LUXURIOUS CARAVAN

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 870, 14 January 1930, Page 6

LUXURIOUS CARAVAN

SPECIALLY BROUGHT FROM ENGLAND COMFORT ON TOUR An English motorist, Dr. H. P. Ward, of Southampton, who intends to see New Zealand's highways and byways pretty thoroughly, has bought with him an English-made caravan. This unique trailer has been seen on the roads here during the past day or two and been much commented on, and “Headlight” is pleased to be able to supply details of the equipment. This caravan is sold in England completely ready for the road at £175. The full equipment includes built-in cupboards, drop tables, disappearing wash basin, a properly protected place for cooking, numerous pieces of furnishing, and even crockery is supplied. The beds are softly-sprung cushions

which can be used as seats against the wall or pulled out on to the floor to make a three-quarter bed. There are two of these beds. For towing around from place to place the top half of the caravan slides down over the bottom half (like a chocolate box) to reduce the size and cumbersomeness. The illustration shows the top half full up, which allows about 6ft of room inside —ample for walking around. It is lit electrically. At nights the trailer is detached from the car and made to "stand on its own feet.” At each corner there is an iron foot which is operated just like a jack, and screws back out of the way while running. The patent device which links the trailer to the car in front, has an attachment which has long been wanted by many New Zealand campers. On a down grade a trailer is apt to bump into the rear of the passenger car and push it on. This device automatically removes that danger, because as soon as the trailer bumps into the front car its own brakes are applied. Dr. Ward intends to make a four months’ tour of the Dominion, covering both the North and South Islands.