Sadly, the well-known yellow and dark green City Link courier service
vans, once a familiar sight in both town and country, are no more!
Founded in 1969, City Link had its headquarters in Coventry with many
strategically placed satellite depots, delivering parcels across the
UK. The one-time successful company went into administration at the end
of 2014 with the loss of over 2700 jobs and despite urgent appeals,
petitions and the quest to find a viable buyer, the company became
defunct from 1
st January 2015.
Oxford's model is a replica of one of the company’s long wheel base Ford
Transits, as used in 2007, registered BJ57 AYZ and decorated in their
signature two-tone colour scheme. The ‘busy’ graphics promote their
express parcel delivery service, together with 0870 telephone number and
website details.