A great indoors for the great outdoors : the story of Liteweight caravans /
"In 1946, a practical-minded New Zealander became interested in caravans as a way of holidaying and decided to build one for his family in his garage. From this humble beginning a story of Kiwi ingenuity emerged, with Liteweight Caravans growing to become an iconic New Zealand brand, which for...
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Albany, Auckland :
David Bateman,
2015
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- 1 The young Tek
- 2. The war years
- 3. A new beginning
- 4. Riverlea Road: the new factory
- 5. The early '70s: the boom years
- 6. The late '70s: boom and bust
- 7. The innovative '80s
- 8. The last hurrah!
- List of Liteweight models
- Identifying Liteweight models and year of manufacture
- Independent reviews of Liteweight models at manufacture
- Jessen family members who worked for Liteweight.