Eustace Watkins was a London dealer of Wolseleys located at Croydon from 1906 and at one time was the largest distributor of Wolseley cars in the world. In 1927 Lord Nuffield bought out Wolseley Motor Company and Eustace acquired their works in Chelsea. Eustace Watkins offered custom coachwork, most notably the Wolseley Hornet Specials some of which were built for Eustace Watkins by Abbey, Whittingham and Mitchell and others. Coachbuilding declined after the Second World War and Eustace Watkins concentrated on sales.