The record
Carawagon International's 1970 range topped out with the Carawagon de Luxe, the fully equipped version of R.J. Searle's long-running camper conversion of the 109-inch station wagon: the folding wood-and-metal elevating roof gave standing room and an upper berth for 'spacious double-level sleeping', while below the seats converted to a dining table and beds around a fitted kitchen, all trimmed to a higher standard than the basic Carawagon. Hermen Vlothuizen's brochure archive holds the four-page de Luxe leaflet, whose artwork shows the car camped in the mountains with its roof raised and interior photographs of the sleeping and dining layouts.
The registry's model, as directed, is built from the registry's Carawagon in dark blue with a cream elevating-roof cap, chrome waist and sill trim and chrome-capped wheels, without the expedition roof cargo of the base model.
