu.
Ekhuluma ngezinombolo. Injini ehlomisa i-SuperVan, ngaphezu kokuba "i-pure-bred", ibingu-5.4 litre V8, ifakwe i-super-compressor - eyaziwa e-US ngokuthi "blower" - eyathuthukisa isibalo esihle esingu-558 hp. kanye ne-torque engu-69.2 kgfm ku-4,500 rpm. Uphephela othe uma ugibela kwi-GT-40 wafinyelela ku-330 km/h nokuthatha imizuzwana engu-3.8 nje ukuqeda i-sprint ukusuka ku-0-100 km/h. Vele, ku-chassis ye-Ford Transit izinombolo bezingemnandi kangako. Phela sikhuluma ngomzimba onjenge-aerodynamic njengongaphambili lwebhilidi, kodwa uma kukhulunywa ngokusheshisa, onjiniyela bakwaFord bathi ukufika ku-150 km/h izinto bezingahambi kahle.
AKUMELE UPHUTHELWE: I-Ford Transit: enye yezimoto ezihamba phambili zezemidlalo zama-60s (PART1)
Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuqhubeke, umshayeli wendiza wayezifaka engozini. Imimoya yasemaceleni yathatha umsebenzi womzimba futhi izinto zaba zimbi nakakhulu. Ngaphezu kwakho konke lokhu, ukumiswa okwasungulwa ukuze kubhekane “nomzimba” womsubathi oqhudelana kakhulu, akuzange kusekele kalula ukudluliselwa kwabantu abaningi ku-chassis esindayo. Ngaso sonke isikhathi ukusheshisa, ijika noma ukubhuleka, iFord Transit empofu yajuluka ukuhambisana nomfutho wenjini okwakungahloselwe ukuba iboshwe ngomfanekiso “womkhomo”. Konke lokhu kuhlangene, okwenza ukushayela lesi “silwane sohwebo” kucishe kube nzima njengokuya enyangeni nge-skateboard.Iphrojekthi ibe yimpumelelo ongayibona ezithombeni. Iminyaka eminingi, abakwaFord benza lesi “silo” sibe ngomunye wabathwali baso abajwayelekile, kangangokuthi kusukela lapho noma nini lapho kukhishwa inguqulo entsha yeTransit, ihambisana nephrojekthi efanayo. Yebo kuyiqiniso, ngaphezu kwale Ford Transit SuperVan kukhona okwengeziwe. Abanye abanenjini ye-Formula 1! Kodwa sizokhuluma ngazo ngesinye isikhathi.
Thatha le vidiyo yokukhangisa ye-Ford Transit SuperVan yango-1967:
OLUNYE UDABA: I-Ford Transit SuperVan 3: yezitolo ngokushesha (Ingxenye 3)