The Italian Job the English Midlands, filmed from the back of a Mini Moke. The person on the far side who closes the gate at the end of sewer tunnel is the director, Peter Collinson. Collinson also appeared in the scene on the highway when the ramps get jettisoned, clinging to the right-hand rear door of the coach as the Minis enter at speed. During the getaway the Minis are pursued by police around the rooftop test track of what was then a Fiat factory in the Lingotto building in Turin. The weir the Minis cross in the car chase is just down
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