October 6, 2022 NZ Retro Caravan Awning Guide In 2016, we had a custom awning manufactured for our New Zealand made, 15″ 1965 Zephyr Deluxe caravan. A few people have asked about it, so I have documented a bit of the process. Categories Retro Caravans Comments: 0
March 30, 2021 Caravans at Beach Hop, 2021 Beach Hop rolled around quickly for 2021 as the last one was just in November. Some awesome new vans on view, and the usual suspects back with there fantastic renovations, displays and creations. I’m looking forward to next year’s Caravans & Classics sponsored light show – it was organised at short notice this year and not a lot of vans… Categories Photo Gallery/Retro Caravans Comments: 0
November 30, 2020 Lilliputs at Beach Hop 2020 Lilliput Caravans at Beach Hop 2020 Categories Photo Gallery/Retro Caravans Comments: 0
November 27, 2020 Caravans at Beach Hop, 2020 Beach Hop in Whangamata was supposed to be in March this year but was rescheduled to November due to the Pandemic. These photos were mostly taken on the Friday. The winning caravan this year was Kate & Tony Bartlett with their show set-up 50s styled caravan Frankie-Jo and matching vehicle. Runners up were Greg and Kaylie Vine. If you would… Categories Photo Gallery/Retro Caravans Comments: 0
April 1, 2019 Caravans at Beach Hop, 2019 Beach Hop in Whangamata had around 100 classic, vintage and retro styled caravans this year. Here are a bunch of photos I took. Not my best work.. but I didn’t spend a lot of time taking them, and of course it was pretty overcast. Congratulations to the winner at the Top 10 shootout, Retro Custom Caravan’s 50’s styled Norma Jean…. Categories Photo Gallery/Retro Caravans Comments: 2
June 24, 2018 How to Stop Your Caravan From Disappearing Caravan thefts in New Zealand have become a lot more common in the past few years, and every day or so you hear about another one going missing. Caravans are pretty easy to steal by themselves, as they are light weight, usually easily accessible on a driveway… and they sit home alone when people go to work. An often touted… Categories Retro Caravans/Security Comments: 0
January 17, 2018 Rebel Roundup, Pukekohe 2018 The first year for Retro Caravans, Rebel Roundup is at Pukekohe raceway south of Auckland. Categories Photo Gallery/Retro Caravans Comments: 0
January 15, 2017 1965 Zephyr Deluxe Caravan Restoration These are the before and after photos of our 1965 15″ Zephyr Deluxe Caravan. It was apparently stored in a shed for 20 years so apart from some general decay, some borer and a bunch of broken and missing stuff, the layout and fittings were mostly original. We had it mostly as we got it for a couple of years… Categories DIY Projects/Projects/Retro Caravans Comments: 0
