Petrol cap for my car

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Minxy
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Petrol cap for my car

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To cut a long story short I have lost the petrol filler cap to my Minx. Does anyone know if they are likely to be generic on a fifties car or does anyone recognise the fitting from the photo below as being similar to another car.

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The tab inside does not form part of the cap locking and other than the round hole there is just two 'nipples' at 2 and 8 oclock.

Ideas anyone?
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#2 Post by karlsgazelle »

I have seen filler caps for these on fleabay quite regularly, but not sure if they fit other cars too.

Mine looks the same as yours I think:
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#3 Post by spiderbloke »

I was about to say that seems like a good swap Minxy but instead I'll suggest, if you haven't already, you contact Speedy Spares in Shoreham who inherited the stock of RJ Grimes Motors when they shut down. I never cease to be amazed at the range of NOS rootes parts that've both come up with for me over the years
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#4 Post by Minxy »

Thanks chaps.
Karl? Could you do me a massive favour and measure the inside diameter of your filler neck? As you say they look identical - mine is 44mm
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#5 Post by karlsgazelle »

No problem!
Mine is 44 mm inside diameter as well.

Hope that helps.

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#6 Post by spiderbloke »

Come on then Minxy, how for do you reckon you got from the petrol station before the filler cap fell off of the hood? :)
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#7 Post by Minxy »

Thanks Karl much appreciated



About 200 metres :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:
.........and I have looked and looked and cant find the f....liping thing
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#8 Post by Luxobarge »

Minxy wrote:About 200 metres
Surely in a Minx it would be yards??? ;)
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#9 Post by TriumphDriver »

Luxobarge wrote:
Surely in a Minx it would be yards??? ;)
Not if he used that new-fangled petrol that comes in litres. You can't drive in imperial using metric petrol.
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#10 Post by Luxobarge »

TriumphDriver wrote:
Luxobarge wrote:
Surely in a Minx it would be yards??? ;)
Not if he used that new-fangled petrol that comes in litres. You can't drive in imperial using metric petrol.

Hehe - of course, that'll be it! Lol. :D :D
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