All things great are built from great foundations. That’s why we opted for a brand-new 2021 Ford Transit Custom Limited in Agate Black with cruise control, air con, electric windows and Ford’s multimedia entertainment system.
Worth just shy of £30k in itself, we knew we had a brand-new, solid, reliable foundation to build something special.
It made us cry a little on the inside, but omelette and eggs and all that…
So we cut some holes in the Transit Custom ready for the installation of the pop-up roof and the privacy windows at the side and rear.
We also put a filter on any pictures we published because no one needs to see surgery in all its gory detail.
This won’t be your average camper conversion. Being Maxxis, we couldn’t help but splash a bit of colour here and there, the orange worktop nicely offsetting the Kitline furniture in Hacienda Black.
The campervan now has plenty of storage and its own kitchen, complete with a 2-burner gas hob/sink combo unit, 49L fridge/freezer, and fully equipped with gas bottle, crockery, cutlery, pots and pans, as well as onboard fresh water storage.
Early riser? No? You will be if you win this thing.
That’s right, we’ve given it a striking orange roof for that unique look. But seriously, don’t worry, it’s a Skyline pop-top with black gelcoat inside for a perfect night’s sleep. The exterior canvas is Maratime Orange with the scenic upgrade.
Inside the roof is a gas ram-assisted foldaway upper level Rock and Roll bed which can be operated electronically and is M1 tested and MOT compliant.
We replaced the standard wheels with Fuel Shok custom offset wheels in Anthracite, a style which is brand-new to the UK for 2021.
These new wheels were then clad in decent, comfortable yet capable tyres; our Bravo AT-771 all-terrain tyres.
Besides looking cool as hell, this new setup will enable the lucky winner to easily make it from road to field to mud and back again easily, making these tyres the perfect fit for a camper van which may be used all year round.
We’ve added some gorgeous diamond-stitch leather seats for an ultra-smart, luxurious look and ultimate comfort on those long drives.
The rear seats also extend electronically to become a comfortable and easy-to-use double bed.
Our final touches include:
Stay tuned and make sure you buy Maxxis tyres for your chance to win; this is a treat you don’t want to miss out on.
After all that, once the finished article is complete we’ll wait until the end of September.
What happens at the end of September? The prize draw for the chance to win this customised beast of a campervan will come to a close.
Then, in early October, we’ll draw a winner completely at random out of all the entries. We’ll get in touch with them and, providing we all have room in our calendars, we’ll have their brand-new custom campervan to them well in time for Christmas.
We recognise we’ve made it sound like our 2020 lockdown hobby was building custom campervans… It wasn’t. We’re still tyre experts.
So, when we say ‘we’ in reference to any of the customisation of the Ford Transit Custom, we really mean our car, 4×4 and van tyre distributor, Stapleton’s Tyre Services. And when we say Stapleton’s Tyre Services, we really mean one of their Key Dealers: Carnoustie Garage and MOT Station, AKA Campervamping, who are absolute pros when it comes to camper conversions.
