by Chris Jefferies
Update: Thank you for your entries, this competition is now closed
For over 60 years, Sprite Caravans have been building some of the cutest and most fondly admired tourers in Britain and now the tale of this remarkable company has been told by the UK’s leading caravan historian.
The History of Sprite Caravans tells the story of Sam Alper OBE, who came up with the idea to produce a lightweight, practical and affordable caravan in the years immediately following World War Two.
Sam built the company up from scratch into a major international success, with the compact tourers selling all across Europe in the 1960s and 70s.
Whilst the history of Sprite is by no means over, following a modern revamp by Swift Group just last month, caravan expert Andrew Jenkinson has painstakingly retraced the history of this well-loved brand to tell the story so far.
This new book, due to be published in November, features over 200 classic caravan photos from Andrew’s personal archive and places the development of Sprite in its social and historical context.
The Story of Sprite Caravans will be priced at £15, while Amazon.co.uk is now taking pre-orders at the discounted price of £12.74, but the cheapest place to get a copy is right here at Caravan Times.
For our latest reader competition, we are giving away one copy of this new book for free – just think of it as an early Christmas present from us.
To be in with a chance of winning this prize, all you need to do is enter your full name and e-mail address and then answer one simple question.
The competition will close on October 31st and the lucky winner will be chosen at random and then notified by e-mail.
Update: Thanks for all your entries, this competition is now closed
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COMPETITION: Win a copy of new book the Story of Sprite Caravans
