The Italian Job hanging off this corner in the climatic ending. Roger Beckermann's orange Lamborghini Miura in the opening scene is actually two cars. The first was a Miura P400 that was sold as new afterwards. In 2015 it was found and verified, and now belongs to Cheshire Classic Cars. The car tumbled down the chasm by the Mafia bulldozer was another Miura that had been in a serious accident and was not roadworthy. According to the director's commentary on the DVD, despite the publicity the film would give to the Mini, the car's maker, BMC, only provided a token fleet of Minis
The Italian Job (charity event) £2,500,000 for a variety of children’s charities, both in the UK and other countries, and is still organised by its founders, Giulia and Freddie St George. Participants in The Italian Job were first called Jobbers by Pearson Phillips, who took part on behalf of The Mail on Sunday's "You" Magazine in 1992. The initial charities supported were Childline and BBC Children in Need. By 1992, the main beneficiary charity had switched to the NSPCC, who were supported for a total of 8 years. In 2000, The Italian Job organisers moved their support to what was then known as NCH Action