The underground concrete piping, then the widest of its kind in the UK, was used for the iconic scenes where several Minis raced through the tunnels of Turin.
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Finham shares its northern boundary along the A45 with the suburb of Styvechale/Stivichall to the north, and part of its southeastern boundary is shared with the village of Baginton in Warwickshire.
Green Lane itself continues south through Finham and onto the B4113 road connecting Coventry with the village of Stoneleigh, Warwickshire.
Stoke Aldermoor is also known locally in Hollywood movie fame as the place where the famous Mini sewer chase was shot for the film The Italian Job, the Minis were lowered into the newly built sewers on the outskirts of Stoke Aldermoor and driven to the Finham Sewage Works.