History
The Champ served the British Army from 1951 until its cost and complexity ended it; the Gipsy worked for the General Post Office, fire brigades and farms from 1958 and was assembled in New Zealand, Australia and Colombia until 1968.
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All 2 subjects, 1948 → today
The Champ with the British Army from 1951 — about 11,000 of the 15,000 ordered, with the FFR radio version for signals and artillery — and the Gipsy in smaller numbers from 1958, mostly for training and second-line work after the Army had already standardised on the Land Rover.
The Gipsy at work: General Post Office telephone vehicles, fire-brigade light tenders and rescue units, farms and estates, and overseas assembly in New Zealand, Australia and Colombia; the civilian Champ WN3 went mostly to Australia.
