Airstream Bambi 422
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Airstream Bambi 422, 2009
Price new: £29,950
This caravan is a: two-berth, end washroom.
For eight decades Airstream has enjoyed adventure icon status in America. And it might surprise you to know that 70 per cent of all Airstreams built are still in use today.
For the last four years they’ve been on sale in Europe, too – and the latest launch for this side of the Atlantic, the Bambi, now gives the range its first small two-berth model.
Latest it may be for the European Airstream range – but the first Bambis were built in the States in 1961. Today’s Bambi, from Airstream Europe based in Cumbria, is a very similar layout to the original.
Aircraft looks – and comfort
The Airstream’s silver brushed aluminium riveted body isn’t the only thing that sets it apart from all other touring vehicles. It’s the name. Airstream Europe is keen to make sure we get the language right. An Airstream is not a caravan. It’s a “towed trailer”. Difference One. Its slippery-smooth shape gives it a “20 per cent aerodynamic advantage” over a caravan. Difference Two.
More differences: the structure is “semi-monocoque” – that’s two layers of aluminium bonded with fibre wood insulation. And the body is hand riveted to a frame.
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| The little Bambi has to be regarded as a trail-blazer in the caravan market. That’s because what Airstream Europe has created is a meld of dramatic colours and modern style within that age-old aircraft-influenced shape. It goes leaps ahead of the rest of the Airstream Europe range because its small size and light weight brings it within the sights of more people than the larger, heavier options. |
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