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 backed by a four-speed manual transmission (said to be similar to the powertrain used in the Sunbeam Alpine) and currently shows 68,000 miles on the odometer.
Find this 1968 Commer Dormobile Autosleeper available through SiftGate Automotive auctions.
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.
