When Brits went mad for caravans and camper vans

When Brits went mad for caravans and camper vans

Caravan racing was a novelty at Silverstone Many children of the ’60s and ’70s have memories (fond or otherwise) of van holidays Caravans and camper vans feature only rarely in Autocar these days – but half a century ago they were a regular and prominent topic, reflecting the popularity of such vehicles among the British public. Before the advent of cheap flights abroad, hauling a very small, very basic hotel room into a field somewhere was how …