Did they really destroy cars in The Italian Job?

We were up a mountain and had to film the three cars being wrecked and thrown over the cliff. So, the Aston Martin was supposed to be thrown over and explode as it went down. Unfortunately, the special effects went off before it was thrown over the cliff and it blew up in front of us.

What cars did they destroy in the Italian Job?

An Aston Martin DB4 convertible was also destroyed during filming. The reality: the DB4, bought by the film company for a mere £900, also escaped destruction.

What happened to the Italian Job cars?

All sixteen Cooper S used in the filming of the Italian Job were also destroyed during filming, many ending up on their roofs and damaged beyond repair during the sewer tunnel stunts.

Did they destroy e types in The Italian Job?

The front was hastily modified – enough to fool all but the most eagle-eyed Aston aficionados – before it was tossed over the side by the bulldozer. The E-types were badly damaged but fortunately survived the ordeal and were fully restored years later.

Did they really destroy a Lamborghini in The Italian Job?

Thankfully, the car wasn’t really destroyed. It’s finished in Arancio Miura and features white leather seats, though the car in the movie had black seats. Paramount Pictures, which produced The Italian Job, approached Lamborghini prior to filming and discovered that the firm had an orange Miura that was badly damaged.

Did they really wreck an Aston Martin in The Italian Job?

The silver Aston Martin DB4 thrown off the cliff by a Mafia bulldozer was a fake car. The red Jaguar E-Type (smashed up in the same scene) was restored in the 1990s and featured in a UK classic car magazine.

Is The Italian Job real?

The real life Italian job took place in Poggio Bagnoli, a small village in Tuscany, a short drive from the home of rock star Sting and in the Chianti area which is popular with British holidaymakers.

Did any minis Survive The Italian Job?

The 1969 Mini Coopers From The Original Movie In the 1969 version of The Italian Job, 16 Mini Coopers were used in total. That said; none of the 16 Mini Coopers of the show survived and all were destroyed during filming.

What’s the Italian job about?

It tells the story of Charlie Croker (Michael Caine), the leader of a cockney criminal gang released from prison with the intention of doing a “big job” in Italy to steal gold bullion from an armoured security truck.

What kind of car was pushed off the cliff in the Italian Job?

The original DB4 belongs today to a private English collection. According to several sources, the “Aston” pushed off the cliff was a Vignale Lancia Flaminia mocked up as an Aston. The two E-type Jaguars that suffered from the Mafia’s revenge were restored to original condition.

Are there any cars from the Italian Job?

Only Three Cars From The Italian Job Still Exist. Photos courtesy of the London Classic Car Show. Today I learned there are only three original cars remaining from the filming of the original 1969

Where did the original Italian Job Minis come from?

According to the article, David Morton, a mini fanatic from Newcastle, had paid £6,000 for three cardboard boxes of odds n’ sods salvaged from the original film cars. ‘Only these three boxes came back to England’ David supposedly told the hack from the Mail, “there wasn’t much in them except for the lamp bars, bonnet straps and lots of small bits.

Who was the stunt coordinator in the Italian Job?

Originally I was taken on as a stunt coordinator in addition to supplying all the cars, but while I was running around finding them, they found Rémy Julienne. He was the king of all the stunt men and frankly was in a different league to us. So, I kind of got semi-sidelined after all of that.