A bespoke Land Rover ‘Gastrowagon’ that featured in the popular River Cottage television series with celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is to be offered to the highest bidder next month.
The 1982 Land Rover 109 will be one of a selection of collectible vehicles available at the next Bonhams MPH Sale on 11 December.
An entirely unique motor, it features a fully functioning kitchen at the back with a two-burner hob, oven, and even a fridge.
Meals on wheels: TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s Land Rover used in his River Cottage Series will be sold at auction next month
The 1982 Landie has a fully operating kitchen in the back. A built-in fridge, oven, worktop and drawers are accompanied by a double-burner hob and a sink that fold down from inside the rear doors
The 4X4 has recently been completely restored and is estimated to sell for between £25,000 to 35,000 when the hammer drops in a matter of weeks.
The 1982 long wheelbase 109 Land Rover, which has been converted to a camper-cum-kitchen, became familiar to viewers of the chef’s 1990s series ‘A Cook on the Wild Side’, as Hugh’s transport in which he toured the British countryside in search of wild ingredients.
Built especially for the television show, the Gastrowagon has a fully operating kitchen that extends from the rear section of the vehicle, with a worktop, drawers, fridge and oven fitted into the back of the Land Rover.
The double-burner hobs and sink are fitted to the inside of the rear doors. Once folded out, it creates a fully operational kitchen.
Additional table tops stored inside the Land Rover can also be attached to create a huge outdoor cooking space.
The back also has a wind and waterproof canopy so a user can whip up their favourite dish no matter what the weather conditions.
Sleeping accommodation is provided by a roof-mounted upturned boat and ancillaries include a shower and basin that appear from another hidden fold-out panel on the right-hand-side of the vehicle.
Sleeping accommodation is provided by an upturned boat that’s mounted onto the roof of the classic Land Rover 4X4
The 4X4 has recently been completely restored and is estimated to sell for between £25,000 to 35,000 when the hammer drops in a matter of weeks
Ancillaries include a shower and basin that appear from another hidden fold-out panel on the right-hand-side of the vehicle
The 4X4 has been fully restored after it was used in the chef’s 1990s series ‘A Cook on the Wild Side’, as Hugh’s transport in which he toured the British countryside in search of wild ingredients
Inside, there’s even a vintage ice cream maker.
Another extra special feature is Hugh’s signature on the bulkhead.
Following 25 years in the wilderness, the Gastrowagon was completely rebuilt and refurbished to its original fully-functioning specification, by classic Land Rover specialists John Brown 4X4, and is said to run and drive ‘like new’.
Rob Hubbard, Head of Bonhams MPH, said: ‘Land Rovers are always popular at MPH sales and we are pleased to offer this true one-off which would be perfect for anyone wanting to take a post-lockdown staycation.’
Additional table tops stored inside the Land Rover can also be attached to create a huge outdoor cooking space
Following 25 years in the wilderness, the Gastrowagon was completely rebuilt and refurbished to its original fully-functioning specification, by classic Land Rover specialists John Brown 4X4, and is said to run and drive ‘like new’
The wooden rear door panels also have carrying facilities for a gas tank to power the hobs and a Jerry Can
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