WLT584G: Plaxton Perfecting the Perfect Rose

Unlike Duple who irritated it's loyal customers by constantly changing it's look making earlier deliveries look quickly outdated Plaxton with it's highly successful Oggle consultancy improved new Elite version of the Panorama just let it's sleek winner slowly evolve. They must have improved but visually I'm sure I'm not the only one who liked the classic more rounded first version of 1969 the most like this former Grey Green Bedford at Bretonside which had retained much of the front styling from the original Panorama range. The Volvo of C.J.Down  from Mary Tavy was about four years newer and although still pleasant the front looked as though it had been stretched like an elastic band. But on a more positive note this elongated rather more aggressive frontal look was probably much more in keeping with the then more popular longer 12m bodies.