The Austin Gipsy was Austin's attempt at an off-road capable vehicle to compete with the Land Rover. BMC rosette logo old BMC share A preserved BMC ambulance. ... Land Rover was the name of one of the first British civilian all-terrain utility vehicles, first produced by Rover in 1947. ...
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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 a BMC 2.2 liter petrol and a diesel version. The Roma people (singular Rom; sometimes Rroma, Rrom), often referred to as gypsies, are a heterogeneous ethnic group who live primarily in Southern and Eastern Europe, Western Asia, Latin America, the southern part of the United States and the Middle East. ...
It was available in either 111 inch Long wheelbase (LWB), or 90 inch Short wheelbase (SWB). In both road and rail vehicles, the wheelbase is the distance between the center of the front and rear wheels. ...
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