I have always been fascinated by the work of coachbuilders the world over. Park Ward were a British creator of bodies for luxury cars who ended up inside the most famous of them all: Rolls-Royce. William Park and Charles Ward worked together at a small manufacturer called F.W. Berwick and Company who were the British arm of an Anglo-French manufacturer called … [Read more...]
Alvis Car and Engineering Company
This article is about a low volume car manufacturer that survived by manufacturing military vehicles and aircraft engines. T.G. John founded a company in his name in 1919 as a supplier of engines and scooter style motorised bikes. He set up his company in Coventry in the UK, which was at the heart of the British industry. The following year John used a new four cylinder engine … [Read more...]