Two iconic designs combine in new 4x4 motorhome

Duckworth Overland, based in Somerset, is building a unique Land Rover-based motorhome, called the Aerover. It aims to combine the off-road capabilities of the original Land Rover Defender with the iconic design of an Airstream caravan.

It says it hopes the project will bring beauty to the overland vehicle market. Everything on the Aerover is handcrafted and the interior can be completely bespoke.

Built on a renovated 2001 Defender with rebuilt Td5 engine, new chassis and air suspension (offering different ride heights for on and off-road driving, as well as a levelling function), the base vehicle for the first Aerover is described as better than new.

Onto that base, Duckworth Overland is adding its all-aluminium body, made with traditional coachbuilding skills and featuring an aluminium frame, aluminium skin and solid aluminium rivets. The wooden frame seen in the photos of the Aerover under construction is just a buck and doesn’t form part of the finished vehicle.

When completed, the exterior finish can be polished or have a clear coat over the top for protection.

Inside, the Aerover will have a rear lounge seating four, a Victron electrical system, habitation air-con, a 200Ah lithium battery, compressor fridge and an electric hob – there will be no gas on board. Heating is diesel-fuelled.

This initial Aerover is expected to be completed this September and will be priced at around £200,000.