Safari Prices

[Brian M]

Update February 2015 New prices and model ranges added

I am trying to build up a pricing record of all Safaris.

Can you please all have a look at your paperwork, especially if you have original delivery invoices, or brochures and price lists from other years and post any prices on here.

Since the original post I have got two further price lists, but I am a bit suspicious of the 1975 price list - it shows a 100% increase in just two years.



DATE May 1950 - Magazine

Safari Minor - £198

DATE May 1953 - Advert (No prices)

Safari Minor
Safari 4
Safari 16

DATE May 1954 - Advert (No prices)

Safari Minor De luxe
Safari 4
Safari 16

DATE 1955 - KeyGuide

Safari Minor £288
Safari 4 £388
Safari Senior 18 £498

DATE 1956 - KeyGuide

Safari Minor £298
Safari 4 £410
Safari Senior 18 £538


DATE 1957 - KeyGuide

Safari Minor discontinued
Safari 4 £425
Safari Senior 16 £498
Safari Senior 18 £530


DATE 1958 - KeyGuide

Safari 4 £440
Safari Senior 16 £515
Safari Senior 18 £545


DATE 1959 - KeyGuide

Safari 4 £452
Safari Senior 16 £530
Safari Senior 18 £560
Safari Super Senior 18 £670

DATE 1960 - KeyGuide

Safari 4 £452
Safari Senior 16 £530
Safari Senior 18 £560
Safari Super Senior 18 £695

DATE November 1960 - Advert possibly for new model year

Larger Safaris prices seem to differ from the KeyGuide prices.

Safari 4 £452
Safari 16 £640
Safari Super Senior £670
Safari 22/6 Tourhome £895

DATE 1961 - KeyGuide

Safari 4 £459
Safari Senior 16 £539
Safari Senior 18 £569
Safari Tourhome 22 £895


DATE 1962 - KeyGuide

Safari 12/2 £437
Safari 12/4 £477
Safari 15/4 £558
Safari Super 16 £649
Safari Super 18 £769
Safari Tourhome 22 £895

DATE 1963 - KeyGuide

Safari 12/2 £475
Safari 12/4 £498
Safari 15/4 £578
Safari 15/4 T £588
Safari 17/4 £750

DATE 1964 - KeyGuide

Safari 12/2 £499
Safari 12/4 £529
Safari 15/4 £669
Safari 15/2 £729
Safari 17/4 £795


DATE November 1964 - Magazine

12/2 £522
12/4 £552
15/2 £750
15/4 £689
17/4 £818

DATE 1965 - KeyGuide

Safari 12/2 £522
Safari 12/4 £552
Safari 15/4 £685
Safari 15/2 £750
Safari 17/4 £818


DATE October 1965 - Magazine

13/2 £544
13/4 £544
15/2 £650
15/4 £650
17/4 £818

DATE April 1966 - Magazine

13/2 £525
13/4 £585
15/2 £725
15/4 £725
17/4 £835

DATE 1966 - KeyGuide

Safari 12/2 Not listed
Safari 12/4 Not listed
Safari 13/2 £567
Safari 13/2 £597
Safari 15/4 £727
Safari 15/2 £780
Safari 17/4 £848


DATE February 1967 - Safari Brochure

13/2 £585
13/3 £615
13/4 £615
14/2 £803
15/3 £750
15/4 £750
17/4 £888

DATE 1966 - KeyGuide

Safari 12/2 Not listed
Safari 12/4 Not listed
Safari 13/2 £567
Safari 13/4 £597
Safari 15/4 £727
Safari 15/2 £780
Safari 17/4 £848

DATE 1967 - KeyGuide

Safari 12/2 Not listed
Safari 12/4 Not listed
Safari 13/2 £615
Safari 13/3 £614
Safari 15/2 £803
Safari 15/3 £750
Safari 15/4 £750
Safari 17/4 £848

DATE 1968 - KeyGuide

Safari 12/2 Not listed
Safari 12/4 Not listed
Safari 13/2 £648
Safari 13/4 £687
Safari 15/2 £870
Safari 15/3
Safari 15/4 £870
Safari 17/4 £944

DATE April 1968 - Caravan Magazine

13/2 £585
13/3 £615
13/4 £615
15/2 £750
15/3 £750
15/4 £828
17/4 £899

DATE 1969 - KeyGuide

Safari 13/2 £699
Safari 13/4 £730
Safari 15/2 £880
Safari 15/4 £880
Safari 17/4 £980


DATE September 1969 - Safari Brochure

13/2 £699
13/4 £730
15/2 £880
15/4 £880
17/4 £980


DATE 1970 - Safari Brochure

11/2 £640
13/2 £740
13/4 £770
15/2 £925
15/4 £925
17/4 £1055

DATE 1970 - KeyGuide

Safari 11/2 660
Safari 13/2 £765
Safari 13/4 £795
Safari 15/2 £925
Safari 15/4 £925
Safari 17/4 £1055

DATE December 1970 - Caravan Magazine

11/2 £750
12/2 £860
12/4 £895
14/2 £1040
14/4 £1040
17/4 £1190
17/4S £1560


1971 price list from Safari Caravans Limited. Thanks to Retrocars123 for this and the extras price list in the next post

11/2 £825
12/2 £946
12/4 £985
14/2 £1144
14/4 £1144
17/4 £1309
17/s £1665

DATE December 1972 - Caravan Magazine

11/2 £875
12/2 £1025
12/4 £1065
14/2 £1240
17/4 £1425
17/4S £1815

DATE July 1973 - Caravan Magazine

11/2 £962
12/2 £1127
12/4 £1171
14/2 £1364
17/4 £1567
17/4S £1996

DATE 1974 - Magazine

11/2 £1089
12/2 £1276
12/4 £1320
14/2 £1540
15/4 £1760
17/2 £1903
17/4 £1903
17/4S £2255

DATE 1975 - Safari Brochure

12/2 £2224
13/4 £2427
14/2 £2572
15/4 £2842
17/4 £3285
17/4S £3679

Date 1978 Safari Price list

12/2 £3543.09
13/4 £3919.58
14/2 £4161.69
15/4 £4556.89
17/4 £5266.74
17/s £5843.52
17/2 £5999.22


Date 1980 Safari price list

12/2 £4570
13/4 £5082
14/2 £5416
15/4 £5808
17/4 £6832
17/S £7588
17/2 £7554

[rdjpb]

Hello

This may be a duplicate - apologies I tried to attach a photo of the actual price list but I think I failed

1978 Prices taken from a price list flyer dated 01/03/1978

12/2 £3543.09
13/4 £3919.58
14/2 £4161.69
15/4 £4556.89
17/4 £5266.74
17/s £5843.52
17/2 £5999.22

All incl. VAT - which i think at some stage had two rates depending on whether it was a luxury good - which caravans were.This may be part of the reason such a big hike is seen in the early 70s?
The abstract pence made me smile!

[Brian M]

Thanks a lot for that, it seems to confirm my 1975 prices might be correct.

[Deleted]

1971 price list from safari caravans limited.

11/2 - £825
12/2 - £946
12/4 - £985
14/2 - £1144
14/4 - £1144
17/4 - £1309
17/s - £ 1665

Optional extras:

Step: £10.00
Armrest each £3.25
Oven: £18.50
Carver heater: £60.00
Refridgerator: £42.00
Scatter cushion each £2.50
Venetian blind per window: £11.00
Toilet basin: £17.50
Shower tray: £15.00
Side bunk: £18.00
Side flash: £12.00

[pathill8]

1980 Safari price list
12/2 £4570
13/4 £5082
14/2 £5416

15/4 £5808
17/4 £6832
17/S £7588
17/2 £7554
Optional Extras Fitted at Time of Manufacture
Retractable step (standard 17/4, 17/S, &17/2 ) £33.50
Additional Armrest £19.50
Additional scatter cushion £ 6.15
Venetian blind-front window (standard 15/4,17/4,17/S, &17/2 ) £33.80
Shower unit hand set only standard 17/4,17/S &17/2 ) £51.25
Shower tray, curtains etc standard 17/4,17/S &17/2 ) £61.15
Additional table-21" long (not applicable to 17/2 £16.40

[Brian M]

Pat - Thanks for that, I have added the list prices to the main list.

[oliver1]

I am coming in very late on this one, but when my parents bought their 1974 12-2 new it was at a time of rigid price controls imposed by Harold Wilson's government. Parents had the benefit of that; it was a 1974 model year van, but had been on the dealer's forecourt since it was released by the factory at the start of the model year, and had remained unsold because it was so expensive. By the time my parents bought it they were almost in the new model year, but the dealer was legally prevented from raising the price, so it was now very competitive in price with the Thompson Glen that they had been considering buying, and was vastly better quality. Father decided that if he did not spring the extra they would regret it for the rest of their days, so spring it they did, and the rest is history.

That strongly suggests that there must have been massive price inflation around 1975, so the 100% increase in just two years may well have been correct.


Oliver

[Brian M]

Safari prices update to include a lot of early years.

[Brian M]

Another big update thanks to "Retrocars " getting sight of "Key Guide to Used and New Caravan Prices" and calling me with all the information he had found.