Not Sold (Est: £12,000 - £16,000)
1954 Austin Champ 4x4
Bonhams • UK • 13 Sept 2025
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Not Sold (Est: £12,000 - £16,000)
1954 Austin Champ 4x4
UK • 13 Sept 2025
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1954 Austin Champ is a historically significant military vehicle, having served in Cyprus and later restored by marque expert Pat Ware. It comes with extensive documentation, including photos from its active service and features in Ware's book on British military utility vehicles.
Condition
6
The car description states the vehicle has been restored, implying that it was not in perfect condition initially, and moderate wear would be accurate considering its age and use as a military vehicle.
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Manual
1954
Auction
66 BE 12
United Kingdom
Not Sold (Est: £12,000 - £16,000)
1954 Austin Champ 4x4
Bonhams • UK • 13 Sept 2025
Market Position:
Market Average
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Description
• Iconic British Army military vehicle • Owned and restored by marque expert Pat Ware • Offered with a large history file
Inspired by the wartime Jeep and built, but not designed, by Austin, the Champ lightweight four-wheel-drive military vehicle entered production in 1951.
Austin's major customer was the British Army, for whom the 'quarter-ton 4x4 combat truck' was manufactured in two main types: cargo and wireless-equipped, though there were various conversion kits for other duties.
Power was supplied by a 2.8-litre Rolls-Royce B40 four-cylinder petrol engine, while all-round independent suspension made for excellent handling both on and off road.
Unusually, the transmission boasted a central transfer gearbox with separate lever that enabled all five forward speeds to be selected in reverse.
Around 11,700 Champs were manufactured between 1951 and 1956 for the British Army, with another 1,200-or-so going to other customers, including the Australian Army.
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£1,750
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£8,438
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£21,250
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