MY MINI COULD TOW THAT!
Miniature vintage and classic caravans — otherwise known as ‘tinies’ and ‘teardrops’ — have become hugely popular in recent years, due to their dinkiness and versatility.
The good use of compact spaces and the appeal of quality design have always caught Don and Marilyn Jessen’s imagination, and their travels have connected them with a wide variety of people at the forefront of the tinies and teardrops movement. This book pulls together a collection of these small but perfectly formed mobile spaces from across Australia and New Zealand.
f you cast your mind back to the late 1970s – those of us who can – New Zealand was in the grip of a fuel crisis, with carless days introduced in July 1979 and the open-road speed limit reduced from 100kph to 80kph. Just eight weeks prior to that, then-Prime Minister Rob Muldoon had announced without consultation a 20 per cent sales tax to be levied on caravans and boats, putting both
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