Thanks for the input guys.
I've thought quite a bit about using a converted panel van for this and it does seem like an obvious choice at first but going into it a little further I think a Hilux is the way to go.
If the vehicle was going to be used by just me as a personal overland/support vehicle then the panel van would probably be the way I'd go. But I want to be able to take veterans and other wheelchair users on adventures too. Being able to transfer from a wheelchair straight onto the vehicle seats, leaving the wheelchair outside, without the need for a ramp/lift makes things a lot easier. As soon as you start using a lift and having to make room inside the vehicle for a couple of wheelchairs to move around you lose a lot of storage room, plus the modifications and adaptions would probably be the as costly if not more than for my Hilux box-body concept.
I think I essentially get the same function and a similar amount of useable storage in the Hilux as I would with a panel van, with the benifits of it being a Toyota and more capable off-road.
Anyone have an idea of companies to approach that would be able to give a cost estimate on the build, I've found a couple but they're all in Germany so far.
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