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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Automotive |
Predecessor | H. J. Mulliner & Co. Park Ward |
Founded | Willesden, London, England, United Kingdom (1961) |
Defunct | 1998 |
Fate | 1998 (acquired by Bentley whenVolkswagen Group boughtRolls-Royce Motors) |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | luxuryautomobiles |
Services | Coachbuilding,Automotive design |
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Mulliner Park Ward was acoachbuilder formed as a subsidiary byRolls-Royce in 1961 to supply it custom bodywork for its automobiles. Located in Hythe Road,Willesden, London, it was created by merging two existing Rolls-Royce properties,Park Ward of Willesden, London, a subsidiary since 1939 andH. J. Mulliner & Co. of Chiswick, a subsidiary since 1959.[1] It principally built bodies and interiors for Rolls-Royce andBentley motor cars, but also others such asAlvis.[citation needed] The coachbuilding business closed in 1991 but the Mulliner name is used for the personal commissioning department of the current Bentley manufacturer.[citation needed]