Don I've heard mention of the firm before. I think someone told me their premises were within sight of Old Trafford because they used to see the sign when travelling to Man Utd football games. I haven't identified the KNIBBS though. Perhaps they got their petrol from Alfred LONGWORTH's petrol pump! And perhaps Cougar Mark has inherited the genes. bfn Alan > Does anyone know of this firm of Coachbuilders which was established in > 1840? I found an article on the internet that provided a list of > Coachbuilders who were involved with building bodies for Bentley cars. > > Apparently, the chassis left the factory at Derby without body work, apart > from the radiator and bonnet. The chassis was then delivered to the > coachbuilder of the customer's choice to have a body built to that customer' > s order, so that the body then gives each car its individuality and > character. > > Amongst the list of Coachbuilders there is Knibbs & Parkyn of Manchester and > the records show that they built just one body for the Derby Bentley cars. > There are quite a few other companies who only built one so I wonder why > that was. > > Don > >