Calling All Cars Jaguar XK120

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I don't know about you, but I love watching crusty old films just for the locations and cars.

I watched Calling All Cars yesterday and two ladies were having an adventure in an XK120.

I'd never noticed a Jag with two filler caps next to each other before? Any experts out there that can enlighten me?



The car is still alive too!

Vehicle Details
Vehicle make JAGUAR XK120
Date of first registration April 2010
Year of manufacture 1952
Cylinder capacity 3442 cc
CO₂ emissions Not available

Not sure what's going on with the registration date?

[Mr Tidy]

Maybe it lived outside the UK until 2010?

Being RHD perhaps South Africa, Australia or the Channel Islands.

[nicanary]

MDU524 was a works car which famously took the speed record for a production car at Jabbeke. It was retained as a works car for rallying and maybe ran on trade plates or had to be re-registered when Jaguar let it go.

Photos of the speed record attempt show a flap for the filler cap.

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Thanks both. Maybe a second fuel tank was added for an endurance trial or something?

Makes sense for the film company to borrow the car from Jaguar.

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nicanary said:

MDU524 was a works car which famously took the speed record for a production car at Jabbeke. It was retained as a works car for rallying and maybe ran on trade plates or had to be re-registered when Jaguar let it go.

Photos of the speed record attempt show a flap for the filler cap.

And here it is with its aero bubble!

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But again, as you say, just one fuel flap after its refurbishment

[TarquinMX5]

Is it definitely two fillers or could it be a trick of the light / reflection; the paintwork looks to be well polished/ waxed judging by the relections on the offside rear wing.

It seems odd that, if there were twin fillers, that they'd be side-by-side as that could potentially cause difficulties when put to use as the refuellers would probably be getting in each other's way, defeating the intended purpose.

[a8hex]

The Internet car movie database shows the chassis number of 660986 which is the record car.
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles_make-Jaguar_model-6...

XKData http://www.xkdata.com/cars/detail/?car=660986
Has a discussion about the two fillers
From the comments there I wonder whether two cars were used in the filming.

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TarquinMX5 said:

Is it definitely two fillers or could it be a trick of the light / reflection; the paintwork looks to be well polished/ waxed judging by the relections on the offside rear wing.

It seems odd that, if there were twin fillers, that they'd be side-by-side as that could potentially cause difficulties when put to use as the refuellers would probably be getting in each other's way, defeating the intended purpose.

100% two fillers.

[bigothunter]

MotorTrend said:

Record-Breaking 1953 Jaguar XK120M Roadster Review
The Fast Track: Norman Dewis' Record-Breaking Jabbeke Jaguar Roars Back to Life

https://www.motortrend.com/vehicle-genres/record-b...

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bigothunter said:

Excellent! You are only going in a straight line, what are you worried about

[bigothunter]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

Excellent! You are only going in a straight line, what are you worried about

Ooh you rotter