Airstream is an American brand of caravans which are easily recognised by the distinctive shape of their rounded and polished aluminium coachwork.

This body shape dates back to the 1930s and is based on designs created by Hawley Bowlus.

Airstream trailers and recreational vehicles are manufactured in Jackson Center, Ohio.

The company, now a division of Thor Industries, employs more than 800 people, and is the oldest in the industry.

Airstreamers are a group who share a community spirit because of their common love of the trailers.

In the early 1950s, Airstream company founder Wally Byam began leading groups of owners on travels to many parts of the world, where the towed trailers were quite a remarkable sight.

Photos taken of the trailers in front of many famous tourist sites were common.

This promoted a mystique which surrounded Airstreams and persists to this day.

The five-berth Airstream International 685 is a great, retro caravan ideal for families travelling.

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