Bentley Continental (1992 - 1995)

Technical identical to the Rolls-Royce Corniche IV

Full name Bentley Continental   Production - Years of production: from 1992 up to and including 1995 - Number of production: 73 - Percentage of the complete production (40.957): 0,2%   Chassisnumbers - The first 6 characters of the chassisnumber of these Continentals are the next characters and digits: SCAZD0. - The 7th position is a 0 or a 2. - The 8th position is a A, a C or a D. - The 9th character is a varying control-digit. - On the 10th position there is a N, P, R or S. - On the 11th position stands a C. - The right-hand drive Continental has on the 12th position always a H, the left-hand drive has a X. - The lowest number in the chassisnumbers of the Continental of the 40000-series (1992 and 1993) is 40002, the highest is 40531; the lowest from the 50000-series (1994 and 1995) is 50003 and the highest is 50167; the numbers in the 40000-series were not joined together, the numbers in the 5000-series were, whilst the numbers of the technical identical Rolls-Royce Corniche IV of this series and the numbers of the Continental Turbo were mixed with the Continental numbers - Example: SCBZD02D2PCX40527.   What makes this model unique - All unique properties of the former Continental - Changes with regard to the former Continental are for example: an ABS-system, 2 airbags, a four-speed automatic gearbox, the hood construction, dashboard changes, and so on. From 1994 on (chassisnumbers in the 50000-series) the Continental was constructed with a heated rear window of glass.   Further details and special features In 1992 (and 1993) 25 Anniversary convertibles of the Rolls-Royce Corniche IV were produced on the occasion of 25 years existence of the convertible based on the Silver Shadow. No Anniversary is produced of the Continental . The identification plate (right side) of the Bentley Continental. Picture: the identification plate of the SCBZD02C7SCX50129 from 1995.

A Continental technical identical to the Rolls-Royce Corniche IV can't be recognised by outer distinguishing marks with regard to a Continental technical identical to the Rolls-Royce Corniche III. Picture: the SCBZD02C2RCX50050 from 1994. From 1994 on the electric hood was delivered with a glass rear window that could be heated. Picture: the SCBZD02D5PCX40506 from 1993 (top) and the SCBZD02C7RCX50027 from 1994 (below).