Thank you Isellford for the detailed information. The 59 inches should work for me. I see you are in Texas; wish you were closer, but NY to Texas is too far for service. When I was still working/commuting I bought six new Fords over eighteen years from the same Ford dealership/salesman with great help and service. Now I want a less costly vehicle seems like this is more of a do it yourself sale/project. I looked at the Adrian Steel website. I see they have a Poyguard Partition designed for the Astro Van. Wish I knew about it seven years ago; it would have saved me a few headaches. I hope they make it available for the Transit Connect – removable/movable just what I need. My thirty boxes weigh about 30 pounds on average and lighter ones on top sometimes shift on hard braking.
In my area there is a huge fleet of aging Chevy Astro/GMC Sarfari Vans used by tradesmen, telephone/cable companies, taxis companies looking for a replacements. If Ford does not get more Transit Connects available soon and lock up the market, someone else is going to tweak an existing vehicle and take this opportunity for meaningful new product sales away. My dealer seems to be getting two WHITE XL cargo vans each week and they are sold before they get off the delivery truck. Thank you again.