The 1969 caper The Italian Job spawned a Hollywood remake, helped drive the cool-factor of the Mini and launched decades of dad jokes about bloody doors being blown off. It may also have inspired one driver who got stuck trying to travel down the Spanish Steps in Rome this week. But it is not only in Rome where steps, or indeed navigational issues, can create havoc for drivers. In the slightly less celebrated surrounds of north London’s Maitland Park estate, residents have been complaining about drivers getting their cars stuck trying to rehash one of the film’s most famous scenes by driving down a small flight of steps. View image in fullscreen Michael Caine in The Italian Job (1969).
