Apart from the bar-b-que and the blue tarp, there is nothing more iconic of the kiwi holiday season than the caravan. Caravan is the term used for tow-behind camping trailers which act like a kind of portable bach.
What makes this also iconic of the 1960s in the US, is the fact that the vast majority are towed behind cars. I can remember as a child hardly anyone we knew had a pick-up truck. So consequently the family car served as a multi-purpose vehicle (unlike our multi-purpose vehicles of today which only transport kids to soccer practice). It was used for camping, hunting (hence the stereotypical deer strapped over the hood), going to the drive-in (both movies and restaurants) and pretty much everything in between. I don't think I knew of anyone as a child who could afford two vehicles.
Similarly, we have seen very few pick-ups here. Instead pretty much everything has a trailer hitch on it (even SUVs) and everyone has a tandem-axle utility trailer. Pretty efficient.
At least 80% of all the caravans we have seen have been this model/vintage
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