Here's and advert for the Superb from Motor Manual , May, 1952 with all the mod cons in the bathroom.
They even managed to get a ladies bare back past the censor in 1952.
And from Modern Motor, Oct, 1958 a couple of photographs of a Carapark shown at the Motor Show that year. The text and photos were a bit of a dogs breakfast in their layout so I've combined the photos and the text follows.
Caption for the photos reads: '
GIGANTIC "home-on-wheels" by carapark was pride of caravan section. Its lounge and kitchen are lavishly equipped, include cocktail bar, stove, fridge, TV, washing machine. Front contains bedroom.'
It certainly is lavish with curtains and venetian blinds, and the owners didn't want the public soiling it, seems they only got to drool on the windows!
The body of the text read: 'In the caravan section, the outstanding exhibit was undoubtedly the 25ft. 9in. mobile home in the caravan section. With its double-bed stateroom, shower recess, spacious lounge, dinette and kitchenette it had all the comforts of a sizeable flat - down to carpeted floors, a cocktail cabinet and a TV set.
Made to order for a client by Carapark, the aluminium-sheathed van was magnificently finished. So it should have been too -- for 3250 pounds. And, with a weight of 36cwt one imagines the owner would have to spend nearly as much on a vehicle sturdy enough to tow it around.'
So, obviously the owner was no slouch when it came to having a quid in the bank and I thought it might have been Bob and Molly Dyers van from an earlier post but the the colour scheme seems to be reversed.
Anyway, looks like a nice unit, and interesting that the the ratio of $ spent on a van compared to the tow car still seems to be the same. I wonder what did tow it back then, a truck?
George
