NOW AND THEN
To be one of the first caravans reviewed in the very first issue of Caravan World all those years ago affords Viscount special status around here. So when we got the opportunity during these hard times to review a new Viscount van for our 600th issue through ARV in Eden, I couldn't pass it up. Eden is nearby to where I live and when we coupled it with a photo location at Frankie J Holden’s Tathra Beachside Caravan Park everything fell into place for a safe COVID-19-compliant event.
When I showed Tom from ARV that original review, which is reprinted on pages 44 and 45, it brought a smile to his face, and it’s not surprising that the young millennial would find the cocktail cabinet and terylene drapes amusing. You also have to admit that the option of a family version with sleeping for eight was a throwback to a different expectation of what numbers the average family might be.
Some of the other features of the veteran Viscount included such advance features as three towel rails, tobacco coloured carpet in the bedroom and a Welsh dresser to deliver “more luxury than most homes”. But some things haven’t changed.
