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The Cars of The Italian Job
One heist. One city. The most precisely cast fleet in British cinema — working-class Minis outrunning the establishment cars that surround them.
6Cars in archive
3Hero Minis
1969Release year
TurinLocation
The Minis — the heart of the heist
Three BMC Mini Cooper S Minis — red, white and blue — choreographed by Rémy Julienne across Turin's rooftops, arcades, sewers and the Lingotto banking. They didn't just carry the gold. They carried the argument.
The supporting fleet
The cars that set the scene, establish the stakes, and get in the way. The contrast between the Minis and the establishment fleet is half the film's argument.
Lamborghini
Aston Martin
Jaguar
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The Cars That Defined the Film
Our full essay on how Rémy Julienne, Peter Collinson and a fleet of Mini Cooper S cars conspired to make the most patriotic getaway in cinema history.
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