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Park Ward: The Innovative Coachbuilder Regular Hardbound Slipcased Edition by Malcolm Tucker Dalton Watson Fine Books is pleased to announce a major three-volume work on the pre-war history and cars of the great British coachbuilder, Park Ward. The company was the most prolific coachbuilder on Rolls-Royce and Bentley chassis, ultimately completing over 4,300 cars. Volume I and II is the story of Park Ward & Co Ltd. – the men who worked there and the company’s growing relationship with Rolls-Royce Ltd. A photographic record of all the Rolls-Royce models from Silver Ghost to the Wraith that carried Park Ward coachwork is included, along with chapters on the W. O. Bentley cars, and the Rolls-Royce and Bentley experimental cars with Park Ward coachwork. The Derby-built Bentleys follow, supported by chapters on the London Motor Show cars, coachwork on marques other than Rolls-Royce and Bentley, and examples of Park Ward advertising literature and catalogues. An appendix contains a series of articles written by ‘Bill’ Ward, the company founder’s son, entitled ‘The Art and Evolution of Coachbuilding’. Volume III contains extensive tables detailing each of over 3,000 pre-war Park Ward-bodied Rolls-Royce and Bentley, as well as a listing of over 1,000 Park Ward bodies on other marques. In addition, and rarely seen before, there are over 700 sales order pages extracted from Park Ward’s Finishing books. Author Malcolm Tucker is a past-Chairman of the Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts’ Club, and is an established Rolls-Royce and Bentley historian, writer and ‘after dinner’ speaker. This will be his fourth book for Dalton Watson Fine Books. Malcolm has owned thirty-five Rolls-Royce or Bentley cars, including, for forty-six years, a 1928 20hp faux cabriolet by Park Ward. Follow us on Facebook for photos, excerpts and information about the release of this title! Leatherbound Edition is also available Three volumes Page count: Vol. 1: 352, Vol. 2: 400, Vol. 3: 488 Images: 1593 images, 723 sales order sheets ISBN: 978-185443301-5 Topics covered include: Park Ward and his company The Cars of W.O. Bentley Rolls-Royce and Derby Bentley Experimental Cars Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Rolls-Royce 20 HP Rolls-Royce Phantom I Rolls-Royce 20/25 HP Rolls-Royce Phantom II Rolls-Royce 25/30 HP Rolls-Royce Phantom III Rolls-Royce Wraith Derby Bentleys Motor Show Cars and more!