British · 1951–1956
Austin Champ
The Austin Champ was a military and civilian jeep-like vehicle made by the Austin Motor Company in the 1950s. The army version was officially known as "Truck, 1/4 ton, CT, 4×4, Cargo & FFW, Austin Mk.1" however the civilian name "Champ" was universally, if unofficially, applied to it. The majority of Champs produced went to the British Army.
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Successor: Austin Gipsy
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Specifications
- name
- Truck, 1/4 ton, CT, 4×4, Cargo & FFW, Austin Mk.1 , Austin Champ
- Manufacturer
- Austin Motor Company
- Production
- 1 September 1951 – May 1956
- aka
- FV1801(a), WN1, WN2, WN3.
- Predecessor
- Wolseley Mudlark
- Successor
- Austin Gipsy
- Body style
- Four-seat "Jeep"-style tub
- Length
- 3.66 m (12 ft)
- Width
- 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
- Height
- 1.87 m (6 ft 1½ in)
- Engine
- Rolls-Royce 2838 cc 80 hp I4 petrol
Specification summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Measured facts from Wikidata (CC0). Check the linked sources for citations.
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q781051CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_ChampCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1363127314 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Austin_Champ.jpgCC BY 3.0 · Photo: Asterion · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.