Martin Walter Ltd was founded in 1773 as harness manufacturers, eventually progressing to the building of carriages and coaches. As the motoring age dawned they continued their coachwork for marques such as Daimler, Rolls Royce and Mercedes Benz. In the 1950s, Vauxhall Motors began production of the Bedford CA, a series of light commercial vans with a brand new body and independent suspension. Martin Walter noticed a trend amongst tradespeople to use their new Bedford vans for both work and leisure, throwing a mattress and camping gear in the back for weekends away. This inspired Martin Walter to begin designing camper conversions for the Bedfords and eventually a whole range of vans, including the Volkswagen Kombi. As the popularity of the conversions grew they traded under the name Dormobile to reflect the sales success.

    

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