The one I have is actually the 1971 Ford Supervan, made by L&L models in the UK (they also make a very cool Ford Escort MK1), dunno though if that van was specific to Europe though...
I will stick around to see if I can develop similar emotions towards him, in the meanwhile I just want my tools to arrive so I can get to work on my NTC3, which will be a bit more "utilitarian" :)