Abbey (coachbuilder)
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Abbey Coachworks Limited was a British coachbuilding business based in Merton, South West London and later Acton, North West London. It was active between 1930 and 1938.
Arthur P Compton set up several coachbuilding businesses, including Compton, Sons and Terry which was founded in 1929 in Merton, South West London. He left this in 1930 to set up on his own, and the other partner D.H. Terry with D.H.B. Power renamed the company Abbey Coachworks. In 1933, the company moved to larger premises in Acton, North West London. In 1936, they took over the Wingham brand from Martin Walter and changed their name to Wingham Martin Walter. They exhibited at the 1937 London Motor Show under the new name. By the late 1930s, the practice of custom coachbuilding on a car maker's chassis was in decline leading to the business' eventual collapse by the end of the decade.
Abbey seem to have concentrated on short production runs rather than bespoke bodywork. Cars they equipped included the
Martin Walter themselves remained in business after the demise of Abbey, and after the Second World War made a range of
References
- ISBN 978-2-7268-8697-7).
- A-Z of British Coachbuilders. Nick Walker. Bay View Books. 1997. ISBN 1-870979-93-1
- Delahaye - La belle carrosserie française. Jean-Paul Tissot. 2006. ISBN 978-2-7268-8697-7
External links
- 1935 Bentley 3½ litre Sports Two Seater Tourer by Abbey for Jarvis—Capt George Eyston
- Delahaye - La belle carrosserie française