Leslie Hounsfield engineered the Trojan car in the early 1900's. The project came about when he considered the inefficiency and time wasted by his brother who was a Medical Doctor in General Practice. His brother, a locum at that time, traveled between patients either using a horse drawn taxi, or by bicycle.

Automobile technology was advancing but only available for the wealthy. Leslie felt an affordable car would radically improve the efficiency of local doctors and greatly improve the quality of care provided, so he set about designing and building what was probably the first real 'company car'.

For more information on the Trojan cars, here are some useful links;

• Wiki Cars
• British Motor Manufacturers
• Museum of Croydon