FUT 947C - 1954 Austin Champ Military Version

Army Registration Number 75 BE 70

The Austin Champ (Military Version) was procured under contract6/VEH/5531 dated 1 August 1951. 11,732 were produced and they entered service between September 1951 and January 1956.

It has a 2 Litre petrol engine and does approximately 15 miles per gallon. The cost of the vehicle when new is believed to be £2,500 - ie the equivalent of four Land Rovers at the time. Some say that the same vehicle today would cost around £50,000.

This particular Champ entered Army service in November 1954 and it was sold at Ruddington in October 1965 - lot number 484. It was with the Army for approximately 10 years but unfortunately there is no record of where it spent its service life. If anyone has any "in service" information regarding this vehicle, we would be pleased to hear from you.