Trojan Cars
There's no need to renew your socks with the Trojan Utility Car - you simply can't afford not to have one!
The quirky Trojan Utility Car was anything but conventional. A dish-shaped tray housed the engine and gear box underneath the seats, which also doubled up as the chassis. The car's transmission utilised a chain to drive the already antiquated solid tyre wheels. To prove how economical the car was, the company championed the slogan "Can you afford to walk?" and calculated that, over 200 miles, it would cost more in shoes and socks than it would to go by Trojan!
We'd dearly love to know the locations used in this film, which covers many miles. A busy street with Tudor-style buildings and a cathedral or castle in the background, an LNER east coast express train and an Ayrshire motor dealer... Can you help?
Pioneers of Screen Advertising
Almost from the dawn of film, advertising was a part of the filmgoing experience. This collection showcases some of screen advertising's earliest steps, as companies learnt to mimic the evolving forms of film comedy, drama, documentary and animation with the careful addition of their product as co-star.
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16 videos in this collection
Rudge-Whitworth - Britain's Best Bicycle
Girls Packing Soap
Changing Hues
Trojan Car Advert
Mr.........Goes Motoring
Cinema Commercial - Candy Cushions
The Tale of the Amp-lion
The Boy Who Wanted to Make Pictures
Looking Ahead
Does Your Wife Know?
Ransomes Trolley Buses
Barbara's Secret
Transporting Loads - With or without Roads
Sound Advice
