Director Peter Collinson, however, decided that, as it was a very British movie, it should be British Minis. There was a need for people to make the cars… When Croker et al. The Italian Job car chase!!! BMC (British Motor Corp.), the owners of the Mini, refused to donate any cars for this movie. The car chase from 1969 movie The Italian Job is probably one of the most famous ever made – and now three of the original Minis used in the shoot have gone on public display for the first time. For those that want even more italian cars, here is a scene with few Fiat 500/600 and a scene with traffic jam + car park: LH 2006-02-12 22:11 The cars were meant to serve as getaway vehicles in the subsequent robbery "in case anything goes wrong." Among Coventry’s many claims to fame are the fact the city played a role in the iconic sixties film The Italian Job. They were all pre-1968 Mk. antp 2006-02-12 19:27. It is a vastly different model to the one featured in the original, though, being a late Rover-produced model made in the late-1990s, not an Austin Mini Cooper Mk1, as was used in the original film. The Italian Job is a 2003 American heist action thriller film directed by F. Gary Gray and starring Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton, Jason Statham, Seth Green, Mos Def and Donald Sutherland.An American remake of the 1969 British film, the plot follows a motley crew of thieves who plan to steal gold from a former associate who double-crossed them. This car is destroyed in a Mafia ambush, along with a pair of E-type Jaguars. … The Italian Job Minis are the three famous Minis used in The Italian Job. (Complete) It is after this movie that the Mini Cooper got so popular in SL, everyone who had a mini, started modifying! The red MINI Cooper driven by Stella at the beginning of the film is a nod to the red Mini Coopers used in the original The Italian Job (1969). Is, but they carried a G-registration number four the films release in 1969 The Minis, one red, one white and one blue, became famous for the film's car chase around the streets of Turin which featured the cars leaping across rooftops, driving through a weir and through some sewers. The Palace was destroyed by fire in 1936 but, if you’re visiting, don’t miss the park’s extraordinary Victorian concrete dinosaurs. On the other hand, think of all the new kinds of jobs that came into existence. confront the Mafia on the mountain road and have their fast cars destroyed, the red Jaguar is already damaged. Innocenti A40 appears on the crossing as the "football supporter" is distributing the camera-disrupters. The robbery itself takes place in the Italian city of Turin during a massive traffic jam. Even before the truck hits it, you can see that the left-hand headlight is missing. The chief of Fiat Motors, however, offered to donate all of the cars needed, including Fiat 500s in place of the Minis. blog.tomsforeign.com/news/iconic-movie-cars-the-italian-job-2003-mini-cooper On the forum I suggested some other new car's: keef 2006-01-24 19:23. All of these sorts of jobs were destroyed by cars. Aston Martin In The Italian Job (1969 & 2002) The Italian Job (1969) features a silver DB4 Convertible, owned by crook Charlie Croker, played by Michael Caine. The jam starts by the Palazzo Madama on Piazza Castello.