Mulliner Park Ward

Mulliner Park Ward
Company 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

51°31′44″N 0°14′24″W / 51.5290117°N 0.2400825°W / 51.5290117; -0.2400825


Mulliner Park Ward was a coachbuilder formed as a subsidiary by Rolls-Royce in 1961 to supply it custom bodywork for its automobiles. Located in Hythe Road, Willesden, London, it was created by merging two existing Rolls-Royce properties, Park Ward of Willesden, London, a subsidiary since 1939 and H. J. Mulliner & Co. of Chiswick, a subsidiary since 1959.[1] It principally built bodies and interiors for Rolls-Royce and Bentley motor cars, but also others such as Alvis.[citation needed] The coachbuilding business closed in 1991 but the Mulliner name is used for the personal commissioning department of the current Bentley manufacturer.[citation needed]

References

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