Carawagon Ultimate

History

Carawagon International's 1970 'Continental & Ultimate' brochure paired its two long-distance models: the Continental with its rear annexe, and the Ultimate, the fully specified expedition camper on the Series IIA 109 station wagon with every option — the elevating roof and fitted interior of the de Luxe plus the touring equipment the cover artwork shows on a white car in Moscow's Red Square: a roof rack loaded with cases and bags, jerrycans mounted sideways in triangular holders on the front bumper corners, a small silver tool box on each wing and the registration VPH 74G. Hermen Vlothuizen's brochure archive preserves the leaflet.

The registry's model is a white Series IIA 109 station wagon with the rack and its load, which drops as cargo in the game, the bumper jerrycans and holders and the wing tool boxes.

Imagery

Registry record

Manufacturer

Land Rover (Series IIA 109-inch station wagon) with Searle conversion

Manufactured

Brochure dated 1970

Modifier / coachbuilder

Searle Ltd (Carawagon) ↗

International Ltd (Carawagon Ultimate)

Engine type

Rover 2.25 L four-cylinder petrol or 2.6 L six-cylinder

Production run

Production conversion; count unknown

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Operated in

United Kingdom

Status

unknown

Catalogue data

Record kind

Named model

Model line

Series IIA

Wheels

4

Nominal wheelbase

109″

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.

Sources & citations

Researched sources

• Searle Continental & Ultimate — Carawagon International brochure, 1970 ↗ — Hermen Vlothuizen Land Rover brochure collection (accessed 2026-09-11)

Catalogue references

• https://landrover.vlothuizen.nl/show/list/7079-1.html https://landrover.vlothuizen.nl/show/list/7079-1.html ↗