This lot will be auctioned via Iconic Auctioneers, The Iconic Sale at the NEC Classic Motor Show 2025 on Saturday the 8th of November, NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT. Production of the original Defender exceeded 2,000,000 examples before the model was discontinued by JLR in 2016 – but their loss was others' gain. It created a new market of marque specialists who, as well and servicing and preserving the Defender, set about creating bespoke, enhanced and adapted examples for a client base that truly value what the Defender represents. Enter ‘Duckworth Overland’ of Bristol, a duo of skilled engineers who have created perhaps the ultimate go-anywhere Defender-based camper, capable of effortlessly carrying its occupants off the beaten track, but not at the cost of comfort, luxury or style. Combining over 20-years of engineering and classic car restoration, this is not a cut-the-roof-off, fabric ‘pop-top’ conversion, this is proper bespoke-build engineering, utilising old-fashioned, artisan metal working, plus CAD/CNC processes and modern tech, to produce a vehicle that is as striking as it is able. This is Duckworth Overland’s Aurochs (Aw-roks) Camper, named after a type of wild cattle, that lived and roamed throughout Europe, North Africa and Asia, becoming extinct in Britain by the Late Bronze Age, an animal which could thrive in changing landscapes. The Aurochs Camper blends two classic design icons – the Land Rover Defender and the Airstream caravan. It has been designed, built and tested to be able to carry two people off-grid and live comfortably. The Aurochs utilises a unique, aircraft-inspired habitation ‘pod’ which is a fully handcrafted ‘superstructure’ made up of 55mm-deep aluminium ‘ribs’ covered over with cut-and-shaped polished aluminium (secured using over 2,000 solid rivets), all fashioned over a CAD-created wooden buck.  These techniques are the same labour-intensive practices used construct beautiful classic cars and vintage aircraft, indeed, the original Airstream itself took design cues from the aircraft of the time. The use of wood for the interior makes the pod feel like the cabins of a high-end sailing yacht. The worktops are solid oak, while the continuous curves of the walls and roof are lined with 20mm-wide bamboo planks (selected for its strength, weight and aesthetic) linked together with bead and cove joints in the style of a classic cedar-strip canoe. The use of leather and Harris Tweed completes the ambiance. Every shape is an ellipse or a radius, and details such as the handmade aluminium frames to the Dometic S7 double-glazed windows, are pure works of art. The galley kitchen is well designed and equipped, whist the main space is extremely comfortable and spacious. The seating area (with dining table) can easily transition into a queen-sized double bed, all bathed in lots of natural light through the large rear window, which is part of a whole-rear-end-opening hatch, creating an amazing inside/outside feel when raised. All these classic elements are combined with very up-to-date hardware/materials/applications, such as a composite thermal barrier and 60mm of closed cell foam (to provide incredible insulation to prevent cold bridging and create an effective vapour barrier to stop condensation from the aluminium skin), a full Victron electrical system, an Eberspächer Airtronic diesel-fired blown-air system, a Truma Saphir Comfort A/C system (which has an electrical heating element for when plugged into shore power), a 200Ah lithium battery, a 3000W inverter, two 111W solar panels, an Outwell portable toilet, a Klarstein two-ring induction hob, a 57-litre compressor fridge, 85-litre fresh water tank, and a 15-litre Surecal calorifier (that supplies hot water by using heat from the Defender’s engine). Starting with a 2002 Defender 110 Td5 model, a ground-up £120,000-investment saw the engine, chassis, running gear, exterior and cabin all vastly improved. Utilising a new, genuine and galvanised Marshland 130 chassis (with a new bulkhead) as the basis, all elements have either been replaced/renewed/upgraded, including new galvanised doors, reconditioned Ashcroft gearbox/transfer box/axles, resealed/soundproofed internal panels, underbody chassis protection, repaired wiring loom, and a new galvanised exhaust system. Other upgrades include a disc transmission brake, a Polybush kit, LED road lights, billeted door handles, an Evander wooden steering wheel, a 7" touchscreen with Sat Nav, reversing camera and Car Play, vehicle tracker with driver recognition system, LED interior downlighting, an OnAir suspension system (which allows for multiple ride heights, useful for levelling off-road pitching and improves motorway driving) and a full respray, all of which complete the package. The original Td5 engine was completing rebuilt, now giving a smooth 135bhp, which has proved plenty to manage the Aurochs' 'wet' weight of 3.050kg with ease. Rarely do vehicles like this come along, combining classic styles, being traditionally crafted - yet newly built with modern componentry – and having such a sense of quality and charm. This is one of the most credible camper builds we have ever seen, superbly engineered and built to last.