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Martin Walter of Folkestone

Former automobile and harness manufacturer1

Martin-Walter was a long established, 1773, firm of harness makers in Folkestone, Kent which switched to building bespoke bodies for motor cars when horse-drawn vehicles began to disappear. As well as bespoke bodies they built short runs for various motor manufacturers.2 It ceased to exist in 1937.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • Legal formprivate company limited by shares1

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Daimler 15 Martin Walters Wingham Cabriolet (1936) (15959827332)
Photo: Steve Glover from Bolton, Lancs., England, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Martin-Walter was a long established, 1773, firm of harness makers in Folkestone, Kent which switched to building bespoke bodies for motor cars when horse-drawn vehicles began to disappear. As well as bespoke bodies they built short runs for various motor manufacturers.2

Timeline

  1. 1937Dissolved Dissolved1

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