About tough to crack car puzzle #126: Paramount prototype / Alvis Crested Eagle

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We had a puzzle attracting both PreWarCar- as PostWarClassic readers and it showed. This quiz car was born as an Alvis Crested Eagle in 1933 but underwent a transformation somewhere between 1946 and 1948 to become the very first car by the Paramount car company of Swadlincote. Several of you came up with spot-on answers, like regular Steve Bousfield: “Originally built in 1933 as an Alvis Crested Eagle which was retained by the factory until 1946 when it was sold to Paramount Cars. In 1948 Paramount showed the car with this lightweight coupe body though still badged as an Alvis. Paramount subsequently went on to produce cars under their own name between 1950 and 1956 though these were Ford powered.”

There’s nothing wrong there. But compared to Paul Jaray’s contribution all of them seemed rather bleak. Paul gave us in fact the cheekiest of answers we received since long, writing: “In my opinion, for the company that build this body (probably in '46), originality was not Paramount. You need an Eagle eye to spot some innovative features there, probably just that Crested fender. I would suggest them to concentrate on some roadsters, possibly with a smaller radiator grille: divided into two  elements, like a BMW, would be nice. I don't know if any Singer will ever drop a line about it, but I must confess I have to Swallow the fact I can't remember where I've seen it...in Rochdale probably? Or was it Derbyshire?” Yes. Do read that again to find all the hidden submissions. Congrats Paul!

(Words Jeroen Booij, pictures courtesy Simon Geoghegan)
 

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