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) Other vehicles that were featured in the original film, or their modern derivatives, are also eligible to participate. The event was started in 1990 as a result of Freddie St George discussing the Beaujolais nouveau Run, while sharing ""a dish of pasta and a bottle of new Beaujolais with friends in an Italian restaurant [Topolino] in Brighton."" Freddie ""had a better idea."" That idea was to drive to Trento, Italy to bring back the Novello, the first Italian wine of the season, within 48 hours. ""It was Freddie’s mother, Giulia St George, who suggested they should turn it into a