What are the cars in the Italian Job 2003?

What are the cars in the Italian Job 2003?

The Italian Job (2003) FUN FACTS: 2 electric-powered MINI Coopers and 1 MINI Cooper S had to be specifically built for the film, since gasoline-powered vehicles are not allowed to operate in Los Angeles’ all-electric subway system for safety reasons.

Did they really destroy the 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.

What kind of cars are used to steal the gold from Steve in the 2003 movie The Italian Job?

Charlie and Stella devise a plan using explosives to blow the safe while Steve is away on his supposed date, using three heavily modified Mini Coopers to transport the gold out of the mansion.

Did they crush real cars in the Italian Job?

It’s a beautiful car, beautifully shot, in a beautiful location. The scene does come to an abrupt end, however, as the car winds up destroyed due to a nefariously placed piece of heavy machinery. Thankfully, the car wasn’t really destroyed. The filmmakers weren’t daft enough to destroy an actual Miura.

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.

What happened to the cars from 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.

Did they really wreck a Lamborghini in the Italian Job?

And it turns out it was never actually crashed in the first place – because the production company had two identical orange Miura P400s all along. Yes, one met a fiery end, before being disposed of by a bulldozer in the film’s opening sequence.