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zodd

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Saw these at the Great Central Railway last weekend and very cosy they looked

DSC_0129 by derek Head, on Flickr

DSC_0130 by derek Head, on Flickr

DSC_0128 by derek Head, on Flickr

silvertopsandra

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Oh my! I remember my parents caravan like the one in the first picture.
Theirs was blue, it was sited at West Wittering. I think it was called Fairholme, or similar. The windows were single glass, it was cold at night and there was condensation running down the windows. I liked the pretty scalloped edging over the front window.

They also bought a small cabin cruiser called ‘Annie May’ which was moored at Bosham, I LOVED it all but my parents hated it, they didn’t like the trip from north Hampshire to WW, they didn’t like the caravan, and they certainly didn’t like the boat. At the end of the summer the boat was sold and the caravan towed by dad in an Austin Cambridge Estate back to where were lived and parked in the garden, I can’t remember what happened to it. I was only c10yrs old.

It gave me a lifelong love of outdoors and Caravanning.

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Colin21

09/10/2018 at 10:48pm
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I can certainly remember seeing caravans like those in regular use too. Real classics now.

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Amazing, yes I remember them too. Great to see them again

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i remember the ford zepher in the third pic i had one of those and the earlier model a ford consul i think..

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the first caravan in the pictures is a 'bluebird' made in poole in dorset. it would have a round stained glass window in the door with a blue bird in it. its probaby worth more than a new caravan now.

there is now a cult following of retro caravans and they now change hands for lots of money. the retro caravan club have regular rallies and they usually tow them with classic cars.

they are always lovely to see and i have a lot of respect for those who restore them and keep them looking good because it really is a labour of love...they are now outside my price bracket and i am not sure i would want to part with the luxuries in my modernish caravan.

thanks for the photos and stories

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oxter

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I remember caravaning in weather like that.
Pleased to hear there’s a cult following of retro caravans. Maybe my old Carlight will start to inflate in value?

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Colin21

10/10/2018 at 1:28pm
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Quote: Originally posted by trog100 on 10/10/2018
i remember the ford zepher in the third pic i had one of those and the earlier model a ford consul i think..

trog

I had a similar car, but mine was a Zodiac. 6 cylinder engine but the same model bodywork except for the 4 headlights on a Zodiac. Previous cars of mine were a 100E Anglia then a Mk2 Consul.

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Colin21

10/10/2018 at 1:33pm
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Quote: Originally posted by oxter on 10/10/2018
I remember caravaning in weather like that.
Pleased to hear there’s a cult following of retro caravans. Maybe my old Carlight will start to inflate in value?

How old is your Carlight? I would join the Retro Caravan Club, but mine's not old enough despite being a 1992 model.

https://www.retrocaravanclub.co.uk

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zodd

10/10/2018 at 5:42pm
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I can't actually remember caravanning in my youth and before,my parents never had a van until dad started working away from home around about 1970.I do know though that we stayed in static caravans that sort of size for many holidays in that sort of weather.In fact Oxter it wasn't that bad the car park surface is rubbish.

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Quote: Originally posted by Colin21 on 10/10/2018

Quote: Originally posted by oxter on 10/10/2018
I remember caravaning in weather like that.
Pleased to hear there’s a cult following of retro caravans. Maybe my old Carlight will start to inflate in value?

How old is your Carlight? I would join the Retro Caravan Club, but mine's not old enough despite being a 1992 model.

https://www.retrocaravanclub.co.uk

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Yes mine is same vintage. But looks as though it should be older as Carlight didn’t change them much over the years. Has to be 82 or earlier!

Post last edited on 10/10/2018 18:01:15

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The top one looks like an old Bluebird, and very much like the one we hired for our first camping holiday not far from Hayle in Cornwall. The commercial campsites of the time were usually small businesses, and used touring vans as statics, although the site with the Bluebird caravan was quite large for the time - mid-50's.
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They used similar caravans to those in the 50's as static caravans on holiday parks. My parents always hired one at Mablethorpe for our annual holidays. North End caravan park was one place they used. I certainly remember the single glazed widows and condensation running down the windows and down the walls onto the beds. We always woke up with damp blankets in the morning and it was definitely condensation!

The vans just had calor gas and gas lighting. I don't think they had heating because I remember dad lighting the gas oven when it was cold, which probably added to the condensation.

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Yes, it was Bluebird, not fairholme. It was the late 50s when my parents bought it. Gas mantles which had a hissing noise when lit, and gave a soft yellow light. They just puffed into dust if they got knocked.

My hubby and I bought a new Piper caravan in 1974, it was small and cost £500 from Gailey Caravans. Had gas lights then! How things have changed. Then the awning was all canvas with a small window which had a canvas roll up curtain. It looked like a blue box.

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£500 for a new Piper, I miss those days!

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Mine is even older and pre caravan days.
Its called a tent?

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