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[Sleepy Stu]

The Italian Job is on Film Four right now!!! Get away from your PC's and go watch it!!!!!

[joewf10]

yayayay. i have it on film but its a vcr

[Ryang556]

I got it on Blu-Ray...

[davej]

I`ve got jobs to do round the house and a brake servo to fix could quite easily sit down and watch it all afternoon.

Edited by davej, 01 July 2012 - 01:14 PM.

[villa3]

Anyone notice the numberplate mistake? mk1s finished in Aug67 G reg didnt begin until Aug68,it is hardly likely that 3 mk1 coopers hung around unsold for a year.

[Stuart92]

Anyone notice the numberplate mistake? mk1s finished in Aug67 G reg didnt begin until Aug68,it is hardly likely that 3 mk1 coopers hung around unsold for a year.

Didn't British Leyland only provide them with old cars? Not seeing the advertising potential of this film.

[Black.Ghost]

The makers approached the manufacturers and asked for lots of minis. They said no. I believe they got three cars at cost price and the rest normal. Fiat offered lots of free 500s and a Ferrari but the film producers said no. That film was some of the best advertising for the mini.

Anyway, as for the plates, they all had a meaning. The G suffix one was Charlie Croker's prison number I believe, hence HMP at the start. I ant remember off the top of my head what they all meant.

I also have it on Blu Ray, DVD and on my laptop .

[Ryang556]

I've put all the number plates into the dvla at one point got bored, two of the 3 came up


The vehicle details for LGW 809G are:
Date of Liability
01 08 2012
Date of First Registration
10 03 1969
Year of Manufacture
1969
Cylinder Capacity (cc)
1275cc
CO2 Emissions
Not Available
Fuel Type
PETROL
Export Marker
N
Vehicle Status
Licence Not Due
Vehicle Colour
BLUE
Vehicle Type Approval
Not Available




The vehicle details for HMP 729G are:
Date of Liability
01 08 2012
Date of First Registration
01 08 1969
Year of Manufacture
1969
Cylinder Capacity (cc)
998cc
CO2 Emissions
Not Available
Fuel Type
PETROL
Export Marker
N
Vehicle Status
Licence Not Due
Vehicle Colour
RED
Vehicle Type Approval
Not Available

Edited by Ryang556, 01 July 2012 - 02:02 PM.

[Bearface]

Got it recorded, brilliant film but I feel sad for the Minis at the end.

[Lee_bash]

I read somewhere they chucked the aston martin off the cliff but the director wasn't happy with the shot, so they did a lancia up to look like an aston to film and filmed it again

[oltonlad]

The makers approached the manufacturers and asked for lots of minis. They said no. I believe they got three cars at cost price and the rest normal. Fiat offered lots of free 500s and a Ferrari but the film producers said no. That film was some of the best advertising for the mini.

Anyway, as for the plates, they all had a meaning. The G suffix one was Charlie Croker's prison number I believe, hence HMP at the start. I ant remember off the top of my head what they all meant.

I also have it on Blu Ray, DVD and on my laptop .

the LGW plate stood for london gatwick

the 3 mini's in the film were all G suffix.

Edited by oltonlad, 01 July 2012 - 03:21 PM.

[Neildanks]

The 3 minis are now fully restored registered on the road and can be seen at mini shows all be it when they were bought they were just boxes of bits fromthe original cars

[konyo]

Thought they dropped the originals off the cliff?!

Edited by konyo, 01 July 2012 - 04:20 PM.

[Black.Ghost]

They were. The guy that did the restorations bought three random cars. He bought the plates desperately at quite a price I believe. One of the magazines covered the rebuilds.

[mini93]

The Italian Job is on Film Four right now!!! Get away from your PC's and go watch it!!!!!

you were spost to be working on your mini today stu! phaa