GOING FOR GOLD
Dec 10, 2019
5 minutes
Words Jeff Ruggles
Photography Jeff Ruggles, Neil and Jo Burgess, Jaime Sainz de la Maza
You’d be forgiven for thinking us Mini fans have the monopoly when it comes to celebrating The Italian Job, but as Jaguar E-Type owners will testify, the famous red, white and blue Coopers weren’t the only cars to star in the cult 1969 Michael Caine caper. So, in order to commemorate the film’s golden anniversary and the big cat’s short but memorable cameo, the Jaguar E-Type Club joined forces with Spanish tour operator Classics on the Road to create the Ultimate Italian Job Tour – an 11-day driving event centred on the film’s host city of Turin.
So why are we telling you this? Well, you can’t run an ultimate tour without Minis getting involved somewhere along the
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