Dormobile Motorhomes for Sale

Dormobile was the camper conversion brand of Martin Walter Ltd, a Folkestone coachbuilder with roots going back to 1773 as a harness and carriage maker. The first Dormobile camper, based on the Bedford CA van with a side-hinged elevating roof and fold-down beds, was introduced in 1957 and was the first genuinely affordable British production camper van. Over 10,000 were sold within the first few years, and through the 1960s and 1970s Dormobile became the dominant UK motorcaravan builder, with conversions on the Bedford CA and CF, Ford Transit and Thames 400E, Commer PA and PB, BMC J2 and J4, Sherpa, Standard Atlas, Volkswagen Type 2, Toyota Hi-Ace and the Land Rover Series II and III. Martin Walter Ltd was renamed Dormobile Ltd in 1969. The side-hinged candy-striped pop-top became so well known that the word Dormobile entered general British usage as a near-generic term for an elevating-roof camper. The original business closed in 1994 and was revived in 1997 under new ownership in Hampshire, still using the trademarked side-hinged roof on bespoke conversions, though at a fraction of the original volumes. UK listings under Dormobile are almost always classic Bedford CA, Bedford CF or Land Rover conversions sold to the enthusiast and restoration market.