Eva is the name of our Overland Truck, built on a Leyland DAF T244 chassis with a Globe Trekker Habitat.
Entering Civvy Street
In 2005, the British Army selected a replacement for the now 15-year-old fleet of T244s, the MAN HX60. So, on the 19th of April 2011, 31KJ56 was decommissioned and entered civvy street. According to the paperwork, at that time she was painted red and had only 58,915km (36,608 miles) on… Read More
31KJ56
Our truck entered service on 7th May 1991, with the license plate 31KJ56. With her first four years being spent at JSCS Ashchurch outside of Tewksbury, Gloucestershire in the UK. In March 1995, she moved to Canada to the British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS) in Alberta. She spent the… Read More
Eva’s Logo
In 1928, the DAF brand logo consisted of a steering wheel with three-layer “wings” on both sides, it was used for almost sixty years. The current DAF brand logo was adopted in 1989, and definitely has an 80s vibe, clean, simple with bold colors. The first iteration of Eva's logo… Read More
Eva – Our Overland Truck
Hello world, this is Eva! Brought in August 2020, we will be converting her over the next 18 months (or more!) from an x-British Military Leyland DAF T244 into an Overland Truck. This website will document our journey to build her, and the adventures we plan to have! Read More
First Impressions
Well, we've owned Eva for just over a month now and we have had a chance to take stock of her condition. In general, we're really happy, no major surprises but there's definitely some work to be done. The design of the cab had a few flaws, so there's some… Read More
The Pandemic Purchase
We started to research trucks in early 2020 and soon learnt about the T244. Living just outside Seattle, the US Military LMTV was an obvious choice. However, the cab is slightly smaller, and we needed room for two adults and two children. We have also learnt over time that the… Read More