In October 1980, the Silver Shadow II / Bentley T2 range of cars were replaced by the Silver Spirit & the Bentley Mulsanne.
The opportunity was taken at the time to introduce a new system of chassis numbering. This was the new 17 digit Vehicle Identification Number (V.I.N.) The numbering last 5 digits are shown below.
| 1001 | First Silver Spirit (1980) |
|---|---|
| 20001 | First eFi car (UK & Europe - 1987) |
| 30001+ | Convertible cars (From 1990) |
| 40001+ | Convertible cars (From 1992) |
| 50001+ | Convertible cars (From 1994) |
| 50401+ | Convertible cars (From 1996) |
| 31001+ | 4 door cars (From 1990) |
| 44001+ | 4 door cars (From 1992) |
| 46001+ | 4 door cars (From 1993) |
| 54001+ | 4 door cars (From 1994) |
| 57001+ | 4 door cars (From 1996) |
| 59001+ | 4 door cars (From 1997) |
| 66001+ | 4 door cars (From 1998) |
| 50801+ | Azure cars (From 1995) |
| 53601+ | Azure cars (From 1995) |
| 61001+ | Azure cars (From 1997) (& 53772) |
| 61501+ | Azure cars (From 1998) |
| 62001+ | Azure/Mulliner (From 2000) |
| 42001+ | Continental R cars (From 1992) |
| 52001+ | Continental R cars (From 1994) |
| 53001+ | Continental R cars (From 1996) |
| 53301+ | Continental R cars (From 1997) |
| 63001+ | Continental R cars (From 1998) |
| 63301+ | Continental R/Mulliner cars (From 2000) |
| 53305+ | Continental T cars (From 1997) |
| 67001+ | Continental T cars (From 1998) |
| 67201+ | Continental T/Mulliner cars (From 2000) |
| 65001+ | Continental SC cars (From 1998) |
| 65101+ | Continental SC/Mulliner cars (From 2000) |
| 80001+ | Touring Limousine |
| 68002+ | Corniche cars (From 2000) |