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Probably half a century old, but surprisingly well preserved: spotted in Leigh, 2005. From Vantastic by...

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D F O'Donnell had this caravan custom-made to match his 1961 Dodge Pioneer. Photo courtesy of D F...

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‘For the Christmas 1947 holiday we planned to camp at Waihi Beach. However, a polio epidemic closed most...

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Photo courtesy of Eamon Barrett of Geraldine.

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The matching 14-foot 9-inch Oxfords of the Shaw and Snook families, on front-row sites at the Domain...

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A familiar sight: abandoned caravans in fields and backyards. Photo courtesy of Greg Stimpson. From...

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One of New Zealand's iconic motor camps pictured in the 1940s. Photo courtesy of Tauranga Caravan Club.

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The interiors of Reg Earle's caravans were beautifully veneered with walnut. Photo courtesy of Don...

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Dunedin man Fred Peters built two caravans for his family. Photo courtesy of Lynley Browne. From...

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Photo courtesy of Eamon Barrett of Geraldine.

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This Caravelle is one of at least two in the Timaru area. It is owned by Alastair Thornley and was...

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Vern Cocks was a cabinetmaker by trade, and built two caravans. He finished this one in 1947 and towed it...

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Lyndsay Castles carries water to cool down his car, which had overheated in the Coromandel, around...

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Bryan Jackson's Auckland base in the 1960s, complete with Caracat Too,...

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This early model by home-builder extraordinaire Carl Fischer featured a coal range for heating and...

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Photo by Chris Hunter.

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The "Ashburton Contingent" were a group of ‘merry-makers’ who holidayed together in the late...

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