THE TROJAN AS A TWO-SEATER TAXICAB.
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A Further Sphere of Use for a Popular Light Car Chassis.
IN the course of a recent visit to the Leyland works (and, as with all other big factories connected with the motor industry, there is always an immense amount of interest in going round.such a hive of industry) our attentionwas drawn to a taxicab mounted on the Trojan chassis. We found that this was being prepared as part of an order for Japan, and the manufacturers themselves were watching with interest the development of the body as it passed through its constructional stages.
Our first thought was that there would be an 'insufficiency of room and that it was possible that the Trojan would not be suitable for taxicab work, but we found that it was only intended to be a two-seater, and, later eh, when we saw the vehicle in a more advanced stage, we realized that there was ample accommodation for two persons, and that on the platform beside the driver there was room for a reasonable amount of luggage for two people.
The 'whole of the dimensions of the cab are proportionate,so that the vehicle itself is shapely, as wili„be seen from the illustration which accompanies these remarks. As a result of this there is no excess of height or width, as can be judged from the fact that the height from the floor to' the ceiling is 3 ft. 441 ins. (about 1 ft. less than in the • normal cab), the height of the seat from the floor being but 1 ft. ;(or 4 ins. less than usual). The inside length of the cab, from front to rear, is 3 ft. :6 ins., and the internal width across the cab is 3 ft. 8 ins. The width of the seat is 18 ins, and that of the door 20 ins, It must he remembered, of course, that the vehicle as worked out is intended-for Japan, aud a people of low stature are,
therefore, being catered for. The step is 16i ins, from the ground, being 8-i• wide, whilst the height from the step to the floor of the cab is 9 ins.
The canopy is extended over the driver's compartment, and a two-piece windscreen,the upper half being hinged, is provided for the protection of the driver.
There is no need, of course, to describe the Trojan chassis, this being so well known, and no departure from stauderd arrangement and equipment has been made. Steel disc 'wheels, equipped with solid tyres, are employed, and electric lighting is fitted throughout.
We have not yet heard whether this model has been offered for use in this country, but we should imagine that it would not be unsuitable, but should enjoy considerable popularity for the main use to which a cab is put, viz., the conveyance of only one or two people.