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1962 Austin A60 Cambridge [ADO38A]

1962 Austin A60 Cambridge [ADO38A] in The Italian Job, Movie, 1969

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

1962 Austin A60 Cambridge [ADO38A]

01:11:24 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

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Author	Message
antp ◊ 2006-02-12 19:21	-- Last edit: 2010-12-18 15:57:28 (vilero)
Saturn Simon ◊ 2006-02-12 20:02	Austin A60 Cambridge
antp ◊ 2006-02-12 20:04	What was this Austin doing on a Fiat truck with italian cars all around? -- Last edit: 2006-02-12 20:04:35
BeanBandit ◊ 2006-02-12 20:12	Cambridge and its sister car Morris Oxford were designed by Pininfarina, same designer is also behind Peugeot 404, and it shows.
sixcyl ◊ 2006-02-13 13:05	Quote Austin A60 Cambridge 1962 Quote Cambridge and its sister car Morris Oxford were designed by Pininfarina, same designer is also behind Peugeot 404, and it shows. ...the most similar to the Peugeot 404 was the A110 Westminster... specially the front grille was very looking like a 404 ...it's my favourite of those Pininfarina Austin
Jaqob P. ◊ 2006-02-17 18:01	When it land on the Giulia, the back flips open and you can see that it's very rusty
murphy h. ◊ 2006-03-22 16:48	Indeed, even in this picture, you can see a large hole in the sill
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2006-06-12 15:34	antp wrote What was this Austin doing on a Fiat truck with italian cars all around? No doubt the producers wanted to avoid the expense of buying a new Fiat just to destroy it.
antp ◊ 2006-06-12 15:40	They could find an old Fiat, it should have been easier than finding an old Austin
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2006-06-12 15:51	antp wrote They could find an old Fiat, it should have been easier than finding an old Austin I don't understand it either.
2491tj ◊ 2006-07-03 23:03	murphy h. wrote Indeed, even in this picture, you can see a large hole in the sill good old british engineering old chap!by the time of the filming this car would have only been 9 years old..and its a rare left hand drive one an all!
electra225 ◊ 2010-12-19 09:19	...I think it didn't have any value in Italy at the time (to repair British cars was more expensive also as every tool used inchs instead that the continental system. A similar age Fiat would have a higher cost, I'm sure !!! Of course, this didn't apply on Jaguars, Rolls, Bentleys, Aston Martins and other UK top cars ! -- Last edit: 2010-12-19 09:19:49
sixtiesswing ◊ 2021-12-04 05:55	antp wrote What was this Austin doing on a Fiat truck with italian cars all around? I can't recall with absolute certainty, but it seems that the crooks just arranged for two transporters with cars, simply to block the armored vehicle for the robbery. These were not necessarily actual / legitimate FIAT transporters in the storyline, but covert tools for the heist. Mr. Bridger obviously didn't want to front them too much to pull this off; robberies (like films!) can get very expensive quickly if prudent accounting measures are not implemented! I think the filmmakers could have gotten an actual FIAT from the manufacturer to destroy. I remember reading Michael Caine's autobiography years ago, and he recalled how helpful FIAT was in the making of the film, of course offering use of the test track, but they had to pay for Minis, at least most if not all. Sir Michael castigated British Leyland for this action, explaining how much free publicity this product placement provided. He cited this refusal as an example of British car manufacturing arrogance, incompetence, and shortsghtedness, which contributed to the downfall of the British Motor Industry (at least the mass production, domestically-owned one.)

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