Alberta Land Rover Enthusiasts Club Forum
Classifieds => Vehicles for Sale => Topic started by: ugly_90 on June 05, 2016, 12:52 PM
I have no connection to the seller, but I note an Austin Champ for sale here in GP. Not much of a local club that I know of for them. There is one club member with a small Champ collection and a wreck, but I don't expect he wants to take on any more units.
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/grande-prairie/195-austin-healey-other-convertible/1170087870?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true
wow! There's a rarity..... The only ones I know of around here are in Malcalm's yard! And the other is in Kelowna, in the lot beside the Old Station Pub.
Years ago there was a body shop near the Chinook Mall in Calgary that had a Champ sitting in the yard for ages.
Parts are very hard to find but they are worth some serious $$$$ in the UK to the Military collector crowd.
Quote from: Matt H on June 05, 2016, 10:03 PM
Parts are very hard to find but they are worth some serious $$$$ in the UK to the Military collector crowd.
Well there you go Matt, a money making opportunity awaits. ;)
Ship the Champ back to the UK and take Land Rover parts as payment. Sell the parts in Canada and you'd be making money in both directions. ;D
Looks like an Austin Gipsy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Gipsy
Yes, that's right the Gypsy was more if a failed series competitor at the time. There do seem to be a few of them lying about, and are probably less desirable than the champ
I didn't look at the ad, but if it is a Gipsy they are not worth as much as the Champ. Mostly because of the rare ex-Military connection of the Champ. The British Army only used them for a few years but dropped them because Land Rovers were cheaper and less complex.
Funny, cheaper and less complex is not what you would associate Land Rover with these days.