Toyotas were not the most prolific choice as a base vehicle for a Martin Walter Dormobile conversion, but due to their reputation for reliability several Toyota Hi-Ace vans were converted for camper use. Do you have a Toyota dormobile conversion, if so please let us know, send us your photos, stories and anything else you care [...]
The Standard Atlas Dormobile is again a very rare sight nowadays. Leyland inherited the Standard Atlas when it bought Standard-Triumph in 1960 and it went on to be the Leyland 15 and 20. We have managed to obtain a picture of an early standard atlas van, but cannot yet source a picture of a dormobile [...]
Leyland had several of its vans available from Martin Walter Ltd with an official conversion. The first of these was the Leyland 20, which has not just a roof and interior conversion, but was also available with a complete ‘coach built’ redesigned body that sat on the Leyland 20 cab chassis, which was the Leyland [...]
There is a place on the web already packed full of all the knowledge you could possibly want on Land Rover Dormobiles, on the Land Rover FAQ website LRFAQ.ORG, where John Hess has put together a fantastic site with what appears to be the whole world’s knowledge on the subject. So rather than try and [...]
Several Ford vans were made into Dormobile conversions by Martin Walter Ltd, The early Ford Thames, and of course the ubiquitous Ford Transit van (pictured above – image courtesy of dormobile.org.uk), but even the smaller Ford Escort van had an official conversion for it, but was built more for sleeping than as a full camper [...]