The low driving position of this Paramount 3200 was a late option of the body style, but a closer look reveals this to be a Quest 80VM chassis. A modified Ford R series with an inclined engine to the specification of Vernon Maitland's Excelsior Travel. The coach, A813LEL, is now with Essex operator, The Running Footman.

Another unusual entry from The Running Footman was a similar looking coach, but on a rare ACE Puma chassis. ACE was a short-lived low volume manufacturer in Yorkshire in the eighties.

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