Miata Mailing List: March 1999, Message #318

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On Thu, 4 Mar 1999, John Freas wrote:

> Previously on Italian Job, Richard Dekker <dekker@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca>
> said...
> 
> > Of course, the only tough part of The Italian Job is all of the exotica
> > cars that they wreck...starting with the Lamborghini Miura, a couple of
> > Jaguar E-types, and an Aston-Martin convertible...along wtih the three
> > Coopers in the end too.  I shed a tear every time I watch it.
> 
> Could they be replicas?  The only reason I ask is that these days the movie
> studios often substitute a good replica for a real car when it's time to
> destroy it (Ferris Bueller's friend Cameron did /not/ kick a 1961 Ferrari
> California out the back window of the garage), so for now I'm living with the
> perhaps naive belief that they don't just go around trashing irreplaceable
> vintage cars.
> 
> 	-John

John, the Lamborghini Miura was real...although it didn't have an engine
in it when it went over the cliff (the rear cover came off too early).  At
the time that the movie was made, I suppose a Miura wasn't out of the
realm of the budget, but the engine would be worth something.  The Jags,
A-M Volante, and Minis were probably more run of the mill, and were also
real...which is why it's so hard to watch sometimes.  ;-(

Regards,

Richard Dekker, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, MCofA #41997
Founder & President, Wild Rose Chapter - MCofA

1990 MX-5 Miata - Bell Stage III+ - "Turbos Blow"
1973 RX-3 - Rally Port 13B - "Pistons Suck"