Paramount 1950-1956 - Open, from hand to hand
Summary
There were around 10,000 car brands and designers - most of them have disappeared. Paramount is one of these vanished brands. It has been back and forth. It belonged to the Meynell Motor Co. for a while, then again to the new Paramount Cars Ltd. But even these changes made no difference and never sold as many units as hoped.
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In the early post-war period, garage owners Bill Hudson and S. Underwood discovered a gap in the market in Derbyshire: England lacked an affordable and modern convertible with four seats. After almost five years of preliminary work, in 1950 they presented a remarkably elegant "open four-seater" with the somewhat pretentious name Paramount. The planned 1.9-liter powertrain from the Alvis 14 was replaced by the 1.2-liter engine with upright valves from the smallest Ford models for cost reasons. With SU twin carburetors, it produced 36 to 40 hp. However, open-top driving with a high level of comfort was the primary objective. This was achieved with an underslung tubular frame chassis, a front trapezoidal link suspension with low-mounted transverse springs, a rigid rear axle with long semi-elliptic springs, a body with ash wood structure and aluminum trim with rubber elements as well as a well-equipped leather interior.
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