The Caraboot (1964)

Chorley, Lancashire. Brief high angle shot of traffic moving along an urban road. We cut to the Caraboot, a mini with a caravan attached to the rear and a boat on the roof, driving along a country road. The vehicle stops in a field; the caravan is released from the car by a kind of unwinding mechanism; two women go inside and start preparing food. The car and boat are driven down to the river by the men, leaving an open space at the end of the caravan! The men launch the rowing boat and go fishing / angling until they are called back to the caravan by the women for a nice cup of tea and some chocolate biscuits. It looks rather cramped, but apparently sleeps four. Note: on file are several pieces of press info on the Caraboot and a letter from Euxton Coachcraft Ltd who manufactured the vehicle. Cuts exist - see separate record. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.