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Introduction
The new millennium dawned with Jaguar entering Formula 1, an event that was celebrated by the creation of the
'Silverstone' special edition of the XK8. Based on the supercharged XKR version of the XK8, the Silverstone was
strictly oriented toward performance, with 20-inch alloy wheels shod with Pirelli's P-Zero tyres and Brembo
4-piston brakes with aluminium callipers. The car was equipped with Jaguar's CATS (Computer Advanced Technology
Suspension) system and a special handling pack developed by the company's SVO (Special Vehicles Operation)
department. Originally, just 100 cars were planned, 50 coupes and 50 convertibles, which would be sold in Europe. As it transpired, these first 100 "phase one" cars totalled 102 in all, and were sold in the UK only.
The cars proved so successful, that a further production run of 500 cars was planned to provide for the demand from the United States and the rest of the world, however, total "phase 2" production eventually stood at 456, plus the original 102 UK cars. Naturally, in view of the model's name, all 558 cars were painted in Platinum Silver.
The Silverstone model foreshadowed a new range of performance options, the R range, which became available as options on production cars later in the year. The options included wheels, uprated brakes and handling packs specifically tailored to the XJR and XKR. The R options were developed by the Special Vehicle Operations department, which had built the XK 180.

A promotional shot of the XKR Silverstone pictured at Silverstone Racetrack
with some of the ancestors which inspired it - from left to right -
a racing C-type, the XK180 concept and a racing D-type.
| Market | Year | LHD Coupe |
LHD Conv. |
LHD Total |
RHD Coupe |
RHD Conv. |
RHD Total |
Total Built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 50 | 102 | 102 |
| Austria | 2001 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Belgium | 2001 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Canada | 2001 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| France | 2001 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Germany | 2001 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Italy | 2001 | 20 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Japan | 2001 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 50 |
| Netherlands | 2001 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Spain | 2001 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Switzerland | 2001 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| United States | 2001 | 31 | 201 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 232 |
| Totals | 144 | 272 | 416 | 92 | 50 | 142 | 558 |
Prototypes
In addition to the above, there were also 5 prototype XKR Silverstones:
A06139 rhd coupe
A06141 convertible
A06143 convertible
A06145 convertible
A06151 coupe
The table below refers to the Jaguar XKR Silverstone, and as far as I have been able to ascertain, is correct. It still needs some fine tuning, but this will give you an idea of what your VIN relates to!
There are 17 characters in an XKR Silverstone VIN, which break down as follows:
Character 1 Country of Manufacture
S=UK
Character 2 Manufacturer*
A=Jaguar
Character 3 Marque
J= Jaguar
Character 4 Market and Airbag Specification
A=Rest of world
B, F, X= Canada
D, E, J, W=USA
K=Japan
P, R, Y=Mexico
Character 5 Transmission and Steering
A=LHD Automatic
C=RHD Automatic
Characters 6 & 7 Body Code
41=coupe
42=convertible
Character 8 Emission Control Equipment
Letter or digit: 26 options - varies with market
Character 9 Check Digit
Numerical value based on the sum of the digits in the VIN.
Method to follow!
Character 10 Model Year
Y=2000
1=2001
Character 11 Engine Capacity
P=4.0 litre Supercharged
Character 12 Model
A=XK8/R (X100)
Character’s 13 - 17 Serial Number
A sequential production number unique to each X100 produced.
The VIN range is between A06139 and A08250 for the phase 1 cars, and between A09252 and A16892 for the phase 2 cars. As with all Jaguar special editions, VIN's are not consecutive - they are built on the line at intervals, with variously specified models being assembled between them.

Xclusively Jaguar has been approached by Thierry, an administrator of the French XK8 Forum, who owns an XKR Silverstone and wishes to create a register of cars and information, similar to that of our other registers. We are therefore inviting anyone who has one of these Jaguars to contact us, via our normal contact channels, and register their car and/or contribute ideas and information relevant to creating a successful International Register of Silverstone XKR's.
Please note that no personal details will be made public, or shared with a third party.
The register will be administered through Xclusively Jaguar.
For further information, or to register your XKR Silverstone, please contact Letitia@xclusively-jaguar.co.uk
Please note that although we request owners name and email address on registration, these details are not published on the internet.