Sidecar - Cum – Caravan. Girls weekend away. What could be easier when the British weather turns to Summer than stopping along a roadside and setting up camp, just like these two friends. They just need to find the perfect spot in the countryside. The motorcycle is a Panther Model 120 , 650cc single cylinder engine. September 1959. Mediadrumimages / TopFoto

By Mark McConville

 

STUNNING RETRO pictures have revealed a road trip with a difference as two women enjoy a weekend away staying in a sidecar-cum-caravan in 1959.

The incredible images show the two friends on a motorbike and sidecar as they begin to transform the sidecar into their accommodation for the night.

Sidecar – Cum – Caravan. Girls weekend away. What could be easier when the British weather turns to Summer than stopping along a roadside and setting up camp, just like these two friends. The transformation is complete, so the young women can relax, inside their compact caravan. The motorcycle is a Panther Model 120 , 650cc single cylinder engine. September 1959. Mediadrumimages / TopFoto

Other striking shots show the various stages of the transformation as the women create a caravan from the sidecar.

They are then pictured relaxing inside the caravan alongside a baby and enjoying a well-earned rest after the hard work of building it.

Sidecar – Cum – Caravan. Girls weekend away. What could be easier when the British weather turns to Summer than stopping along a roadside and setting up camp, just like these two friends. The young women start by removing the roof of the sidecar. The motorcycle is a Panther Model 120 , 650cc single cylinder engine. September 1959. Mediadrumimages / TopFoto

The remarkable photographs were taken in the UK in 1958 as two women enjoyed a weekend away during the British summer.

“What could be easier when the British weather turns to summer than stopping along a roadside and setting up camp, just like these two friends,” states the original caption.

Sidecar – Cum – Caravan. Girls weekend away. What could be easier when the British weather turns to Summer than stopping along a roadside and setting up camp, just like these two friends. The motorcycle comes in handy as a step ladder to secure the roof of the caravan. The motorcycle is a Panther Model 120 , 650cc single cylinder engine. September 1959. Mediadrumimages / TopFoto

“The transformation from sidecar to caravan begins, with everything you need neatly hidden in various compartments. The motorcycle is a Panther Model 120, 650cc single cylinder engine.

“The young women start by removing the roof of the sidecar. The motorcycle comes in handy as a step ladder to secure the roof of the caravan.

“The transformation is complete, so the young women can relax, inside their compact caravan.”