History
After producing bodies for a variety of cars in the early 1920s Park Ward became particularly associated with Bentley who manufactured their chassis nearby at Cricklewood. In 1922 they were asked by Rolls-Royce to take part in a scheme to make standard bodies for the small Twenty model but the project was abandoned. But they did build bespoke bodies for Rolls-Royce customers exhibiting a 40-50 model at the British Empire exhibition in 1924. From the mid-1920s the company started to concentrate on Bentley and Rolls-Royce models.
In 1933 Rolls-Royce bought a stake in the company and after the Rolls-Royce take over of Bentley, Park Ward became the first choice of coachwork supplier to Bentley customers.
Founded in 1919 in London, England, by William MacDonald Park and Charles Ward. Began a long association with Bentley in 1923, but also built bodies for Delage, Fiat, Rolls-Royce and Sunbeam. Purchased by Rolls-Royce in 1939 and merged with H. J. Mulliner in 1961 to form Mulliner Park Ward.
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