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Mulliner Park Ward

Mulliner Park Ward was the Rolls-Royce-owned coachbuilding company formed in 1961 by merging H. J. Mulliner and Park Ward. It built coachwork for Rolls-Royce and Bentley chassis.1

Bentley S3 Continental Drophead Coupé by Mulliner Park Ward ("Chinese Eye")
Bentley S3 Continental Drophead Coupé by Mulliner Park Ward ("Chinese Eye")
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Key facts

Founded
1961 (merger of H. J. Mulliner and Park Ward)1 Independently researched

History

Rolls-Royce Ltd took over H. J. Mulliner in 1959 and by 1961 had merged its two body-building companies, Mulliner and Park Ward, into one concern, H. J. Mulliner, Park Ward Ltd. Before the merger Mulliner had built 1,127 Bentley bodies after the war, and Park Ward had made 1,066 bodies on Rolls-Royce and Bentley chassis from the 3½-litre to the Mk V. The article consulted does not cover the merged company's later history or closure.

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Milestones

  1. 1959
    Rolls-Royce took over H. J. Mulliner.1
  2. 1961
    Rolls-Royce merged Mulliner and Park Ward into H. J. Mulliner, Park Ward Ltd.1

Sources

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  1. 1
    Veteran to classic: Coachwork (The three Mulliners) Level C Motor Sport Magazine
    • Rolls-Royce Ltd took over HJ Mulliner in 1959
    • merged by 1961
    • "by 1961 had merged its two body-building companies into the one concern of HJ Mulliner, Park Ward Ltd"
    • Rolls-Royce took over HJ Mulliner 1959; merger by 1961; 1,127 and 1,066 bodies
    Accessed 2026-11-13

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