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James Young

James Young was a coachbuilder at London Road, Bromley, Kent, that bodied Rolls-Royce and Bentley chassis. It later became a subsidiary of the Rolls-Royce dealer Jack Barclay.1

Rolls-Royce Phantom V by James Young
Rolls-Royce Phantom V by James Young
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Key facts

Headquarters
London Road, Bromley, Kent, England1 Independently researched

History

The business at Bromley in Kent dates from 1860, when it was taken on by J. K. Hunter; it was later acquired by James Young, probably in the 1890s, and continued by his son Joseph Orr Young. It worked as a coachbuilder for Rolls-Royce and Bentley, and during the Second World War it made parts for the de Havilland Mosquito. By 1961 it was a subsidiary of Jack Barclay, and by 1968 it formed part of the Dutton-Forshaw Group. The page gives no founding or closure date for the car-body business.

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Sources

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  1. 1
    James Young and Co Level C Grace's Guide
    • London Road, Bromley, Kent
    • 1860 J. K. Hunter; James Young 1890s; Jack Barclay 1961; Dutton-Forshaw 1968
    Accessed 2026-11-13

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