Mulliner Park Ward

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1962 Bentley Continental S2
Mulliner Park Ward
1965 Bentley Continental S3
Mulliner Park Ward

Mulliner Park Ward
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryAutomotive
PredecessorH. J. Mulliner & Co.
Park Ward
FoundedWillesden, London, England, United Kingdom (1961)
Defunct1998
Fate1998 (acquired by Bentley when Volkswagen Group bought Rolls-Royce Motors)
Area served
Worldwide
Productsluxury automobiles
ServicesCoachbuilding, Automotive design

Mulliner Park Ward was a bespoke coachbuilder in Hythe Road, Willesden, London UK.

Mulliner Park Ward was a subsidiary of Rolls-Royce and made bespoke bodies in London for Rolls-Royce and Bentley motor cars. The coachbuilding business closed in 1991 but the Mulliner name is used for the personal commissioning department of the current Bentley manufacturer.

History

Rolls-Royce Limited formed Mulliner Park Ward by the 1961 merger of two Rolls-Royce subsidiaries: Park Ward of Willesden, London, a Rolls-Royce subsidiary since 1939 and H. J. Mulliner & Co. of Chiswick, a Rolls-Royce subsidiary since 1959.[1]

References

  1. Hemmings Motor News Collector Car Encyclopedia ISBN 978-0-615-55029-9
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