How rock and roll music gave a vintage caravan a new lease of life When we spotted this retro rig at a vintage caravan get-together in Victoria, it immediately appealed to us for several reasons. Firstly, the vintage caravan is a Phoenix, which is a fairly rare brand. We come across plenty of vintage Viscount, […]
Worth a Visit
Visitor information centres can be tourist attractions in their own right When we arrive in a town that we haven’t visited before, we generally go straight to the visitor centre to collect some maps and information about local tourist attractions. Sometimes the visitor centre turns out to be just a sign by the roadside, with […]
House of Mirrors
This 1967 Airstream has been polished to a mirror finish If you ask vintage caravan enthusiasts to name the most iconic caravan brand of all time, some will nominate the luxurious Don caravans, which are often dubbed “the Rolls Royce of Australian caravans”. Others will suggest vintage Sunliners, which were built in NSW at the […]
Vintage Van Extravaganza
Like the proverbial birds of a feather, vintage caravan enthusiasts like to get together It is always enjoyable seeing a vintage caravan hitched up to a classic tow car, maybe at a heritage or country fair, or at a car show. But to see retro rigs at their very best, you need to catch a […]
Tear Jerkers
Teardrop caravans are surprisingly compact and ingenious in design Vintage and retro caravans come in many different sizes and shapes, ranging from tiny folding caravans to large and rather luxuriously appointed fifth wheelers. Some are aerodynamically rounded; others are built like square bricks that have to be towed by brute force. But maybe the most […]
