Land Rover Dormobiles

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The model 625  two berth Land Rover Dormobiles did not have a standard interior furniture kit like the more common 626 four berth version.

The Land Rover regular that the 625 version is based upon has a bulkhead behind the row of seats and taller side benches than the 5 door station wagon Land Rover.  Some 625 Dormobiles were delivered fitted only with the lifting roof and the two top bunks, such as the one that Land Rover lent to Barbara Toy for her travels in 1960. 625 versions had custom interiors and I have yet to see two that look the same.

This Dormobile is a Series III Land Rover with a Defender bonnet and radiator bulkhead. It was listed on Ebay.UK as a 1972 model.  The top has been 'recanvased' with material that was available in the early to mid 1990's. The interior appears tobe original mostly.   I suspect the refrigerator is a later add on and the side seats have been reupholstered and one side shortened to provide space for the fridge.

The Dormobile pictured below belongs to Jason and Kellie in the UK.  It consists of a late Dormobile kit transferred from a rotting Land Rover to a good condition 1980 Series III stationwagon. A 200tdi engine makes this Land Rover Dormobile an economical to drive motor caravan.

Late Land Rover Dormobiles came with a bottom hinged door on the spice cabinet.  Also of interest are the recessed handles in the cooker/sink cabinet.  Storage space is always problem in Land Rover Dormobiles.  Notice this solution for storing sleeping bags in a cover hung at the base of the roof.  It's as neat a solution as I've ever seen.

Jeremy's Land Rover Dormobile was originally dispatched to the UK.  Over the years the Dormobile kit was moved from one Land Rover to another.  The vehicle was sold to someone in Germany in the mid 2000's and in 2008 sold to Jeremy in Switzerland where it now resides.

The heavy rust makes it prohibitively expensive to restore so the Dormobile kit will be moved to yet another Land Rover stationwagon.  This time a 1975 Series III with six cylinder engine.

Jeremy's lovely 3 year old daughter has found the Dormobile cooker to be the perfect size and can't wait to go out camping with her dad

For more on this vehicle & the project go to: http://n.ethz.ch/student/jhackney/Dormobile.html

1987 D110 Land Rover Dormobile conversion that went through Ebay Canada near the end of December 2008.  This truck has a 3.5L V8, a Dormobile lifting roof and top bunks.  It does not appear to have any Dormobile furniture.

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