NAMED MODELSpecial · Expedition & CampersUnited Kingdom
Carawagon de Luxe.
The Carawagon de Luxe, the higher-trim version of Searle's Carawagon camper conversion of the Series IIA 109 station wagon, sold by Carawagon International in 1970 with the elevating roof, double-level sleeping and a fully fitted interior for dining.
BASE VEHICLESeries II 109″CONVERTERSearle Ltd (Carawagon)IN SERVICE1968–71OPERATED INUnited KingdomPRODUCTIONBuilt to orderLAYOUT4 wheels · 109″
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.
Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.
Variants & colours
Factory colours
Marine Blue
Limestone
Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.
Renders & references
Front three-quarterRegistry renderThree-quarterRegistry renderSideRegistry renderRearRegistry renderFrontRegistry renderCarawagon de Luxe brochure spread — the reference for this model; linked only.Carawagon International brochure via Hermen Vlothuizen ↗
