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Used Caravan of the Week: Sprite Compact Pop-Top

This vintage Sprite will not break the bank with a price tag of just under £500

by Holly Tribe

This week’s Used Caravan is a mid-1980’s Sprite Compact Pop Top. Its retro exterior colour scheme will appeal to vintage lovers, as will the quirky Pop-Top roof design.

The Sprite brand was created by Sam Alper in 1947 and has perhaps the richest history of any UK built caravan range. Mr Alper wanted to create a strong, compact caravan that would appeal to post-war, budget conscious Britain, and the first prototypes were built from army surplus materials.

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Rallying the vans all over Europe and pushing the engineering to its limits, he proved their worth over subsequent years. And to this day, the Sprite name has retained its reputation as a compact, durable and most importantly cost effective range of caravans.

The Sprite badge now comes under the ownership of Swift Caravans, yet the emphasis has remained on compact comfort. The first Sprite caravan went for a snip at £200, and this vintage version won’t break the bank either with a price tag of just under £500.

History:

The sellers have listed general wear as to be expected from a 20 year+ caravan, but there are no major dents or scratches to the exterior reported. Some ceiling repairs have previously been carried out, and one cushion needs to be recovered to match the rest of the suite. There is no mention of previous owner paperwork. .

Kit & Caboodle:

Double berths to the front and a single at the back with the option of increasing sleeping berth by inserting bunks above the lower berth. A good sized wardrobe is located in the middle of the caravan and spare wheel included in the sale.

The van comes with electric points and an external 240v hook up, and double glazed windows. The kitchen has a hob grill, fridge and sink with an electric water pump supply. All appliances would need to be checked over before completion.

  • Price: £495
  • MTPLM: 685kgs
  • Width: 6ft 8in
  • Length: 15ft 3in
  • Berth: 3/5
  • Axle: Single

Get it while it’s hot on ebay…


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