Anyone need a Red Van?

[Bob Moyer]

http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/hawkes_04_29/h02_00000010.jpg (http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/04/human_landscapes_from_above.html)

[Chris Padilla]

I was about to post that this is a photoshop (and it could still be) but a careful look at glare spots on the windshield, papers on the dash, and shadows on the hoods tells me it is likely quite real!

[Mitchell Andrus]

More great photos here:

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/04/human_landscapes_from_above.html

The location of the vans is here (unused airport, UK):

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=51.934562,-1.267172&spn=0.005404,0.011405&t=h&z=17
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[mike holden]

It is quite common to batch run colors in assembly plants. We can vary car by car, but, if the orders allow, batch runs can save quite a bit of money.
Fleet sales generally make for batch runs, especially if it is a non-standard color.
Mike

[Matt Meiser]

Though they are usually mixed colors, you occasionally see that around here. Back when Ford couldn't build Expeditions fast enough there was some sort of problem where they couldn't sell them (a seat supply issue or something like that.) Instead of shutting down production, they kept building them and stashed anywhere they could find space while the problem was resolved, then went back and fixed them.

[Mark Norman]

I'll take the red one:D