Austin Gipsy
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| Austin Gipsy | |
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| Manufacturer | British Motor Corporation |
| Production | 1958-1967 Number made 21,208 [1] |
| Predecessor | Austin Champ |
| Body style(s) | Four-wheel drive |
| Engine(s) | Austin (A70) OHV 55 hp (41 kW) diesel 2200 62 bhp (46 kW) |
| Length | 139 in (3531 mm) or 160 in (4064 mm)[1] |
The Austin Gipsy was Austin's attempt at an off-road capable vehicle to compete with Rover's Land Rover.
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Austin picked the name with an "I" spelling rather than gypsy. The Gipsy was visually similar to the Land Rover, but unlike the Land Rover, the Gipsy's bodywork was steel and suffered badly from rust in the outdoors off-road environment it was intended for. The suspension was sophisticated - independent suspension all round, using 'Flexitor' rubber springs. Later models used leaf springs on the front and rear. It used either a BMC 2199 cc petrol based on the one in the Austin A70 car or 2178 cc diesel engine.
It was available initially in a 90 inch (2286 mm) (later known as the Short wheelbase (SWB) version to which was added a 111 inch (2819 mm) Long wheelbase (LWB) from Series II
With the merger of BMC with Leyland to form British Leyland the Austin Gipsy and the Land Rover were being produced by the same company. Production of the Gipsy was stopped after some 21,208 vehicles had been sold.
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- ^ a b Robson, Graham (2006). A-Z British Cars 1945-1980. Devon, UK: Herridge & Sons. ISBN 0-9541063-9-3.
