Thanks Jack and Richard for the very helpful information! I'm sure I will be begging for more of your Champ wisdom often.
Jack: That starter does crank over the engine rather fast for a 24v starter running on just 12v. The 24v charging system appears to be still intact, but the previous owner had been running the Champ on just the one 12v battery since he has owned it. It should have boiled that one battery within minutes of running if the original 24v system was working properly. Will check it all soon.
The steering wheel on the other Champ is not much better than the one on this one....I will figure something out to repair it.
The plan is to repair the brakes and do a cosmetic restoration only, at least for now.
Richard: Thank You for finding the history on this Champ! It's certainly has travelled a long way from home, hasn't it?
Looks like your group is putting those Champs through their paces in the video...and it also appears they are taking it well! They look to be very rugged vehicles, but this one will never see any off-road use.......unless I win the lottery and can afford to repair it.
Oh, and engine is original to the vehicle..
Thanks again!
David