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At Paddock Life we love it when we unearth something super-cool and affordable in the automotive space and I was recently fortunate enough to be introduced to the visionary coach-builder Edward Davies and his Van-Sport operation based in Pontypool South Wales and supported by Ford’s dealership network countrywide.Van-Sport under the new brand name MS-RT have teamed legendry Ford motorsport’s division M-Sport lead by rally guru Malcolm Wilson and luxury performance interior company Carlex Design to produce a custom range across Ford’s commercial vehicles, the fagship being the Ranger 4X4 pick-up including a Valentino Rossi VR46 special edition.Edward and his team are passionate about vehicle styling as spotted a niche in the market as for too long that warm feeling has been mainly the preserve of saloon car owners and just because you work hard and need a commercial vehicle you can’t drive something amazing or if you just want something stylish for weekend excursions, mountain biking, towing the boat to the coast with all the gear, there is nothing better than an MS-RT custom vehicle.SOMETHINGFor the weekend sir?116Barnett Fletcher takes Van-sport’s Ford Ranger for leasurly drive in the countryside.