Park-Ward Motors

Park-Ward Motors is a Rolls-Royce and Bentley specialist at 6115 Lou Avenue in Crystal Lake, Illinois, in McHenry County northwest of Chicago. The company says it was originally incorporated in Australia in 1982 by founder Rodd Sala and that its American division, based in Illinois, was established in 2006. It buys, restores and sells classic Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars, and describes itself as a collector first and a seller second.

A marque specialist, not a general dealer

Park-Ward sells one family of cars. Its website says it is dedicated to the restoration and maintenance of pre-2000 Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars, with particular depth in the Silver Shadow, Corniche and Bentley equivalents. The company calls itself the largest on-seller of classic Rolls-Royces in the United States and the number one restorer, collector and on-seller in North America. Those are the company's own claims and we have not independently verified them. It also says it is a licensed dealer under the Illinois Secretary of State, and that it prefers the term "care-taker" to "owner," a phrase it says Rolls-Royce itself favors.

According to the About page, Sala has been the care-taker of more than 1,000 Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars over the years and was a member of the Rolls-Royce Club of Australia and the Rolls-Royce Owners' Club of America.

What Park-Ward sells

The inventory page we viewed in 2026 listed 19 cars as available or coming soon, eight marked "Just Sold" and an archive of about 135 earlier sales. Most cars date from the late 1950s through the 1990s, including Silver Cloud and Silver Shadow models, Corniche coupes and convertibles, Silver Spurs, and Bentley S3, T2, Turbo R and Brooklands models. The range also includes a few later cars, such as a 2004 Rolls-Royce Phantom. Asking prices on the page ran from about $34,900 for a 1988 Silver Spur to $495,000 for each of two 1965 Continental Flying Spur cars. Availability and prices change often.

How the company prepares cars for sale

Park-Ward says Sala personally selects every car it resells. Its inventory page describes a 25,000 square foot facility staffed by 12 full-time people, including Rolls-Royce mechanics, electrical specialists, body and paint staff, trimmers, and leather and wood restorers, and says nothing is outsourced. The company calls its process "predelivery commissioning": mechanical, hydraulic, braking, air conditioning and electrical systems are gone through, and any fault is fixed. Most of that work, it says, happens after a car is sold, so it asks buyers to allow four to six weeks before the car is shipped "turn-key." That timeline is worth planning around if you need a car by a particular date.

Buying from Park-Ward

The company says international sales and shipping are a specialty, and it sells to buyers around the world. The site lists inspections by appointment. Its pages do not describe financing, deposit terms or a warranty, so ask about each in writing. Our guide to buying from a classic car dealer covers questions to ask, and the usual advice applies to a car you will not see in person: request a full set of photos, the service history and the VIN, and consider an independent inspection by a marque specialist near you.

Restoration, service and parts

Park-Ward also works on cars it does not sell. The company says it takes on jobs big and small for other Rolls-Royce and Bentley owners, including hydraulic and brake repairs, electrical work, and leather and wood restoration, and says it will discuss priorities to fit a budget. It also lists bespoke modifications such as wheels, pin-striping, color changes and picnic tables, and says it is a source for parts, accessories and technical advice. The company does not publish labor rates, so request an estimate before work begins.

Reputation

The Better Business Bureau lists Park-Ward as BBB accredited since April 29, 2022, with an A+ rating and one complaint closed in the last three years. The BBB profile gives a business start date of August 2007, a little later than the 2006 date on the company's own site. The BBB page shows no customer reviews. We did not find review counts we could verify directly on other platforms, so we do not quote star ratings. The company's website also links to a YouTube channel and a photo gallery.

Visiting Park-Ward Motors

The company's contact page gives its address as 6115 Lou Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, with the telephone number +1-815-893-0311 and the email address [email protected]. It lists hours of Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., closed Sunday, with inspections by appointment. Some older directory listings show a Cary address, so confirm the location before you drive. To compare other options, see classic cars for sale around the state.