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Offline VMX247

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Trojan
« on: July 07, 2012, 10:43:34 am »
Any info ? Trojan is stamped on the barrel.
Bike,Utility car,washing machine ??
Thanks
« Last Edit: July 07, 2012, 11:24:52 am by VMX247 »
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Re: Trojan
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2012, 02:43:24 pm »
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Re: Trojan
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2012, 01:19:31 pm »
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Re: Trojan
« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2012, 02:35:37 pm »
A very versatile little company. They made condoms too ;).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_%28condoms%29
http://www.trojancondoms.com/
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Re: Trojan
« Reply #4 on: July 08, 2012, 03:36:55 pm »
A very versatile little company. They made condoms too ;).

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Re: Trojan
« Reply #5 on: July 08, 2012, 03:57:10 pm »
 Trokan also made utility type motor vehicles circa 1920s.
 My old dad had one in his Sunshine Coast Museum. [long gone]
 Interesting split single two stroke engine using a forked conrod.
 Made in Scotland.
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Re: Trojan
« Reply #6 on: July 10, 2012, 11:25:50 am »
Damn you Pancho!!! :D 1920s on> Have seen on fine turf reel mowers, like for golf courses (Dont start me up about the waste of perfect areas for pre75 sidecar race tracks ;) Lawn bowling greens etc.
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Re: Trojan
« Reply #7 on: July 10, 2012, 01:20:05 pm »
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Re: Trojan
« Reply #8 on: July 10, 2012, 01:23:08 pm »
Well for what it's worth ,the Chinese don't appear to have made a copy...... ;)
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