Feature Caravan
Peter’s Travels
The Lilliput is an iconic fibreglass caravan that was manufactured in
Auckland, New Zealand between 1962 and 1980 by Bruce Webster.
Most were 10 foot 6 inches in length with a small number of 12 footers built.
Despite the small numbers built, they have a strong following with a very active
Lilliput Club membership but Peter Nunn’s Lilliput is a bit of an enigma.
I
first met Peter a few years ago
at the Whangamata Beach Hop
Retro Caravan Show when he
fronted up with a small 1968
Crusader caravan, towed by a
1968 Nissan Gloria. The next year he
turned up with this cute little Lilliput in
tow. He had felt the Crusader was a little
fragile and says that this time he wanted
something a bit more more durable.
Peter is still uncertain of the exact year
of his Lilliput, as are some of the Lilliput
experts. The caravan is lacking a chassis
number and in place of it are the words
‘Brown build.’ Not very helpful for
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