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J. Gurney Nutting

J. Gurney Nutting & Co was a London coachbuilder established by John Gurney Nutting, first in Croydon and later in Chelsea. It built car bodies for the luxury market in the interwar years.1

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1919Founded

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Key facts

Founded
19191 Independently researched
Founder
John Gurney Nutting1 Independently researched
Headquarters
Chelsea, London, England (began in Croydon)1 Independently researched

History

Grace's Guide records the firm as founded in 1919 by John Gurney Nutting, beginning in Croydon and later moving to Chelsea in London; some other accounts give 1918. It is listed as a car body builder, and during the Second World War it produced parts for the de Havilland Mosquito. The page used gives no closure date and does not name the marques bodied.

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Sources

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    J. Gurney Nutting and Co Level C Grace's Guide
    • "Established by John Gurney Nutting", founded 1919 (other accounts give 1918)
    • "Established by John Gurney Nutting"
    • began in Croydon and later moved to Chelsea
    • founded 1919; Croydon then Chelsea; Mosquito parts in WWII
    Accessed 2026-11-13

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