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The caption of the fourth photo reads about Turbo R RBK26285: "According to the list of vehicles that were supplied to Hooper this was the last one, however this list may not be complete ..."
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The list of vehicles that is included in this article is only a small part of all cars that were converted by Hooper & Co. (coachbuilders) Ltd. Even the much longer list on this website is not complete. But RBK26285 was definitely not the last car that was supplied to Hooper.
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In the first column of the second page the text reads: "... 140 unique motorcars".
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In the era from 1981 to the mid nineties, over 250 motorcars were more or less converted by Hooper & Co. (coachbuilders) Ltd. In due time this website will discuss about 200 examples.
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In the first column of the second page the chassis number of the car reads: "KCH26441".
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This is the English abbreviation of the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) (=chassis number). Other chassis numbers in this article are abbreviated in the American way. The American way of writing would have been SAK26441.
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In the second column of the second page the text reads: "An Empress II coupe that started life as a 1988 Turbo R ...".
And furthermore the full number is written as "SCBZSOT00FCH13832".
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Although this Empress II was finished and shown in 1988, the donor car was a 1985 Turbo R. The full VIN should read SCBZS0T00FCH13832. An "O" in a VIN should read a "0" (zero).
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In the list of chassis numbers of vehicles supplied to Hooper, 1980-1998, often a Mulsanne is included.
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NBB03211 is a Mulsanne LWB
SBC06123 is a Mulsanne Turbo
SBC06581 is a Mulsanne Turbo
SAD06989 should read SBD06989 and is a Mulsanne Turbo
SBD07502 is a Mulsanne Turbo
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On the last page in the captions of the State Landaulet. All chassis numbers read NAK26441.
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These chassis numbers should read SAK26441. The donor car is a Silver Spirit, not a Silver Spur.
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