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Paramount Cars

WA Hudson and S Underwood hoped to build an Alvis special under the Paramount name in 1948, but were forced to moderate their ideas when it became clear that an Alvis engine would be too costly. The production version was launched in 2-seater or 4-seater convertible form in 1950 with twin carb Ford Ten engines. In 1951 the company was bought out and moved from Swadlincote to Melbourne, Derbyshire when the Meynell Motor Company bought them out. Meynell was no more successful and in 1952 he sold out to a company in Leighton Buzzard which developed a hardtop version and brought in the Ford Consul engine. However, the car now cost much more than the Ford Consul convertible and sales dried up. After just 72 cars Paramount Cars ceased trading.

Paramount 1-5litre - badge on front	Paramount 1-5litre 1956 - grille	Paramount 1-5litre 1956. Developed from the Paramount Ten (which used a Ford 1172cc sidevalve engine), the Paramount 1-5litre used the Ford 1508cc engine from the Consul. It was ill-fated, and within months of its 1956 launch Paramount were gone.	Alvis Crested Eagle Paramount- bodied Coupe. Manufactured as an Alvis Crested Eagle in 1933 and then kept by the works. In 1946 it was purchased by Paramount Cars in Derbyshire and this lightweight body fitted, possibly as a prototype for a future sports car.
Paramount 1-5litre. Developed from the Paramount Ten (which used a Ford 1172cc sidevalve engine), the Paramount 1-5litre used the Ford 1508cc engine from the Consul. It was ill-fated, and within months of its 1956 launch Paramount were gone.	Paramount 1-5litre 1956. Developed from the Paramount Ten (which used a Ford 1172cc sidevalve engine), the Paramount 1-5litre used the Ford 1508cc engine from the Consul. It was ill-fated, and within months of its 1956 launch Paramount were gone.	Falcon Cars

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key text: This is the page introducing Simons love of cars from the website RedSimon which is a series of photo albums of Simon GP Geoghegan.
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