Published on 12, July, 2020
The Italian Job for me the original one I mean. Not only do I love Michael Caine in it, but also the Minis and the other classic cars as well as a solid brilliant plot for a movie!
It's a classic and one of my favourite movies of all time. And also why I have such a deep love for classic Minis and why I bought one! On the DVD there's audio commentary which you can listen to while the movie plays, I highly recommend listening to it, it's really interesting to hear.
The original Italian Job is one of my favourites, my first car was a Mk1 Mini and I passed my test in a Mini. I bought a MK1 about 10 years ago to restore to match my original one, I’ve collected nearly all the parts but always busy restoring customers cars. Hopefully will make a start soon, I plan on tartan red with a black roof, group 2 arches and a 1275 MG Metro A+ engine. Another favourite film is Christine.
Roy that's an awesome project you have going there and I hope one day you have the time to get it completed, then you can go to Turin and do some driving through the city!
What's your favourite classic car?
What one are you restoring currently?
I love classic cars! I don't restore classics as a job - I wish! - but I do restore them as a bit of a hobby. Last year I was working on a Triumph Stag, a nice white one which was an absolute wreck, but got it looking like new in the end.
Currently I've got a classic Escort mk3 Ghia in the garage ready to be started.