The Italian Job (charity event) for Children. From 2008 to 2011 the event supported Kids Out, a Bedfordshire based national grant giving children’s charity, before moving its support again in 2012 to Variety, the Children’s Charity and remained with Variety until 2017. In 2018 the Italian Job will support Buttle UK. The first run was billed as ""24 hours from Trento to Brighton!"" Fifty six teams responded to an advert that asked, ""Would you like to drive to northern Italy in aid of BBC Children in Need and Childline appeals?"" and included a team from Auto Express and the winner of the Oldest Mini –
The Italian Job 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, the red one of which is owned by Phillip Porter, the founder of the Jaguar E-type owners club. The black Fiat Dino coupé of Mafia boss Altabani was bought by Peter Collinson but became so rusty that only its doors remain. The Italian police cars seen around Turin were Alfa Romeo Giulias. The Italian police armoured car