Want to go off the grid in a camper van, but looking for something a little different? Why not a Commer Dormobile Autosleeper?
What is a Commer Dormobile Autosleeper? Think of it as a British take on the ever-popular Volkswagen Westfalia.
This example comes powered by 1725cc inline-four backe…
This is definitely one that I had to share because I kind of want this. I feel like half of the fun would be explaining to people what it is.
Nice but like the shape of the Bedford Doormobile better.
A longtime friend has not one, but TWO Commer Funwagons. He took me for a ride in the running one (the other is, of course, for parts).
"The engine is a 1700 from an Alpine," he told me as we puttered down the road.
"So you could drop in a Ford 289 with a Tiger conversion, right?"
He just laughed and laughed.
It's a sweet little camper for a vintage, English-themed version of #vanlife. And yes, half the fun is explaining what it is -- especially when it's the Funwagon version.
I can't locate the distinction between the Dormobile and the Funwagon, though if I had the Dormobile, it would receive a plethora of those inspirational wall-art quotes, equally distributed between Lewis Carroll and Petronius Arbiter. Because that's how I roll... in honey and sesame seeds, baby.
The only thing I don't like about this is it's not powered by the Comer TS-3 Horizontally-Opposed Uniflow (2-cycle) Diesel (3 Cylinders, 12 Connecting Rods, 6 Rockers, 6 pistons, a roots blower and no valves!) and was never designed for it.
Dormobile still makes conversions that turn Vans, SUVs, etc. into excellent campers. A Land Rover Defender 110 was featured on Bring-a-Trailer a couple of years ago.
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