Here is a bit about our vehicle (No.5) Sunder...
1968 SERIES 2A CARAWAGON
Converted to a carawagon direct from the Land Rover factory in 1968 by Searle of Sunbury, a boat builder with a penchant for design. Can sleep four; two in bunks when the roof is up, with two below in a cosy double sofa bed. Cupboards, a sink, cooker and rear awning made up the living space.
Recent modifications include two large water tanks, one feeding the sink pump, the other to a heat exchanger and a hot shower. Also the engine was changed to a 200TDi, with additional power steering, front disc brakes and lots of sound-proofing! A new extended awning gives added living space and rear weather protection.
First owned by the High Sheriff of Hereford, Sunder then did duty on safari in Africa until returning to England in 1988. After various owners she passed to the notable overlander John Horne, thence to a fensman who began a lengthy, fastidious rebuild & dreamt of adventure. This was not to be, and I was fortunate to buy a ‘bitsa’ from him. Two years later (2011) and thanks to Matt Savage, Martin Dennis et al, the carefully restored & modified vehicle was ready for some serious overlanding, beginning with a 5,000 mile expedition to Morocco.
Are you certain thats a 68? I would have said it was a 69 - my April 69 109"has deep sills with lamps in wings, yours has narrow sills which would place it after spring 1969. Unless the front end and sills have been changed? Tidy motor in any case. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment. V5 says it was first registered as a 1968, although it may have been some time converting at Searle's. Strangely, it has an 'H' suffix, which would indeed indicate later.
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