4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1952–56
NAMED MODELUnited Kingdom

Champ WN1 and WN3 civilian (1952–56)

The civilian Champ: about 500 WN3s with the Austin A90 2.7-litre engine instead of the Rolls-Royce, sold to farmers and exported — most of them to Australia.

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Sources & evidence
Champ WN1 and WN3 civilian (1952–56) — The Austin Champ was the British War Office’s answer to the USA 'Jeep' and its use during WWII. The civilian version was built form 1951-56. These civilian modeSicnag · CC BY 2.0 ↗
BASE VEHICLEChamp (FV1801, 1951–56)BUILT BYAustin Motor Company, LongbridgeIN SERVICE1952–56OPERATED INAustraliaPRODUCTIONAbout 500LAYOUT4 wheels · 84″

The record

Austin tried to recoup the Champ’s development on the civilian market; the price and the complexity told against it there too.

Research status: draft — identification, dates or figures could not all be pinned down; the summary says what is unresolved.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1952–56
ENGINE2.7-litre Austin A90 four
PRODUCTION RUNAbout 500
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited Kingdom
OPERATED INAustralia
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEChamp
FAMILYChamp
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE84″
BODY STYLEsoft

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

Factory colours

  • Deep Bronze Green

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

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Sources

  1. 1Austin Champ ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-22 · status: draft