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Trojan Ltd continued to make vans until war broke out, and during hostilities made bomb racks and parachute containers. With peace, van production restarted, still using the original engine, but that was replaced by a Perkins diesel in 1952.
Trojan van Series 7 van, late 1950s. These vans were fitted with Perkins diesel engines, rather than the famous pre-war Trojan two-stroke petrol engine. This one was also used by Perkins, partly for its promotional value. Abergavenny steam rally, 2011. Date: 30 May 2011: Source: Own work: Author: Andy Dingley: Permission (Reusing this file)
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 ]
In 1951 and 1955–1957 SAT imported total 105 Trojan vans. The first imported vehicles undertook many changes before they met the requirements. Some of them got a Finnish made body. In 1956 SAT built a series of ten DKW Schnellasters from CKD kits imported from West Germany; they were sold with name Donau-Sisu.
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.
General Motors’ answer to Chrysler’s minivan was a smaller version of a full-sized, rear-wheel-drive van. And that was precisely the point, based on the space-age TV commercials GM made when ...
Leyland Motors has a long history dating from 1896, when the Sumner and Spurrier families founded the Lancashire Steam Motor Company in the town of Leyland in North West England. Their first products included steam powered lawn mowers. [1] The company's first vehicle was a 1.5-ton-capacity steam powered van.
From January 2008 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when James A. Bell joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a -15.6 percent return on your investment, compared to a -2.8 percent return from the S&P 500.