1980's caravan Genesis?

willbee
willbee Forum Participant Posts: 63
edited September 2016 in Caravan & Motorhome Chat #1

Does anyone recall a caravan from the 1980's with the name Genesis? It was a very futuristic shape and design which I was impressed with, but at the time it was too expensive, long or heavy. Or all of them. I have failed to find any reference to them on
search engines. Now I am wondering if it was a different name?

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  • Fysherman
    Fysherman Forum Participant Posts: 1,570
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    edited September 2016 #2

    There was one shaped like a dart that went for the caravan speed record.

    Could it be that one? It was designed by Barry Stimson who usually made futuristic Motorhome designs

  • ocsid
    ocsid Forum Participant Posts: 1,395
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    edited September 2016 #3

    Castleton of Sherborne made a model named Genesis from I think 1994 till they ceased trading about a year later.

    It did not fit your description of "futuristic", and clearly was not.

    Their vans were of exceptional quality.

  • kellysdad
    kellysdad Forum Participant Posts: 73
    edited September 2016 #4

    Eldiss made a Genesis in 1989/90 Very futuristic  but at £13,000 or thereabouts it didn't seem to catch on. Friends of ours had a 2 berth one but a 3 berth side dinette was also available. From the rear it looked more like a motorhome than a caravan. Very
    rare model apart from theirs and a 3 berth not too far from where they lived I don't think we have seen more than 2 or 3 since then and never on a site. Coachman did a Genius around the same time but there was nothing spectacular about it. Kellysmum

  • willbee
    willbee Forum Participant Posts: 63
    edited September 2016 #5

    Thanks Kellysdad. That's the very one. Your description is spot on, I never saw one on site or being towed, only on the caravan dealer forecourt. Found a few photos on search engines which have made me wonder why I thought it looked interesting at the time.

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