Questions regarding mid '54 120 FHC RHD

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  1. Rev counter drive cable. Does it have a yellow Smiths tag? or some corrogated tubing over?
  2. Did all XK120’s, including home delivered cars, have a ‘Made in England’ badge in front of the radiator.
  3. Does the Salibury diff have clamps for the handbrake and brake lines like the ENV appears to? Photos I have show no clamps on a Salibury. Correct?

Regards, Graham.

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My tach cable has white plastic covering on it.
There should be (3) C3617 clips on the rear axle.
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The Made In England tag was only on exports to the USA, to comply with one of our laws.

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Graham,

This is my Smiths rev counter cable for an XK 140 FHC: it has indeed a yellow Smiths “sleeve”. Looks original but I cannot prove it.

Bob K.

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Hi Bob.
Yes. I have one the same, with the yellow sleeve, however it also came from a 140.
I haven’t seen any photos showing it on a 120 but I have seen ones with a corrugated sleeve over it albeit these photos were of early 120’s. Late 120’s I am unclear.
Regards, Graham.

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Graham,

Our “other Australian expert” in Jaguar XK 120 Explored describes that the original XK 120 cables were metal spiral with no plastic covering. Nothing about a yellow tag. No references found in Urs Schmid’s book nor in Porter’s version.
Hope this helps.

Bob K.

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Thanks Gents. :+1: :+1: