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 -  It was built on the Neoplan N722/3 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 -  It was made for National Express.

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

File:Paramount Bedford small coach.jpg|Paramount 3200 I on short-wheelbase Bedford YMP chassis
File:EAST YORKSHIRE - Flickr - secret coach park.jpg|Paramount 3200 I Express on Leyland Tiger chassis, showing the wider two-piece Express door.  This coach also has non-standard sliding-ventilator windows.
File:Running Footman coach (A813 LEL), Showbus 2007.jpg|Paramount 3200 I on Quest 80 VM chassis.  This vehicle has a low driving position and non-standard window spacing which omits the small feature window.
File:Coopers Tours coach (PJI 2457), 9 July 2008.jpg|Paramount 3500 I on Leyland Tiger chassis
File:NUTCASE - Flickr - secret coach park.jpg|Paramount 3200 II on Volvo B10M chassis.  The minor revisions to the grille distinguished the mk.II from the mk.I, although some mk.IIs (mainly front-engined Fords) retained the original style.
File:Plaxton Paramount II LS.jpg|Paramount 3200 II LS on Volvo B10M chassis.
File:Yeates Mercedes-Benz O303 Plaxton Paramount.jpg|Paramount 3500 II on Mercedes-Benz O303 chassis.  This one-off body used a Mercedes-Benz front, whereas subsequent O303 Paramount III bodies had standard Plaxton fronts.
File:NORTHERN ROSE - Flickr - secret coach park.jpg|Paramount 4000 II on Neoplan N722/3 chassis
File:FLIGHTS OF BIRMINGHAM - Flickr - secret coach park.jpg|Paramount 4000 II RS on a Volvo B10MT.  The rear-saloon version of the Paramount 4000 was for mid-engined chassis.
File:CATHEDRAL COACHES, GLOUCESTER - Flickr - secret coach park (2).jpg|Paramount 3200 III LS on Dennis Javelin chassis
File:NATIONAL EXPRESS Rapide (Parks of Hamilton) - Flickr - secret coach park.jpg|Paramount 3500 III on Volvo B10M chassis

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