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and calculated that over 200 miles (320 km) it would cost more in shoes and socks than to cover the distance by Trojan car. [1] A modified car was released in 1920 with a smaller 1488 cc engine to bring it into the sub-1.5-litre class and with pneumatic tyres available as an option; the car was guaranteed for 5,000 miles (8,000 km). [3]
Trojan was an automobile manufacturer [1] and a Formula One constructor, in conjunction with Australian Ron Tauranac, [2] from the United Kingdom. The car producer Trojan Limited was founded by Leslie Hounsfield in 1914 in Clapham, South London, and later in Purley Way, Croydon, Surrey. [3] It produced cars and especially delivery vans until 1964.
Elva produced a single-seater car for Formula Junior events, the FJ 100, initially supplied with a front-mounted B.M.C. 'A' series engine in a tubular steel chassis. "Elva Cars, Ltd., new Formula Junior powered by an untuned BMC 'A' Series 948cc engine. The price of this 970 lb. car is $2,725 in England.
Production restarted in 1960, again under licence, under the Trojan 200 name by Trojan Cars Ltd. in the UK, and continued until 1966. [2] Heinkel Kabines were also assembled under licence by Los Cedros S.A. from 1959 until 1962. [4] [5] As Heinkel in Argentina, they were built alongside Studebaker pickups.
Thrall was mainly a freight car fabrication and assembly operation. Additional car types manufactured included boxcars and gondolas. Most cars were designed for standard gauge interchange service on AAR-approved railroads within North America. Many tri-level autoracks built by Thrall exist today, identifiable by the blue Thrall rectangle logo ...
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In early 1946 a series of small display advertisements offered "Superior Car Renovation" in the light of the postwar car shortage. [5] Charlesworth continued to make bodies after the Second World War, including Daimlers of various sizes. It appears the company's records have been destroyed since it went out of business in about 1950. [6]
The Trojan Horse was a world champion funny car owned by Larry Fullerton from the late 1960s until his death in 1981. Larry Fullerton and the Trojan Horse won the 1972 NHRA world championship setting a then world record.