In the mid 1960s the army decided to withdraw the Champ from service completely, and all the military ones had been sold off by 1968, although one was sold by government auction as late as 1973. The mass sales made them cheap, about 150 pounds in 1966, and many were bought as fun vehicles and run with little of the maintenance the complex design needed. Fuel was cheap in the 1960s, which also helped these cars find private owners.
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made by the Austin Motor Company in the 1950s
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a former aircraft factory at Cofton Hackett, on the edge of Austin's Longbridge plant in Birmingham, was fitted out for the work
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1968 although there is a record of
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made by the Austin Motor Company in the 1950s
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These mass sales made them cheap to buy (£150 being typical in 1966)
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The Austin Champ was a military and civilian jeep-like vehicle made by the Austin Motor Company in the 1950s.
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