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Chassisnumbers 1001 - 1500

The chassisnumbers are copied from many sources. Despite utmost carefulness it is possible that there are mistakes present in these numbers. Please read the Disclaimer. Numbers Model What draws attention in this series SBH1001 SRH1002 SRH1006 SRH1008 SBH1010 SBH1012 SRH1015 SRH1018 SRH1019 SRH1020 SBH1023 SRH1025 SRH1026 SRH1027 SBH1030 SRH1033 SRH1042 SRH1043 SRH1045 SRH1052 SBH1053 SRH1056 SBH1057 SRH1061 SRH1064 SBH1066 CRH1067 SRH1068 SBH1069 SBH1080 SBH1083 SRH1084 SRH1091 SRH1093 SRH1096 SRH1097 SRH1098 SRH1105 SBH1109 SBH1111 SRX1114 SRH1117 SBH1124 SBH1126 SRH1128 SRH1137 SBX1138 SRH1143 SRH1144 CRH1148 CBX1149 SRH1150 SRX1151 SBH1152 SBH1153 SBH1155 SBH1159 CRX1168 CRX1171 SRH1172 SRX1173 SBH1175 SBH1178 SBH1184 SBH1189 SRX1190 SRH1193 SRX1199 SRX1200 SRX1202 CRH1206 CRX1214 CRH1215 SRH1216 SRX1220 SRH1222 SRH1226 SRX1229 SRX1237 SRX1240 SRX1243 SRX1248 SRX1251 SRX1252 SRH1257 SRX1258 SBH1260 SBX1268 SRX1270 SRH1274 SRH1275 SRH1277 SRX1279 SRX1280 SRH1282 SBH1283 SBX1285 SRH1287 SBH1288 SRH1289 SRH1290 SRX1291 SRH1296 SBH1298 SRX1307 SRH1312 SBX1313 CBH1315 SRX1327 SBH1330 SRX1332 SRH1334 SBH1335 CRX1341 CBH1342 CRH1344 CRH1346 CRH1347 CRH1350 SRH1364 SBH1366 SRX1368 SRX1369 SRH1374 CBH1377 SRH1381 SRX1388 SRH1389 SRX1392 SRX1398 SBH1399 SRX1400 SBH1403 SRX1404 CRH1409 CBH1410 CRH1411 SRX1414 SRH1417 SBH1419 SRX1422 SBH1425 SRX1426 SBX1428 SBH1429 SRX1430 SBH1433 SBH1434 SRX1437 CRH1439 CRH1440 CRH1442 SRX1445 SBX1447 SRH1450 SBX1453 SRH1458 SBH1460 CRH1463 CBH1464 LRX1467 CRX1468 CRX1469 SRH1474 SRH1478 SRX1479 SRH1484 SRX1485 SBX1487 SRX1494 SRX1496 SBH1498 Bentley T Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Bentley T Bentley T Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Bentley T Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Bentley T Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Bentley T Silver Shadow Bentley T Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Bentley T Silver Shadow James Young 2-door saloon Silver Shadow Bentley T Bentley T Bentley T Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Bentley T Bentley T Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Bentley T Bentley T Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Bentley T Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow MPW 2-door saloon Bentley T MPW 2-door saloon Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Bentley T Bentley T Bentley T Bentley T Silver Shadow MPW 2-door saloon Silver Shadow MPW 2-door saloon Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Bentley T Bentley T Bentley T Bentley T Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow James Young 2-door saloon Silver Shadow MPW 2-door saloon Silver Shadow MPW 2-door saloon Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Bentley T Bentley T Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Bentley T Bentley T Silver Shadow Bentley T Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Bentley T Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Bentley T Bentley T MPW 2-door saloon Silver Shadow Bentley T Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Bentley T Silver Shadow MPW 2-door saloon Bentley T James Young 2-door saloon Silver Shadow MPW 2-door saloon Silver Shadow James Young 2-door saloon Silver Shadow MPW 2-door saloon Silver Shadow MPW 2-door saloon Silver Shadow Bentley T Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Bentley T James Young 2-door saloon Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Bentley T Silver Shadow Bentley T Silver Shadow Silver Shadow MPW 2-door saloon Bentley T MPW 2-door saloon Bentley T James Young 2-door saloon Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Bentley T Silver Shadow Bentley T Silver Shadow Bentley T Bentley T Silver Shadow Bentley T Bentley T Silver Shadow Silver Shadow MPW 2-door saloon Silver Shadow ?? 2-door saloon Silver Shadow MPW 2-door saloon Silver Shadow Bentley T Silver Shadow Bentley T Silver Shadow Bentley T Bentley T James Young 2-door saloon Bentley T James Young 2-door saloon Silver Shadow Long Wheelbase Silver Shadow James Young 2-door saloon Silver Shadow MPW 2-door saloon Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Estate pick-up Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Bentley T Silver Shadow Silver Shadow Bentley T Number of cars Number of produced cars in this series: 499. Number of cars in this list: 172    (34%) Other models than the Silver Shadow In 1965 and even in 1966 some cars were completed of the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III and Bentley S3, mainly coachbuilt models. These cars are not part of the list and the count. In 1965 and 1966 (until 1968) Rolls-Royce also sold cars of the model Phantom V. These are not mixed up with the chassisnumbers of the Silver Shadow and are not part of the series on these pages. The Phantom VI was launched in 1968 as the successor of the Phantom V. The chassisnumbers were mixed with those of the Silver Shadow. The first Phantom VI had chassisnumber PRH4108. On number 1500 (PRH1500), provided in 1966, a prototype of the Phantom VI was manufactured. That is the reason why the number of produced Silver Shadows in this series gets stuck on 499. Begin and end of series 1. The first Silver Shadow In all sources the chassisnumber 1001 is mentioned as the first production-car in the Silver Shadow model range. According to the owner of the SRH1002 the 1001 was a Bentley T. Literature is not clear about that. Yet it can be read that the production of the Bentley T started in August 1965 and production of the Silver Shadow started in September 1965. This could confirm that the 1001 sure was a Bentley T. Other sources say that the SBH1010 was the first Bentley T; in that case the 1001 was a Silver Shadow. In March 2008 I got documentation that proved that the 1001 was a Bentley T. 2. The first left hand drive (LHD) The first cars all were right hand drive (RHD). In my registration the SRX1114 is the first LHD Silver Shadow. 3. The first James-Young 2-door saloon The first coachbuilt car was constructed by James Young. In January 1966 chassisnumber 1067 was set aside for that. The first Bentley T James Young was the CBH1342. 4. The first MPW 2-door saloon The first MPW (Mulliner, Park Ward) was the CRH1148, a RHD 2-door saloon. At first Mulliner, Park Ward only built 2-door saloons based on the Silver Shadow and Bentley T. Convertibles only were launched at the end of 1967. The first Bentley T MPW 2-door saloon was the CBX1149, a LHD car. 5. The first Long wheelbase (pre-series) In 1966/1967 Rolls-Royce manufactured 10 Long wheelbase versions of the Silver Shadow. They were different on many features from the later, definite versions. The first was the LRX1467. Technical changes From the beginning till the end numerous technical modifications were introduced. The first was already introduced on 1060, called "Harmonic damper to crossmember". On these pages the small technical changes are not mentioned, only the outstanding and significant are. Different models Many owners have converted their Silver Shadow or Bentley T to other types of coaches. The first one that I know is the SRH1478 that has been converted into a pick-up. Other details of manufacturing Rolls-Royce dealt with a lot of production problems in the first years of manufacturing of the Silver Shadow. The result of that was that in 1965 there were less cars delivered than normally would have been the matter. Above that for an owner of a new car it was more attractive to register the new car in the beginning of 1966 than at the end of 1965. Beside that many cars in the list of chassisnumbers on this page have been delivered only in 1967. But that could have been caused by these cars being a demonstration car at first. According to some sources all 10 first cars have been used as demonstration cars. Double numbers Some numbers I have met in different appearances. For example SBX1268 also as SBH1268. Most of the double numbers are caused by the wrong notification of the owner. In the list on the site in these cases I mentioned the most probable chassisnumber. The double numbers in this series are: SBX1268 also noticed as SBH1268.     The Silver Shadow SRX1248.