The Article that follows was printed in the Caravan Magazine in May 1964

On the 2nd June 1947, four caravan enthusiasts and their good ladies gathered in the lounge of a Johannesburg Hotel to consider the formation of a Club which would give them the opportunity of discussing their common interest and mutual problems. It was decided that the name of the first Club should be the Rand Caravan Club. A constitution was drafted, which is a condensed form of our present constitution. The following acting office bearers were elected.

Chairman/Treasurer Mr A.W. MAY
Secretary Mrs T.B. LLOYD

The first general meeting took place on the 28th July 1947, in the Victoria Hotel, Johannesburg attended by 17 members. Mr Eric Hoffman was elected Chairman, the office he held for 14 years. He is now the Club's first President and is still an active Caravaner.

At a special General Meeting held on the 29th September 1947, the name of the Club was changed to “The Caravan Club of Southern Africa”

The first Rally took place on the 12th October 1947 at Gillooly's Farm, Johannesburg and the first Marshal was Mr Wools Brockhoven.

The first Region was constituted in 1960 (Pretoria and Northern Transvaal) and at the time had nine very active Regions and a number of branches- stretching from the Zambezi to the Cape Peninsular, each with its own Committee to look after its own social affairs and all were responsible to a central body known as the National Executive Committee conducting the affairs of the Club through a full-time National Secretary with a permanent office.