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Cunard (coachbuilder)

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76: 22: 193: 96:. New premises were opened in Acton in West London. In 1931, after only a few bodies had been made, the company was bought by the London agent for Morris cars Stewart and Ardern and both Musselwhite and Freestone left. Production was now concentrated on a range of standard bodies for Morris, Rover and Wolseley (especially the 109:
it Was run by Mr Freeman As Works Manager and Mr Fred Winyard in overall. control General Foreman was Mr Ron Greensheilds. During the early 60s a number of Morris Minis were modified by lowering the suspension, the roof height and replacing All the glass with Perspex. The company continued into the late 1960s
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With the decline in the specialist coachwork business as car makers increasingly turned to mass-produced, pressed steel bodies, Cunard moved into commercial vehicle bodies. The name was changed to Cunard Commercial Carriage Company and a move made to Water Road Alperton Wembley in North London where
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and from its works in Lower Richmond Road, London, SW15 Cunard provided a range of coachwork to fit on Napier chassis. Shortly after its formation, Cunard became a subsidiary of Napier and acted as their in-house coachbuilder but continued to supply bodies to other companies.
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who were looking for premises in which to build their range of car bodies. The Cunard name was dropped.
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The name was revived in 1930 by an ex Cunard managing director, R. I. Musselwhite and
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In 1924 Napier stopped making cars and the Cunard business was sold to
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A-Z of British Coachbuilders. Nick Walker. Bay View Books 1997.
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Minerva
coachbuilder
Napier & Son
Weymann Motor Bodies Ltd

Morris Ten Six
V. E. Freestone
Thrupp & Maberly
Hornet


ISBN
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United Kingdom
Abbey
Arthur Mulliner
Abbott
Alexander Dennis
Aston Martin
Barker
Carbodies
Carlton
Crayford Engineering
Charlesworth
Corsica
Croall

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