Ford Transit Jump - Circa 1985

Ford Transit Jump – Circa 1985

Reading time: less than a minute | Written by Ben Branch | January 26th 2012

In 1985 stuntman Steve Matthews jumped a Ford Transit over 15 cars for charity, his prep work on the van before the jump involved nothing more than removing the glass and duct-taping the hood closed.

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Published by Ben Branch - January 26th 2012

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