Some bodies built towards the end of production were given Plaxton body numbers, in which the Paladin was identified by the letter G. In London, Metroline took delivery of 31 Paladin-bodied Dennis Lances and London General took delivery of 13 Paladin-bodied Volvo B10Bs for service on route 88 in 1993, receiving branding for "The Clapham Omnibus",[3][4] followed by 19 Paladin-bodied Dennis Darts delivered to London Northern for service on 'Camden Link' route C2 in 1994.

[7] Northern Counties received a contract from Fylde Borough Transport in 1993 to rebody four 33 ft (10 m) Leyland Atlantean double-decker buses new to the Bradford Corporation in 1971.

The front ends of the Paladin rebody were taken from the Volvo B10B bodies while the back ends were taken from the Dennis Dart bodies, and an emergency exit was relocated towards the middle of the offside to provide a maximum seating capacity of 42 passengers.

[8] Fylde Borough Transport fitted new springs and brake drums to the Atlantean chassis, as well as reconditioning the engines, which were fitted with a custom-built 'turbocharger' consisting of two Clayton heater blowers that provided a continuous boost through the inlet manifold, boosting the acceleration of the bus at low revs.

The refurbishment of each bus, including the Northern Counties Paladin rebody, would cost up to £55,000 (equivalent to £141,511 in 2023).