john bishop Leicester All posts by this member | 1 of 41 Sun 27th Jan 2013 9:32pm : Joined Dec 2014 Total posts:52 Coventry 1968, new sewer system. Stoke Aldermoor to Baginton Airfield.
At the Stoke Aldermoor end the location shots for the film 'The Italian Job', starring Michael Caine, were shot.
The Mini Coopers driving through the tunnel.
The contractors were Streeters PLC, Goldalming, Surrey,
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john bishop Leicester All posts by this member Thread starter | 2 of 41 Mon 28th Jan 2013 8:40am : Joined Dec 2014 Total posts:52 The French stunt team are still in business.
Remy Julienne (born April 17, 1930) is a pioneering French driving stunt performer, stunt coordinator, assistant director and occasional actor. He is also a former rallycross champion and 1956 French motorcross champion.
He is a veteran of over 1,400 films. Notable large film projects in which he has arranged stunts, consulted or manufactured special stunt cars include The Italian Job and six James Bond films, five of which were directed by John Glen and three with his sons Dominique and Michel. |
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john bishop Leicester All posts by this member Thread starter | 3 of 41 Tue 29th Jan 2013 9:36am : Joined Dec 2014 Total posts:52 It wasn't an Italian job, mostly Willenhall men were on the construction, some Surrey men but the vast majority were Coventry men. |
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NeilsYard Coventry All posts by this member | 4 of 41 Tue 29th Jan 2013 10:07am : Joined Aug 2010 Total posts:3183 This is under the Green Lane subway to commemorate the event:
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john bishop Leicester All posts by this member Thread starter | 5 of 41 Tue 29th Jan 2013 6:36pm : Joined Dec 2014 Total posts:52 More here on the Frenchmen |
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NeilsYard Coventry All posts by this member | 6 of 41 Wed 30th Jan 2013 9:23pm : Joined Aug 2010 Total posts:3183 I've been an Italian car enthusiast for years having owned all sorts of Alfas/Lancias etc. and did the trip to Turin many times including all the sites in the film there. That included driving around the roof top test track at Lingotto - the old Fiat factory where this part was filmed.
They reckon they used over 20 Minis in the film but no-one thought to keep the chassis numbers and no-one is certain what became of the ones used. Would be worth 'multi-lire' now.
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john bishop Leicester All posts by this member Thread starter | 7 of 41 Thu 31st Jan 2013 10:23am : Joined Dec 2014 Total posts:52 Thank you, you are very informative and interesting. If you know any Coventry men who worked on the tunnel, or could find out. Please inform me.
Regards, johnb |
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Radford kid Coventry All posts by this member | 8 of 41 Sun 17th Feb 2013 6:51pm : Joined Nov 2011 Total posts:303 Not too sure if this will help you in any way, the company that installed the drainage system was called "Kinyar Moody" not too sure on the correct spelling but it's close. The head depot was just off the London Road near the waste depot. I installed a telephone network for them at the same time as the filming. I worked for GPO at the time. (Always very muddy, I remember that). Regards. Colin ![]() Colin Walton |
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NormK bulkington All posts by this member | 9 of 41 Sun 17th Feb 2013 7:04pm : Joined Jan 2012 Total posts:668 You nearly got it RK, It was Kinnear Moody ![]() Milly rules |
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NeilsYard Coventry All posts by this member | 10 of 41 Mon 9th Sep 2013 1:27am : Joined Aug 2010 Total posts:3183 Hmmm. ![]() |
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dutchman Spon End All posts by this member | 11 of 41 Mon 9th Sep 2013 1:43am : Joined Mar 2010 Total posts:2632 That subway was on our route to school every morning, it was the only safe way to cross the Kenpas Highway. There was no graffiti or mess in the subway in those days. The new sewer ran right under the middle of our school playing fields but I don't know if that particular section was ever used during the car chase? During the period it was being dug our favourite oak tree was fenced-off so we could no longer lounge in its branches during the lunch break ![]() |
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Midland Red Cherwell All posts by this member | 12 of 41 Mon 9th Sep 2013 8:55am Moderator, : Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:5061 On 9th Sep 2013 1:27am, NeilsYard said:
Hmmm.
I remember reading recently that the subway was in such a terrible state that it desperately needed cleaning up, so I guess the mural must have been vandalised so much that it warranted a paint-over job
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NeilsYard Coventry All posts by this member | 13 of 41 Mon 9th Sep 2013 5:45pm : Joined Aug 2010 Total posts:3183 I never really used the subway but I occasionally cut up through Green Lane to get on to the A45 if the lights are busy at the Kenilworth Road from Earlsdon. As such you could see the mural clearly from the Green Lane junction - it looked fairly untouched to me?! |
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Astons Garages Hinckley All posts by this member | 14 of 41 Tue 10th Sep 2013 9:14am : Joined Aug 2013 Total posts:74 Not the actual coach but right model
Not sure if the one used was a Mk1 or Mk2 I do know it returned to service as a coach after filming and was scrapped in the 1990's
This one was the first in Warwickshire, only about 50 were made, if any one is interested there is a good website on Harrington Coaches
David Aston Historian of Astons Garages and Light Cars Coventry |
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Midland Red Cherwell All posts by this member | 15 of 41 Mon 15th Sep 2014 9:34pm Moderator, : Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:5061 Link to Charity Run for Variety the Children's Charity ![]() |
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