We’re all going on a Summer holiday…

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Daydreaming about a family holiday in the UK, we bumped into this crazy little thing. An Austin J2 Paralanian of 1965. It has nothing to do with the Paralympics, we think. It’s just the ticket for, say, a three-week journey over country lanes and dales, passing village greens and duck ponds, stopping for an ice cream break every now and then. And an idyllic camping place for the night of course.

Isn’t it just fantastic? We can richly quote from Brightwells’ excellent sales blurb here: The Paralanian was the brain-child of Cliff Hobson, the works director at Central Garage in Bradford. Experienced in the design and build of cabin cruisers pre-war and fitting out motor torpedo boats during hostilities, he identified a niche in the market for a luxury motor caravan. Dubbed ‘The Aristocrat of Camper Vans’ by its makers, production continued until the mid-1960s when Central Garage was sold to the Lookers Group. Its rather odd name came about because it was made at the Parry Lane works, hence Paralanian – well there you go.

This particularly nice example was saved by the current owner, while he intended to turn it into initially a ‘retail outlet’ (the word food truck springs to mind here and makes us shiver). From Brightwells words: “The vendor acquired this 1965 Paralanian last year intending to convert it into a retail outlet, but he soon realised it was far too nice for such butchery, hence its inclusion in the sale today. It’s MOTd until November 2018. There a long summer leading to that date… See it here (together with dozens of more attractive classics to be offered for sale next weekend). Not in the mood for period camping yet? This will get you there.

(Words editor, pictures Brightwells)

    

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