1955 Jaguar Mk.VII M

1955 Jaguar Mk.VII M in 23 Paces to Baker Street, Movie, 1956

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: — Made for:

1:23:34 Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time

Author	Message
Mackster ◊ 2008-07-09 12:00	Jaguar Mk.VII?
DynaMike ◊ 2008-07-09 12:37	Yes, Mk.VII M, 1955-1957 (the earlier Mk.VII had built-in foglights and no front indicators, the later Mk.VIII had a one-piece windscreen).
humungus ◊ 2023-05-07 17:10	This Jaguar sports two plates in the movie: what looks like RVD 585 in the scene above, and RYR 445 in the earlier scenes.
humungus ◊ 2023-05-19 16:44	Per request, here are some more images of this nice car (notice the different plate in the second one):
dsl ◊ 2023-05-19 19:10	RVD 585 in main is Lanarkshire, March-May 58 so does not fit car or film date. RYR 445 was London, Sept 55 - June 56 "allocated in blocks", so newer than car. But it is LHD with French-like yellow lights, so maybe returned to these shores after a Gallic childhood.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2023-05-19 19:26	dsl wrote .......so maybe returned to these shores after a Gallic childhood. ....or a dodgy front numberplate?