Plaxton Supreme gathering - Nov 2017

A private gathering of Plaxton Supreme and Paramounts took place in November 2017 courtesy of Chris Stainton and Robert Lamsdale. These are a few of the photos and videos I took from that day. Most of the Supremes made a short journey up the M6 to the Killington Lake Services for further photo opportunities.

[@TomRelubbus]

Back in the 1990s I used to operate the 1st rear engined DAF, with a Mk4 Supreme body, that Plaxton ever built.
Her body number was DCR001.
Lovely old coach, that was quiet, went well and was as smooth as silk to ride in.
Wish I'd kept it now!

[@andrewholloway231]

A Supreme-ly superb video of Supremes. Thank you very much. My favourite version is the IV and the V (with the rear lights from the Paramount).

[@alistairshaw3206]

Brought back memories of Supremes I used to drive. I drove Volvos, AEC Reliances, Fords and Leyland Tigers, with Supreme bodies. The good old days!

[@alasdairvincent6248]

They don’t make coaches with such character now. I used to travel on similar ones on school outings etc, back in the day.

[@finlaymcdiarmid5832]

Some early 2000's ones are quite nice but the new ones have lost 99% of their quirky character.
Ashame.

[@harbourwoodlandvisitor2445]

i remember in the early 80s always walking past our school coach in car park where it was always parked up a a lot. i liked its mid 1960s iconic design. i think it was a Bedford in part white and blue had chrome slips on it sides. was a great looking coach in immaculate condition.
i remember asking the driver on a class day out about it. it had only covered 14,000 miles from the mid 60s to the early 80s. after some time had pasted by i walked by my old school in the late 80s with a friend we noticed the old coach wasn't there anymore. I'm guessing it be owned by the council it would have been sold off in auction someplace and some lucky person would have ended up with a good looking coach in top condition.
how do i find out where that coach ended up. i would think its in preservation by a loving owner. my old school was demolished in 2021 so its not as if i could ask what happened to the coach by going there. as if anyone would have been still working there from the early 80s anyway. most of my old teachers from there had passed away by the 2000s. would love to find out what happen to that coach. any suggestion how to. are there council records i can request to see and such like?

[@TheFlyingBusman]

Thursday August 8th, Scarborough. 2019 Plaxton rally. I will be attending with Weardale Motor Services OGR625T a 1979 Supreme bodied Leyland Leopard. Hope to see you all there.

[@plaxtonsupreme]

Hi Gary. I hope OGR625T is OK as I didn't see it at Scarborough. Would love to catch up with it at some point in the future. Perhaps you could bring it to the next heritage Plaxton coach gathering that I organise. Drop me an e-mail if you're interested [e-mail] Cheers, Owen

[@citroenfil]

These used to be my school bus home in 1980 to 1984. Britannia coaches. Telford. Sadly now gone.

[@justinobrien3593]

I went on a few in the 1980s who was owned by maynes coaches clayton Manchester they was Leyland leopards Plaxton bodies I loved them nice comfortable coaches me and me dad went all over the uk on them! Happy days 😍

[@TheHorsebox2]

Yes, a great way to travel.

[@justinobrien3593]

Nice gathering of retro transport from the late 70s early 1980s.

[@stevesales4263]

Depressing! I drove these "retro" vehicles when they were new. Am I retro@ :(

[@bobbygraham2816]

Thanks to Paul Astell for finding this, never knew it existed.

[@marco23111977]

really nice, I myself drive MAN A20 Lion's City, greetings from Germany :)

[@raylawrence2109]

When Noah was a lad back in the day
i worked for Biss Brothers from Bishops Stortfofd In Herts and we took AEC chassis Paramount's overland to Grease

[@petersmith4455]

whats happened to the panararma mk1 coaches like the ones Southdown Motors used to have ?

[@kieranmccaffrey3459]

I can just imagine the smell. Busses these days dont have that beautiful engine smell to them

[@carwynowen8709]

That sounds like a Bedford coach to me. Am I right?

[@plaxtonsupreme]

The first video is in the Bedford HRY698V, the video at the service station is of three different AECs and the last video is a Gardner powered Seddon

[@plaxtonsupreme]

More Bedford sounds here... th-cam.com/video/pnCoExjCYOE/w-d-xo.html

[@Sandra-bq1ii]

ThoSe Vintage Engine Sounds....😇😇 PleaSe Come Back tO Me. Lol. 😁