Nuffield Gutty history
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Manufacturer: |
Nuffield |
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Production period: |
1947 |
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Class : |
Milatary |
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Body versions : |
Jeep |
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Engines: |
4-cylinder |
In 1947, under the name of Nuffield Gutty , the Nuffield organization produced three prototype vehicles according to a specification for a light off-road vehicle of the War Department in Britain .
The goal was to develop a replacement for the existing in the post-war period in large quantities American Jeep with the help from Lord Nuffied and Alex Issigonis.. The vehicle had a 4-cylinder boxer engine , which should also drive the planned small vehicle Morris Mosquito , which then, equipped with a conventional four-cylinder inline engine, came on the market under the name Morris Minor .
The Gutty was not particularly successful, but is regarded as the predecessor of the FV1800 Wolseley Mudlark, who in turn became the predecessor of the Austin Champ . One of the three prototypes still exists today and will be exhibited 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 designed to be parachute-dropping and buoyant.
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