John Polwhele Blatchley

John Polwhele Blatchley
Blatchley's best known design, the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud
Born
John Polwhele Blatchley

1 July 1913
Died16 February 2008 (aged 94)
Hastings, Sussex, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationCar designer (Rolls-Royce)
SpouseWillow D. J. Sands

John Polwhele Blatchley (1 July 1913 – 16 February 2008) was a London-born car designer known for his work with J Gurney Nutting & Co Limited and Rolls-Royce Limited. He began his career as designer with Gurney Nutting in 1935, moving up to Chief Designer before leaving in 1940 to join Rolls-Royce. There he served as a draughtsman (1940–43), stylist in the car division (1943–55), and chief styling engineer (1955–69).