1954 Austin Champ
***NO RESERVE*** Remained in the same family ownership for 25 years

Registration – JSR 35F

Chassis No. – 5276

M.O.T. – Exempt

Odometer – 13,196

The vendor informs us this Austin Champ, chassis 5276, was purchased by his late father at the 25th Bowhouse sale held by Dixon & Wallace in Glasgow in June 1965. It then remained in the same family ownership for the next 25 years, before passing to Fiona and Garry Morton – well-known within Champ circles – from whom it was acquired by the vendor around a decade ago.

Presented in very good order and reported to run well, the Champ has recently benefited from servicing that included a fuel pump overhaul and partial carburettor refurbishment. Retaining its 2.8-litre Rolls-Royce B40 four-cylinder petrol engine and military fittings, it carries the Royal Corps of Transport insignia to the bonnet and is supplied with its correct user handbook alongside a V5C.

Developed in the post-war years as a highly capable 4x4, the Austin Champ was designed to compete with the ubiquitous Willys Jeep and featured advanced engineering including fully independent suspension and waterproofed electrics. Around 13,750 were built, many seeing active service, and surviving examples are now prized by collectors of military vehicles and classic off-road machinery alike.

• Long-term family-owned example with known history back to 1965

• Recent servicing including fuel pump and carburettor refurbishment

• Supplied with user handbook, history, and offered without reserve