ChrisRogers replied on 24/01/2012 19:44
Posted on 24/01/2012 19:44
After
tents and a trailer tent we bought our first caravan in 1987 for £500.00. Never did know the make or year and have just recently found some old 35mm slides. Andrew Jenkinson has confirmed the make; an Elite 13/4 made by Elite Coachcraft, Bridlington and was
built in 1976, cost about £1,400.00. My towcar at that time was a Ford Escort Estate 1.3 petrol and it did pull the van to Wales and back, probably towing at well over 100%. (when were the towing recommendations published?) I then change the car to a Ford
Escort Saloon 1.6.
It did us for a year or so then I found damp and rotten wood, so sold it to a scrap merchant for …..£500.00, a year’s cheap caravanning. The bug bit and have enjoy caravanning ever since.
The two burner hob / grill also had a cooker hood and 12v extractor fan!! no hot water or heater. Did have a fridge, a 12v light in the centre of the caravan and a gas light at the front.
How times have changed in caravan design, technology and price.
So you 'Club Together', members what was your first caravan all those years ago?
ChrisRogers
Caravanner