Trojan Model History

United Kingdom · founded 1914

British maker of ultra-simple economy cars (1914–1965) — the two-stroke Utility Car's seven-moving-part engine and solid tyres made it both a curiosity and a working-class success.

Models

Utility Car

Trojan's founding model — a radically simple two-stroke economy car with only seven moving parts, built first by Leyland at Kingston upon Thames (1922–1928) then at Croydon until 1937.

Economy car · 1922–1937
RE

Trojan's rear-engined successor to the Utility Car — capable of 45 mph but hampered by outdated features; only about 250 were sold.

Economy car · 1931–1934
Trojan 200

A Heinkel Kabine bubble car built under licence in the UK — the last vehicle to carry the Trojan name, sold from 1960 to 1965.

Microcar · 1960–1965
Elva Courier (Trojan)

The Elva Courier open sports car, built by Trojan after it acquired production rights in 1962 — 210 cars produced before Trojan moved on to McLaren-Elva racers.

Sports car · 1962–1965

Other makes