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1974 Jaguar XK-E Series III 
Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin: 
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Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
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◊ 2006-11-11 08:49 |
Interesting in that it's a US spec E-type but has a German looking number plate on it...  |
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◊ 2006-11-11 09:18 |
Bôf... Plutôt courant: n'oublie pas les Forces d'Occupation Alliées en Allemagne, jusqu'à la fin des années 80. Il était alors courant d'y croiser des voitures US ou des européennes aux normes US... |
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◊ 2006-11-11 12:08 |
My guess is that this plate was made in West Germany as a prop for a film set in East Germany. The font is West German and the format is East German (http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/world/EU_D4XX.html). |
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◊ 2006-11-11 12:20 |
If it is US-spec, isn't it XK-E rather than E-Type? |
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◊ 2007-03-10 21:22 |
Does anyone know the reason for that strange licence-plate on this car? I've seen the film more than 30 times, but I could never solve this mystery. Gag Halfrunt is right. The plate is made in West German style, but the letter-combination is from the GDR. In every case that plate is a fake. Noone in the GDR was ever able to drive an E-Type and no GDR-citizen was able to go to the U.S., especially not with his car. So why that plate in that film? |
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◊ 2007-03-10 22:37 |
There are companies which sell mock "Euro" plates to Americans who drive sporty European cars and like the idea of having an exotic or authentic plate for car shows (for example http://www.customgermanplates.com/). Maybe this is an earlier example of that fashion. As for the particular plate seen in the film, I would guess that it found its way from a film production in West Germany to the US. Perhaps an actor or crew member took it as a souvenir. -- Last edit: 2010-03-14 00:53:51 (G-MANN) |
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◊ 2007-03-11 21:49 |
Hmm, perhaps this can be a reason. We licence-plate-collectors know these faked "European" plates - and sometimes we wonder about the prices, people are paying for it. The E-Type in that film is surely an US-version (frontlamps, permanent side lamps). And also surely the plate was only mounted for that scene - I've heard from Jaguar-freaks, that never ever you shall mount something on an E-Type-grill. Otherwise you will overheat and blast away the -expensive- engine. -- Last edit: 2007-03-11 21:50:03 |
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◊ 2008-08-02 06:18 |
Some state do not use the plate at the front end and other states use both front and rear plate. My guess this one is from Indiana due that it only uses the rear plate. |
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◊ 2009-03-18 04:44 |
I don't ever recall seeing an E-Type with "XK-E" on the boot, no matter where in the world you find such a car. It followed the XK-140 and XK-150, which also were unchanged in nomenclature. I guess "XK-E" was American slang for "E-Type". |
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◊ 2009-03-18 11:34 |
There are scans of XK-E brochures in the comments at /vehicle_45012-Jaguar-XK-E-1966.html |
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◊ 2010-03-14 00:54 |
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◊ 2012-03-17 23:03 |
Driven by Twiggy. |
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◊ 2020-01-02 18:48 |
I would imagine the Euro-style number plate was chosen to tie-in with Twiggy's accent somehow... |
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