Engine Punk

"Here is a sturdy good-looking van which conforms in every way to modern requirements. It's construction is typical of Trojan simplicity and solidity and just as with all Trojan vehicles, even if driven carelessly, will not sustain injury to the mechanical parts." Despite their weirdness and lack of performance I remain intrigued by Trojans and some of the commercial vans were actually very well styled. The two examples shown are both Trojan Senior 12cwt models, 12cwt equating to 610kgs or slightly less than the capacity on my old Citroen van (VT No.44) . This a special bodied baker's van built out of aluminium to the order of Kenyon's. Cakes go on top with bread below. They had a reputation for hard work and economy but are hard pushed to even keep up with the traffic these days. As these are clearly pre-war vans, they were powered by the unsupercharged two-stroke engine that intrigued me so long ago and sparked my interest in these odd machines....