Plaxton Paramount

The Plaxton Paramount was a body of a coach. It had a step-entrance. It was made from 1982 to 1992 by Plaxton.

In 1986, the Paramount replaced the Supreme V and Viewmaster IV.

In 1991, the Paramount was replaced by the Premiere and Excalibur.

Models
 Paramount I 

From 1982 to 1983, Plaxton made a body of a coach called the Paramount I.

Plaxton made different heights of the Paramount; the names and heights were:

 Paramount 3200 - 
 Paramount 3500 - 

 Paramount 4000 double-decker 
In 1984, Plaxton and Ogle Design made a double-decker body of a coach called the Paramount 4000.

In 1984, the first prototype model was sent to Excelsior European Motorways of Bournemouth. It was built on the Neoplan N722/3 chassis.

The Paramount 4000 body was later built on the Volvo B10M Tandem chassis, the DAF SBR3000 chassis and the Scania K112TR chassis.

 Paramount II 

From 1984 to 1985, Plaxton made an improved body of a coach called the Paramount II.

The improvements were:

 The black full width grille above the headlights was removed
 The small grille between the headlights and the trim around the headlights was changed from black to silver.
 The chrome strip below the side windows went from the first window to the last window (the Paramount I chrome strip had a gap).
 The air conditioning was improved and the interior was improved.

Plaxton made different heights of the Paramounts; the names and heights were:
 Paramount 3200 - 
 Paramount 3500 - 

 Paramount III 

From 1986 to 1992, Plaxton made an improved body of a coach called the Paramount III.

The improvements were:
 A new grille and front bumper,
 A new windscreen,
 A rear window was added in the middle of the bus,
 The interior was improved.

Plaxton made different heights of the Paramounts; the names and heights were:
 Paramount 3200 - 
 Paramount 3500 - 

 Expressliner 
From 1989 to 1992, Plaxton made a body of a coach called the Expressliner. It was made for National Express.

The Expressliner body was built on the Volvo B10M chassis.

The rear of the coach had the National Express logo moulded on, it didn't have a back window and it had rectangular lights above the brake lights.

 Mini Paramount 
In 1988, Plaxton made a body of a bus called the Mini Paramount.

The Mini Paramount body was built on the Mercedes-Benz 811D van chassis.  

Only one Mini Paramount was built because Plaxton wanted to sell more of its Beaver minibus body.

Chassis
The Paramount body was built on the following chassis:

Mini Paramount
 Mercedes-Benz 811D

Paramount 3200
Volvo B10M
Leyland Tiger
Bedford Y series
DAF MB200 and MB230
Dennis Javelin
DAF SB2005, SB2300 and SB2305
Scania K series
Ford R-Series
Leyland Royal Tiger
Leyland Leopard
Dennis Dorchester
DAF SB3000
Mercedes-Benz O303
Quest 80 VM
Volvo B58
Bedford VAS5
Ward Dalesman
ACE Puma IV
ACE Puma III

Paramount 3500
Volvo B10M
Leyland Tiger
Bedford Y series
DAF MB200 and MB230
Dennis Javelin
DAF SB2005, SB2300 and SB2305
Scania K series
Ford R-Series
Leyland Royal Tiger
Leyland Leopard
Dennis Dorchester
DAF SB3000
Mercedes-Benz O303
Quest 80 VM
Volvo B58
Bedford VAS5
Ward Dalesman
ACE Puma IV
ACE Puma III

Paramount 4000
Auwärter (Neoplan) N722/3
DAF SBR3000
Volvo B10MT
Scania K series

Gallery

References

Other websites

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