Number manufactured |
Estimation: 18 |
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First and last chassis number |
First chassis number: SCBZB25E11CX63505 (2001). Last chassis number: SCBZB25E21CX63528 (2001). |
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Dimensions, kerb weight, performance |
The same specifications as the model year 2001 Bentley Continental R Mulliner. |
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Characteristics and peculiarities |
Backgrounds of this model
- The Bentley Continental R 420 is a model year 2001 Bentley Continental R Mulliner for the North American market. The specifications are the same as on the Bentley Continental R Mulliner for other markets.
- The Bentley Continental R Mulliner is announced as a model that would be manufactured in a limited edition of 18 cars.
General characteristics
- The same characteristics as the model year 2001 Bentley Continental R Mulliner.
- A numbered plate on the facia.
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Production and chassis numbers |
- The 2-door model year 2001 Continental R Mulliner models have a chassis number between 63501 and 63568. The chassis numbers of the Bentley Continental R 420 are part of the chassis numbers of the model year 2001 Continental R Mulliner.
- In model year 2001 47 copies were sold of the Bentley Continental R Mulliner.
- I have investigated the first 41 of these 47 cars in the production files of the Rolls-Royce and Bentley archives of the RREC in Paulerspury, UK.
- 3 Of the 6 non-investigated cars are LHD. It could be possible that there are "420"- cars amongst them.
- The 41 investigated cars are delivered as follows:
- 10 in the United Kingdom (England, Scotland)
- 4 in Germany
- 1 in Australia
- 1 in Belgium
- 1 in France
- 1 in Japan
- 1 in Monaco
- 1 in The Netherlands
- 1 in Northern Ireland
- 1 in Swiss
- 19 in the United States.
- In 17 files of the 19 cars that were sold in the US is stated that a numbered plate was fitted on the facia.
- The numbers are assigned as follows:
- chassis number 63505 number unknown
- chassis number 63506 has plate number 6
- chassis number 63507 has plate number 7
- chassis number 63510 has plate number 3
- chassis number 63511 has plate number 10
- chassis number 63513 has plate number 1
- chassis number 63514 has plate number 19
- chassis number 63515 has plate number 5
- chassis number 63517 has plate number 8
- chassis number 63519 has plate number 4
- chassis number 63520 has plate number 11
- chassis number 63522 has plate number 15
- chassis number 63523 has plate number 12
- chassis number 63524 has plate number 17
- chassis number 63525 has plate number 16
- chassis number 63526 has a plate, number unknown
- chassis number 63527 has plate number 14
- chassis number 63528 has plate number 20
- Conclusions:
- The "420"-numbers are not assigned in the order of the chassis number.
- Despite the plan to produce only 18 numbers the numbers
19 and 20 are assigned as well.
- I haven't come across the numbers 2, 9, 13 and 18 in these
production files.
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Numbers LHD / RHD |
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Left-hand drive |
Right-hand drive |
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Model year |
Number |
% (p yr) |
Number |
% (p yr) |
Total |
2001 |
18 |
100% |
0 |
0% |
18 |
Total |
18 |
100% |
0 |
0% |
18 |
SCBZB25E11CX63505
SCBZB25E31CX63506
SCBZB25E51CX63507
SCBZB25E51CX63510
SCBZB25E71CX63511
SCBZB25E01CX63513
SCBZB25E21CX63514
SCBZB25E41CX63515
SCBZB25E81CX63517
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SCBZB25E11CX63519
SCBZB25E81CX63520
SCBZB25E11CX63522
SCBZB25E31CX63523
SCBZB25E51CX63524
SCBZB25E71CX63525
SCBZB25E91CX63526
SCBZB25E01CX63527
SCBZB25E21CX63528
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Details of the Bentley Continental R 420 1CX63523 (pictures below):






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2001 Bentley Continental R 420 SCBZB25E31CX63523.












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