Year |
Model introduction |
Model changes and major technical changes |
1965 |
- RR Silver Shadow
- Bentley T |
The
Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow and Bentley T
were shown to the international public on
the Paris Motor Show on the 7th October
1965. The first British appearance was
some weeks later on the London Motor
Show. |
1966 |
- RR Silver Shadow James Young 2-door saloon
- Bentley T James Young 2-door saloon
- RR Silver Shadow MPW 2-door saloon
- Bentley T MPW 2-door saloon |
A
two-door saloon design was introduced by James Young in January
1966. Two months later (March 1966) the
Mulliner, Park Ward two-door Saloon was
introduced. |
1967 |
- RR Silver Shadow MPW Convertible
- Bentley T MPW Convertible
- RR Silver Shadow Long Wheelbase (pilot of 10 pieces) |
The
Mulliner, Park Ward Convertible was
introduced.
Further on as a pilot the first 10 Long
Wheelbase saloons (LWB) were introduced.
One of these was specially built for HRH
Princess Margaret. The LWB was launched
to market not before 1969. |
1969 |
- RR Silver Shadow Long Wheelbase
- Bentley T Long Wheelbase |
The Long
Wheelbase cars were launched definitely
in the spring of 1969. An optional
feature was the provision of a division
between the front and the rear
compartments which, when fitted, took up
the entire extra floorpan length.
The height control which was fitted to
all four wheels until now, was deleted
for the front wheels.
The optional airconditioning was
specified for all cars now. |
1971 |
- RR Corniche convertible
- RR Corniche 2-door saloon
- Bentley Corniche convertible
- Bentley Corniche 2-door saloon |
The
two-door saloons of Mulliner, Park Ward
got a number of modifications and were
renamed to Corniche. |
1973 |
Special Rolls-Royce
Silver Shadow and Bentley T models for
the American market |
Cars
for The North-American and
Canadian market were specified with
special impact absorbing bumpers, a
slightly restyled radiator shell
(shorter and thicker), deletion of the rectangular
air intakes, a parking brake pedal, etc. Because of these changes
the cars looked like the series II that
were produced from 1977. An example of an
American car from 1974 is shown at the
bottom of this page. |
1975 |
Rolls-Royce Camargue
|
The
Camargue was launched in March 1975. The car was designed by
Pininfarina and became the topmodel of
Rolls-Royce. The Camargue was fitted with
a split level airconditioning. |
1977 |
- RR Silver Shadow II
- RR Silver Wraith II
- Bentley T2
- Bentley T2 Long Wheelbase |
The Silver
Shadow II, the Bentley T2 and T2 LWB and
the Silver Wraith II were launched. The Camargue and Corniche were
similarly upgraded but didn't get a name change. |
1980 |
End of the Silver Shadow II and Bentley T2 |
Production of the Silver Shadow II, the T2, the Silver
Wraith II and the two-door saloons was stopped in October 1980. Only the Corniche convertible and the Camargue were continued (besides the production of the Silver Spirit and Silver Spur). |
1985 |
Bentley Continental |
The Bentley Corniche was renamed into Bentley Continental. |
1986 |
RR Corniche II |
The
Corniche II was launched on the North
American market. The rest of the world
had to wait for the Corniche II until
1988. The Bentley Continental was upgraded in the same way, but didn't get a name change. |
1990 |
RR Corniche III |
The
Corniche III was introduced. The Bentley Continental was upgraded in the same way, but didn't get a name change. |
1992 |
RR Corniche IV |
The
Corniche IV was introduced. The Bentley Continental was upgraded in the same way, but didn't get a name change. |
1995 |
- RR Corniche S
- Bentley Continental Turbo |
The
Corniche S and Bentley Continental Turbo
were introduced. At the same time this was the last year a Corniche and a
Continental were built. |
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