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Rollston

Rollston was a New York coachbuilder of the post-World War I era whose bodies were often fitted to Packard chassis. It went bankrupt in 1938 and reorganized as Rollson.1

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Key facts

Status
1938 (bankruptcy; reorganized as Rollson)1 Independently researched

History

Rollston was launched in the post-World War I era in New York. Its bodies were often fitted to Packard chassis, and Packard's custom-body head Grover C. Parvis favored its work. The firm went bankrupt in 1938 and reorganized that year as Rollson; with custom body work collapsed by World War II it turned to making ship components. Its founders and exact founding year were not given in the source read.

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Milestones

  1. 1938
    Rollston went bankrupt and reorganized as Rollson.1

Sources

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  1. 1
    Rollston: Coachbuilt to the nth degree Level C Old Cars Weekly
    • Rollston went bankrupt in 1938 and reorganized later that year as Rollson
    • Rollston: Coachbuilt to the nth degree
    Accessed 2026-11-13

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