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Monday, 4 January 2010

Austin Gipsy, Landrover and Champ compared

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Welcome

The Austin Gipsy was announced on February 28th, 1958. It was intended as a civilian replacement for the military Champ and a commercial rival to the Land Rover. It was the first vehicle to be produced with independent trailing arm rubber suspension on all four wheels.

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Links

  • Austin Gipsy website
  • Austin Gipsy on Driving television
  • Austin Memories: Austin Gipsy
  • Archie's Austin Gipsy fire engines
  • 4wdonline about the Gipsy
  • Austin Rover online
  • Dutch Austin Morris Riley Wolseley register
  • rustydaytrips on Gipsy
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