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Scuttlebutt is that the producers had to rent that black Jag XK-120MC for James Dean to drive to and from the movie locations
I cannot verify that -
It was said the producer or director would not allow Dean to drive his Porsche to or on the set areas
The driver in that scene in the red ballcap and jacket likely was dressed to stand out in contrast to the other people and backgrounds in that very short scene
The same with the black paint color of the Jaguar against the light yellow ‘52 Ford or ‘55 Lincoln Capri convertible (I did not carefully examine which as that frame kinda blocks the other car) - there was also a ‘56 Lincoln Premier convertible in “GIANT”
“GIANT” was actually released after James Dean was killed driving his Porsche 550 Spyder back from a sportscar race
Looking up “Jaguar XK-120” on the movie Search websites - It looks like the early Jaguar XK-120 roadsters (and a few coupes) were in many more movies than any other model of sportscar
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I know you love cars and the movies they were in, believe you have the photo of the car Dean was killed in.
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