Chassis Number References

Series 1 - Standard Saloon & Continental Models

Date	Model	Modifications	Rolls-Royce Chassis Range	Bentley Chassis Range
			Left Hand Drive RR models are pre-fixed with an L	Left Hand Drive Bentley models have an L preceding the last two letters
Apr 55 - Jan 56	Silver Cloud I A Series		SWA2 - SWA250
Jan 56 - May 56			SXA1 - SXA251
Apr 55 - Nov 55	Bentley S1 A Series			B2AN - B500AN
Sep 55 - Feb 56				B1AP - B501AP
Mar 55 - Feb 56	Bentley S1 Continental A Series			BC1AF - BC101AF
Mar 56 - Jun 56	Silver Cloud I B Series		SYB2 - SYB250
Jun 56 - Sep 56			SZB1 - SZB251
Dec 55 - Mar 56	Bentley S1 B Series			B2BA - B250BA
Feb 56 - Apr 56				B1BC - B251BC
Feb 56 - Jan 57	Bentley S1 Continental B Series			BC1BG - BC101BG
		Dual master cylinders introduced	SYB50	B245BC/BC16BG
		8:1 compression ratio cylinder head (Continental)		BC21BG
Aug 56 - Oct 56	Silver Cloud I C Series		SBC2 - SBC150
Oct 56 - Apr 57			SCC1 - SCC151
Apr 56 - Jul 56	Bentley S1 C Series			B2CK - B500CK
Jul 56 - Nov 56				B1CM - B501CM
Jan 57 - Jul 57	Bentley S1 Continental C Series			BC1CH - BC51CH
		Combined inertia & starter ring (Continental)		BC31CH
Feb 57 - May 57	Silver Cloud I D Series		SDD2 - SDD450
Apr 57 - Aug 57			SED1 - SED451
Sep 56 - Nov 56	Bentley S1 D Series			B2DB - B350DB
				B1DE - B351DE
Jul 57 - Jan 58	Bentley S1 Continental D Series			BC1DJ - BC51DJ
		Combined inertia & starter ring (Std models)	SED131	B530EG
Aug 57 - Jan 58	Silver Cloud I E Series		SFE1 - SFE501
Dec 57 - Jul 58			SGE2 - SGE500
Jan 57 - Jul 57	Bentley S1 E Series			B2EG - B650EG
Jul 57 - Dec 57				B1EK - B651EK
Oct 57 - Jun 57	Bentley S1 Continental E Series			BC1EL - BC51EL
		8:1 compression ratio engine (Std models)	SFE9	B257EK
		DR3 wiper motor introduced	SFE279	B635EK / BC1EL
Jul 58 - Nov 58	Silver Cloud I F Series		SHF1 - SHF251
Oct 58 - Jan 59			SJF2 - SJF250
Nov 57 - Jun 58	Bentley S1 F Series			B2FA - B650FA
Jun 58 - May 59				B1FD - B651FD
Jun 58 - Jan 59	Bentley S1 Continental F Series			BC1FM - BC51FM
		Grease lubricated track rods	SHF1	B556FA / BC1FM
		Grease lubricated centre steering		B644FA / BC1FM
		C48 dynamo	SHF43	B71FD
Jan 59 - Feb 59	Silver Cloud I G Series		SKG1 - SKG125
Feb 59 - Apr 59			SLG2 - SLG126
Feb 59 - Apr 59	Bentley S1 G Series			B1GD - B125GD
Mar 58 - May 59				B2GC - B126GC
Dec 58 - Apr 59	Bentley S1 Continental G Series			BC1GN - BC31GN
Mar 59 - Jun 59	Silver Cloud I H Series		SMH1 - SMH265
Mar 59 - Jun 59			SNH2 - SNH262
Mar 59 - Jun 59	Bentley S1 H Series			B1HB - B45HB
				B2HA - B50HA

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Series 1 - Long Wheelbase Models

Date	Model	Modifications	Rolls-Royce Chassis Range	Bentley Chassis Range
			Left Hand Drive RR models are pre-fixed with an L	Left Hand Drive Bentley models have an L preceding the last two letters
Nov 57 - Jun 58	A Series Silver Cloud I LWB		ALC1 - ALC26
Nov 57 - Jun 59	A Series Bentley S1 LWB			ALB1 - ALB35
Feb 58 - Jan 59	B Series Silver Cloud I LWB		BLC1 - BLC51
		Grease lubricated track rods	BLC18	ALB14
		Grease lubricated centre steering	BLC28	ALB17
		C48 dynamo	BLC39	ALB21
Dec 58 - Jul 59	C Series Silver Cloud I LWB		CLC1 - CLC47

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Series 2 - Standard Saloon & Continental Models

Date	Model	Modifications	Rolls-Royce Chassis Range	Bentley Chassis Range
			Left Hand Drive RR models are pre-fixed with an L	Left Hand Drive Bentley models have an L preceding the last two letters
Sep 59 - Aug 60	Silver Cloud II LWB A Series		LCA1 - LCA76
Jan 60 - Dec 60	Bentley S2 LWB A Series			LBA1 - 26
		Introduction of solid camshaft	LCA11	LBA1
Aug 60 - May 61	Silver Cloud II LWB B Series		LCB1 - LCB101
Jan 61 - Sep 62	Bentley S2 LWB B Series			LBB1 - LBB33
		Introduction of spare wheel compartment cover	LCB42	LLBA23
		Introduction of valve stem seals	LCB48
Apr 61 - Jul 62	Silver Cloud II LWB C Series		LCC1 - LCC101
		Electric window lift	LCC51
		Improved coolant & heater hoses	LLCC83
Jun 62 - Dec 62	Silver Cloud II LWB D Series		LCD1 - LCD25
		Sealed beam headlamps	LCD8
		Revised rear lamps	LLCD14	LLBB30

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Series 3 - Standard Saloon & Continental Models

Prior to G Series (RR models only) the letter C following the chassis number indicates a Coachbuilt car

Date	Model	Modifications	Rolls-Royce Chassis Range	Bentley Chassis Range
			Left Hand Drive RR models are pre-fixed with an L	Left Hand Drive Bentley models have an L preceding the last two letters
Oct 62	Silver Cloud III A Series		SAZ1 - SAZ61
Oct 62	Bentley S3 A Series			B2AV - B26AV
Sep 62 - Jul 63	Bentley S3 Continental A Series			BC2XA - BC174XA
	B Series not issued to Standard models
Jun 63 - Sep 63	Bentley S3 Continental B Series			BC2XB - BC100XB
Sep 62 - May 63	Silver Cloud III C Series		SCX1 - SCX877
Sep 62 - Oct 63	Bentley S3 C Series			B2CN - B828CN
Nov 63 - Nov 65	Bentley S3 Continental C Series			B2XC - B202XC
		AC water taps & mounting plates		B10CN
		Top & bottom hoses altered		B388CN / BC144LXA
		8:1 CR pistons for certain cars only
		Camshaft bushes deleted	SCX657	B346CN / BC132XA
		Stainless steel hub caps introduced		B404CN / BC144XA
		Two shoe front brakes introduced (Continental models)		BC166LXA
May 63 - Oct 63	Silver Cloud III D Series		SDW1 - SDW601
Sep 63 - Dec 63	Bentley S3 D Series			B2DF - B8DF
Sep 63 - Jan 64	Silver Cloud III E Series		SEV1 - SEV495
Nov 63 - Jun 64	Bentley S3 E Series			B2EC - B530EC
		RB340 voltage regulator introduced		B38EC / B68XC
Dec 63 - Jul 64	Silver Cloud III F Series		SFU1 - SFU803
May 64 - Dec 64	Bentley S3 F Series			B2FG - B350FG
		88°C thermostat introduced
Jun 64 - Nov 64	Silver Cloud III G Series		SGT1 - SGT659
Oct 64 - Jan 65	Bentley S3 G Series			B2GJ - B200GJ
		Nemag speedometer introduced
Oct 64 - Feb 65	Silver Cloud III H Series		SHS1 - SHS357
Jan 65 - Jul 65	Bentley S3 H Series			B2HN - B400HN
Feb 65 - Apr 65	Bentley S3 Continental D Series			BC2XD - BC28XD
Jan 65 - Jun 65	Silver Cloud III J Series		SJR1 - SJR623
Jul 65 - Sep 65	Bentley S3 J Series			B2JP - B40JP
Mar 65 - Apr 65	Bentley S3 Continental E Series			BC2XE - BC88XE
Apr 65 - Dec 65	Silver Cloud III Coachbuilt B Series		CSC1B - CSC141B
May 65- Sep 65	Silver Cloud III K Series		SKP1 - SKP423
Nov 65 - Feb 66	Silver Cloud III Coachbuilt C Series		CSC1C - CSCC

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Series 3 - Long Wheelbase Models

Date	Model	Modifications	Rolls-Royce Chassis Range	Bentley Chassis Range
			Left Hand Drive RR models are pre-fixed with an L	Left Hand Drive Bentley models have an L preceding the last two letters
Oct 62 - Jan 63	Silver Cloud III LWB A Series		CAL1 - CAL83
Nov 62 - May 63	Bentley S3 LWB A Series			BAL2 - BAL30
		AC water taps & mounting plates	CAL1 - CAL83	BAL2
		Top & bottom hoses altered		BAL8
Jan 63 - Jun 63	Silver Cloud III LWB B Series		CBL1 - CBL61
Jun 64 - Jan 65	Bentley S3 LWB B Series			BBL2 - BBL12
		Camshaft bushes deleted	CBL41	BAL6
		Stainless steel hub caps introduced		BAL8
Jun 63 - Feb 64	Silver Cloud III LWB C Series		CCL1 - CCL101
Feb 65 - Sep 65	Bentley S3 LWB C Series			BCL2 - BCL22
		RB340 voltage regulator introduced		BAL16
Feb 64 - Aug 64	Silver Cloud III LWB D Series		CDL1 - CDL95
		88°C thermostat introduced
Sep 64 - Jun 65	Silver Cloud III LWB E Series		CEL1 - CEL105
		Nemag speedometer introduced
Jun 65 - Aug 65	Silver Cloud III LWB F Series		CFL1 - CFL41
Aug 65 - Sep 65	Silver Cloud III LWB G Series		CGL1 - CGL29

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Rolls-Royce Phantom V

Date	Model	Modifications	Rolls-Royce Chassis Range	Bentley Chassis Range
			Left Hand Drive RR models are pre-fixed with an L	Left Hand Drive Bentley models have an L preceding the last two letters
Sep 59 - Jul 60	Phantom V A Series		5AS1 - 5AS101
Aug 60 - Feb 61			5AT2 - 5AT100
Feb 61 - Jul 61	Phantom V B Series		5BV1 - 5BV101
Aug 61 - Jan 62			5BX2 - 5BX100
Nov 61 - Nov 62	Phantom V C Series		5CG1 - 5CG79
Sep 62 - Mar 64	Phantom V A Series		5VA1 - 5VA123
Nov 63 - Apr 64	Phantom V B Series		5VB1 - 5VB51
Apr 64 - Oct 64	Phantom V C Series		5VC1 - 5VC51
Sep 64 - Sep 65	Phantom V D Series		5VD1 - 5VD101
Sep 65 - Mar 66	Phantom V E Series		5VE1 - 5VE51
Mar 66 - Apr 68	Phantom V F Series		5VF1 - 5VF183

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Rolls-Royce Phantom VI

Date	Model	Modifications	Rolls-Royce Chassis Range	Bentley Chassis Range
			Left Hand Drive RR models are pre-fixed with an L	Left Hand Drive Bentley models have an L preceding the last two letters
Apr 68	First Phantom VI produced		PRH4108
Feb 78		Introduction of GM400 gearbox and power brakes	PGH101
Aug 90		Last Phantom VI with "old style" chassis number	PGH134