Cyclops and tiny caravan
A small vehicle believed to be called a Cyclops is towing along a mini-caravan. It can only be guessed this is some form of advertising vehicle as it appears to be at a place of sale or storage of caravans.
Ford 250 & Komfort 282 caravan
Here we have a Ford 250 turbocharged diesel pick-up truck and a 32 foot long caravan, a Komfort 282. Quite a sizeable outfit. Not sure it fully meets the UK's meaning of a 'car' but it surely comes close.
Sportsman Deluxe and Holden HK
Here we have a 1949 Sportsman Deluxe caravan, which was manufactured in Victoria, Australia. The towing car is a classic as well, a 1969 HK Holden from General Motors.
Citroen Berlingo Multispace 1.6HDi XTR
The MPV has been voted the UK’s best value Towcar. In a gruelling competition that saw more than 38 cars competing in five different categories, the Berlingo Multispace 1.6HDi XTR model beat off competition from Hyundai, Kia, Peugeot and Skoda to win in the sub-£16000 category at the 2009 Caravan Club Towcar of the Year Awards.
Six expert drivers assessed each car’s towing performance, acceleration, braking and the ability to cope with demanding hill starts. A team of four ‘caravanability’ judges carefully assessed each model’s usability in terms of every day caravanning.
Ford Mondeo Titanium X Estate
Ford's new Mondeo estate won a Caravan Club Towcar Award for the second year in a row. The Mondeo Titanium X Estate triumphed against tough competition in the £25,000 to £32,000 category. The five-cylinder turbo petrol engine has tremendous pulling power, the gearbox ratios (six-speed manual) are just right and both brakes and steering inspire confidence.
Hyundai i800
Hyundai i800 has won The Caravan Club Towcar of the Year for the £16,000 to £20,000 category. They judged the large MPV best in category for towing - with a significant 300lb-ft of torque available from the 168bhp engine.
Landrover Discovery and an Airstream caravan
Land Rover Discovery 3 took on the competition at the Towcar Awards 2008. Discovery 3 had scooped the 'Best Towcar over 1900kgs' award at the Practical Caravan, What Car? and the Camping & Caravanning Club Towcar Awards 2008. Here it is seen towing an Airstream caravan.
Volvo V70
Volvo V70 with D5 turbodiesel engine, and Volvo's latest AWD (All Wheel Drive) system. In The Caravan Club Towcar of the Year Awards 2006, where the Volvo V70 D5 AWD and XC70 D5 AWD won no less than three awards.
Rover P5 broken down parked up with a caravan

Mini Clubman S and an Airstream caravan
Airstream caravans and design house Republic of Fritz Hansen are developing this unique approach to mobile living, hitched up to a great looking modified Mini Clubman S.
Banger Ford Cortina & caravan
Not quite the image you might like to see involving a caravan and a Ford Cortina, but it was thought the entry here might sit well under the 'bizarre' heading :)
Franklin 1960's caravan
Mercedes 190 & caravan
Mercedes 190 and unknown caravan make/model. It is believed the caravan weighed about 1300Kg loaded against the estate car's kerbweight of about 1400Kg.
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