Nuffield Gutty
Under the name Nuffield Gutty , the Nuffield Organization produced three vehicle prototypes in 1947 to a specification for a light off-road vehicle of the War Department . The aim was to develop a replacement for the American jeep that was still available in large quantities in the post-war period . The vehicle had a 4-cylinder boxer engine , which was also supposed to power the planned small vehicle Morris Mosquito , which then, equipped with a conventional four-cylinder in-line engine, came onto the market under the name Morris Minor .
The Gutty was not particularly successful, but is considered the predecessor of the FV1800 Wolseley Mudlark, which in turn became the predecessor of the Austin Champ . One of the three prototypes still exists today and is on display at the British Motor Museum in Gaydon , Warwickshire , UK .
The confusingly similar-sounding name " Nuffield Guppy " was used for another vehicle prototype developed in the early 1940s that was supposed to be parachute-removable and floatable.
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- ↑ Paul Skilleter: Morris Minor (The World's Supreme Small Car) . Osprey Publishing, London 1993, ISBN 0-85045-931-1 , pp. 16-35.