[Del]

Ford and Galpin joined up to provide Surfers Healing (a group that uses surfing to engage autistic children) with a new Woody Transit.

But its not a real woody...

The overhaul was actually quite simple—look closely, and you’ll notice that the “wood” on the Transit’s body sides is more ’80s Ford LTD wagon than ’50s Ford Country Squire. In fact, everything not painted white is actually a vinyl wrap, including the light and dark “wood” and even the green “paint.” We don’t really care, because the Surfers Healing rig looks awesome, and the color scheme is just about perfect. It would have been cool if Galpin Auto Sports removed the Transit’s hubcaps to reveal the more retro-appropriate steel wheels behind them, but the van’s true cool lies in its new mission: helping Paskowitz shuttle kids to and from a great time at the beach.

Pretty though...

 

[ted]

That looks horrible.

I rather see the Transit in full teal than with that woody overlay.

What makes it worse is they didn't change the wheel or change the color of the lower plastics. Poorly executed.

No taste.

 

[PeterR]

Bet the young kids in California love it!

Reminds me of why I went west in the 60's.

California Dreamin' !!! (Here we come again . . . )

PS nice work by Surfers Healing and Galpin Ford. Plenty of camps on the east coast this summer too:

http://www.surfershealing.org

http://www.surfershealing.org/camp-schedule

 

[carnut]

I like some of that. The "wood" section around the windows helps tie together the uneven stagger of the front door windows with the higher side windows. It also breaks up the big section of steel above the windows. The low roof models of Promaster and Sprinter are the only ones where the glass placement looks right to me. Low roof Transit is not useable for me, so mid roof is the only Ford option for me. Perhaps graphics could mask the extra roof height. I'm trying to get away from the upside-down jon boat on the roof look.

 

[dirt addict]

Jon boat - great description! I have the mid roof too. At a distance that front top portion looks fugly.....

 

[morey]

I saw the woody in real life today. It was in Pacific Beach at Law street. Second time I have seen it there.

 

[King]

Nice))