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Bentley Continental SC
1998 - 2000

Number manufactured 73 First and last chassis number First chassis number: SCBZZ23CXWCX65001 (1998). Last chassis number: SCBZZ22E1YCX65104 (2000). Dimensions, kerb weight, performance Length, width, height 524, 204, 146 cm Kerb weight 2610 kg Acceleration 0 - 100 km/h 6.4 seconds Top speed 155 mph, 249 km/h Characteristics and peculiarities Backgrounds of this model - The Bentley Continental SC is a model that was built on the chassis of the Continental T and that stands out by its detachable roof above the front seats. The abbreviation SC stands for Sedanca Coupé, a name that is used for this roof construction. - The Bentley Continental SC has no predecessor or successor but is a model besides already existing models. General characteristics - Removable glass roof panels in the front. - Fixed glass roof panels in the rear. - Reinforcements of the Bentley Azure because of the lack of a proper roof. - Some subtle changes to the suspension and electronic dampers. - Red Bentley badges. Production and chassis numbers Identification of the model in the chassis number The chassis number of a Bentley Continental SC has: - the letter Z on the fifth position - a number between 65001 and 65104 (model years 1998 until 2000) The next model has a partly overlapping identification: - Bentley Continental SC Mulliner (between 65000 and 65101). Further details about the production and the chassis numbers - The chassis numbers in the years 1990 up to and including 2003 are assigned in separate series per model type (often per model year as well) or in separate series per model. A model type stands for e.g. the standard saloon models (Silver Spirit, Brooklands), the long wheelbase models (Silver Spur, Bentley LWB), the 2-door coupé models (Continental R, Continental T, et cetera). - In 1998 the Continental SC got a series of numbers that was not shared with other models. Just one lower number (65000) was assigned to a Continental SC Mulliner, but that was a number from model year 1999. - In the model years 1999 and 2000 the numbers of the following models are mixed within the same series of numbers: Bentley Continental SC and Bentley Continental SC Mulliner. Series of numbers and unused numbers - The numbers 65075 - 65100 between the model years 1999 and 2000 have not been used. - Number 65060 is a number between model year 1999 numbers but is belongs to model year 2000. - The next chassis numbers are assigned in 2000 but these cars have no production files: SCBZZ22E3YCX65105 and SCBZZ22E5YCX65106. They are not listed in other sources and are no part of production countings. Numbers LHD / RHD Left-hand drive Right-hand drive Model year Number % (p yr) Number % (p yr) Total 1998 3 60% 2 40% 5 1999 41 64% 23 36% 64 2000 4 100% 0 0% 4 Total 48 66% 25 34% 73 All chassis numbers Model year 1998 SCBZZ23CXWCX65001 SCBZZ23C8WCH65002 SCBZZ23C3WCX65003 SCBZZ23C1WCH65004 SCBZZ23C7WCX65005 Model year 1999 SCBZZ23E1XCH65006 SCBZZ22E5XCX65007 SCBZZ22E7XCX65008 SCBZZ22E9XCX65009 SCBZZ23E3XCH65010 SCBZZ23E5XCH65011 SCBZZ23E7XCH65012 SCBZZ22E0XCX65013 SCBZZ22E2XCX65014 SCBZZ23E6XCX65015 SCBZZ23E4XCH65016 SCBZZ23E6XCH65017 SCBZZ23E8XCH65018 SCBZZ24E5XCX65019 SCBZZ22E8XCX65020 SCBZZ22EXXCX65021 SCBZZ22E1XCX65022 SCBZZ23E1XCH65023 SCBZZ23E3XCH65024 SCBZZ22E7XCX65025 SCBZZ22E9XCX65026 SCBZZ22E0XCX65027 SCBZZ22E2XCX65028 SCBZZ22E4XCX65029 SCBZZ22E0XCX65030 SCBZZ22E2XCX65031 SCBZZ22E4XCX65032 SCBZZ22E6XCX65033 SCBZZ23E6XCH65034 SCBZZ22EXXCX65035 SCBZZ22E1XCX65036 SCBZZ22E3XCX65037 SCBZZ23E3XCH65038 SCBZZ23E5XCH65039 SCBZZ23E1XCH65040 SCBZZ23E7XCX65041 SCBZZ23E9XCX65042 SCBZZ23E0XCX65043 SCBZZ23E2XCX65044 SCBZZ23E4XCX65045 SCBZZ23E6XCX65046 SCBZZ23E8XCX65047 SCBZZ23EXXCX65048 SCBZZ23E1XCX65049 SCBZZ23E4XCH65050 SCBZZ22E8XCX65051 SCBZZ22EXXCX65052 SCBZZ22E1XCX65053 SCBZZ22E3XCX65054 SCBZZ22E5XCX65055 SCBZZ22E9XCX65057 SCBZZ22E0XCX65058 SCBZZ22E2XCX65059 SCBZZ23E9XCH65061 SCBZZ23E0XCH65062 SCBZZ23E2XCH65063 SCBZZ23E8XCX65064 SCBZZ23E6XCH65065 SCBZZ23E8XCH65066 SCBZZ23EXXCH65067 SCBZZ23E1XCH65068 SCBZZ23E3XCH65069 SCBZZ22E7XCX65073 SCBZZ23E7XCH65074 Model year 2000 SCBZZ22E7YCX65060 SCBZZ22E8YCX65102 SCBZZ23E1YCX65103 SCBZZ22E1YCX65104 Bentley Continental SC, model year 1999, press photo:

2000 Bentley Continental SC SCBZZ22E1YCX65104. This is the last Continental SC that was built.

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