To improve cargo access by creating a flat load floor and enlarging the rear doors, the engine was placed between the front seats. While also a forward-control vehicle, Ford introduced a midengined configuration. Ĭompeting directly against the rear-engined Chevrolet Corvair van and Volkswagen Transporter, the Ford Econoline established multiple design precedents adopted by successive North American vans, including the Chevrolet Van and Dodge A100. Three models were available, a cargo van, a passenger van (also sold under the Station Bus and Club Wagon names), and a forward-control pickup truck. Beginning development in 1957, the model line served as a replacement for the Ford F-Series panel delivery (and the smaller Ford Courier sedan delivery). Prior to its closure, Lorain Assembly ( Lorain, Ohio), assembled the model line from 1961 to 2005.ġ86.3 in (4,732.0 mm) (Econoline Super Van)įord released the first-generation Ford Econoline on September 21, 1960, for the 1961 model year. The E-Series (cutaway/stripped chassis) is assembled by Ford at its Ohio Assembly facility ( Avon Lake, Ohio), which has produced the model line since 1975.
In 2021, the model line entered its 60th year of production (becoming the second current Ford line to do so). As of current production, the E-Series remains offered exclusively in cutaway and stripped-chassis configurations. Ford retired the E-Series passenger and cargo vans after 2014, replacing them with the Ford Transit. With over 8.2 million units sold since 1961, the Ford E-Series is the third-best selling van line in history (outranked only by the Ford Transit and Volkswagen Transporter). Marketed for both cargo and passenger transport configurations, the E-Series has been designed with multiple design variations for both retail and commercial sale, including vans, and commercial-grade cutaway van chassis and stripped chassis (a chassis without bodywork). Introduced for 1961 as the replacement of the Ford F-Series panel van, four generations of the model line have been produced. The Ford E-Series (also known as the Ford Econoline, Ford Econovan or Ford Club Wagon) is a range of full-size vans manufactured and marketed by the Ford Motor Company.
Oakville, Ontario, Canada ( Oakville Assembly) įord Transit (van variant for North America and the Philippines).Lorain, Ohio, United States ( Lorain Assembly, closed 2005).Avon Lake, Ohio, United States ( Ohio Assembly).
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