A retro 1930s motor believed to be Britain's first caravan has been sold at auction for £34,500. The 1936 Pontiac Six has been described as "outstandingly original" after still being fitted with all its original features, including the curtains, water softener and old tins of jam. The time-warp motorhome went under the hammer as part of a Bonhams vintage car sale at Goodwood Revival this weekend. The original owner, Captain Dunn of Bexhill, East Sussex, ordered the motorhome in 1935 through a local coachbuilders, Russell's of Bexhill. He toured Southern England in the vehicle, which has just 9,000 miles on the clock and comes with four large photo albums of the Dunns' holidays. After Captain Dunn's death in 1946, his widow would turn the engine over every few months until her death in 1991. It left the engine in perfect condition despite having been off the road for 50 years. When the seller's father first acquired the Pontiac, he contacted Russell's of Bexhill and informed them of its existence.

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