The Vehicles
The Sportsman Caravanette
The trip over the Victorian Alps involved staying at country pubs, while accommodation on the trip to Sydney included hotels and guest houses
However a small caravanette was hired for the South Australian trip. Despite its light construction the van withstood the rough conditions over some 3000 miles, including lengths of poor quality outback roads.
The view below shows the Austin A40 towing the caravanette on the home stretch back to Melbourne at the end of the trip to South Australia. The car and van are parked on the edge of the Calder Highway with Mount Macedon in the background.
The trip over the Victorian Alps involved staying at country pubs, while accommodation on the trip to Sydney included hotels and guest houses
However a small caravanette was hired for the South Australian trip. Despite its light construction the van withstood the rough conditions over some 3000 miles, including lengths of poor quality outback roads.
The view below shows the Austin A40 towing the caravanette on the home stretch back to Melbourne at the end of the trip to South Australia. The car and van are parked on the edge of the Calder Highway with Mount Macedon in the background.
Below is a magazine advertisement of the time for the small caravan which was popular in the late 40s and early 50s