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The Austin Champ

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The Austin Champ game quiz
"The Austin Champ was an idiosyncratic four-wheel drive vehicle produced by the Austin Motor Company for the British Army in the 1950s. Some knowledge of military vehicles of the period would be helpful!"

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1. The Champ was produced after World War II, between which years?
    1947 - 1955
    1945 - 1955
    1951 - 1956
    1962 - 1968


2. The Army designation 'Truck, 1/4 ton, CT, 4×4, cargo & FFW, Austin Mk.1' meant that it was a four-wheel drive vehicle designed for CombaT to carry a quarter-ton of cargo and manufactured by Austin. What did 'FFW' mean?
    Fitted for Wireless
    Future Force Warcraft
    Failure-free Warranted
    Fat-free Weight


3. Austin contracted to produce 15,000 Champs, but only about 11,000 were built. Why?
    Its cross-country performance wasn't good enough
    The vehicle was expensive and proved too complicated for combat work
    The government cut back on its defence budget
    The soldiers didn't like it


4. The Champ had a few features which could trap the unwary driver, the main one concerning the transmission. What was this oddity?
    It had a continuously variable transmission
    The gearbox had no reverse gear
    It had a preselector gearbox
    It had no synchromesh in any gear


5. The original specification for the Champ called for a Rolls-Royce petrol engine to be fitted, but when production started it was found that R-R did not have the capacity to produce the required number. How was this problem resolved?
    Another engine was specified
    The engine was built under licence by another manufacturer
    Rolls-Royce enlarged their assembly line
    Austin slowed down their vehicle production rate to match Rolls-Royce's output


6. 'Wading' a vehicle means driving it through water. What was the maximum depth that a Champ could wade without any preparation?
    4 feet (1.22 metres)
    1 foot (0.30 metres)
    3 feet (0.91 metres)
    2 feet (0.61 metres)


7. The Champ's top speed driving forwards was just over 60 mph (98 kph). What was its top speed in reverse?
    10 mph (16 kph)
    The same
    20 mph (32 kph)
    15 mph (24 kph)


8. Did the Champ ever see service in a war?
    Yes
    No


9. Which major component was the weakest point on the Champ - its 'Achilles heel' - which caused the majority of problems?
    The chassis
    The gearbox
    The rear axle
    The engine


10. After the Champ, Austin went on to produce another four-wheel drive vehicle. What was it called?
    The Pathfinder
    The Justy
    The Gipsy
    The Freelander


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Compiled Dec 07 12