Thanks all for your excellent guesses/suggestions. (also, thanks Outbound for your flow simulator work, last year) However, none of you are correct, yet.
The words "Galileo" and futuristic did get me thinking of an old Star Trek episode called the "The Galileo Seven".
Anyway, Spock, Scotty and a couple of others had taken the shuttle "Galileo" to a planet, became stranded and were being attacked by huge ape-like creatures! (Sort of like my daily experiences at my place of employment) Of course, one of the "red shirt" guys gets killed prior to the first commercial break - per standard Star Trek protocol.
I thought something like that would make a cool looking RV. But, it turns out, some guy(s) beat me to the punch a while back! (and they did a pretty good job)
Now, if you want a bunch of "can I see it" sort of people gathering around your campsite, make yourself one of these! (just don't wear a red shirt!) This fellow made it out of an old class C motorhome - discarding all the stuff not needed (which seems to be everything but the chassis and motor)
Upon reflecting for a while, I decided that this whole "Galileo" thing was either going too expensive (first post) or too much work (this post). So, what I bought does not even sound like the word "Galileo". Stay tuned as the drama unfolds!