My top 5 favorite movie cars of all time the hooptie. Ford falcon xb gt coupe 1973 v8 interceptor the mad. Over forty years have passed since the australian cult film mad max released in 1979. The museum is remodeling and some of the cars are being sold off. Mad max cars maxs yellow interceptor 4 door xb sedan. The collection was bought complete as the inventory of the cars of the stars display and shipped to orlando and also. The original interceptor from mad max is up for sale again caradvice. The interceptor now that fury road, the 4th installment in the dystopian mad max series is in production, its time for a look back at one of its first icons.
This car was the most important car, i felt, to a country. Mad max fan recreates original interceptor car youtube. The collection was bought complete as the inventory of the cars of the stars display and shipped to orlando and also included a batmobile, a delorean time machine, and a miami vice ferrari. There are just certain vehicles that stick in our minds as being the epitome of whatever big screen role they played. How the man behind the machines of mad max put a hellscape.
Here are some of the stars of fury road as well as the cars they used to be before they were remade into these sinister and iconic machines. Mad max ford falcon xb gt coupe 1973 v8 interceptor development of the v8 interceptor used in mad max 1979 1972 ford falcon xa. Interior quality is not really nice and hands are not on the steeringwheel. Evolution of the mad max interceptor the release of the teaser trailer for mad max. Fury road this past week got us all fondly envisioning a postapocalyptic, australian wasteland, and a future. If you are interested of the vehicles engaged in this movie you can find information about in this post. Max is seen driving this car before he goes mad, and takes off in the black interceptor. Mad max drove the car throughout the entire first movie, mad max, and the first half of the next movie, mad max 2. The original ford interceptor from mad max is up for sale driving. Check out these facts behind the ford car dubbed the interceptor from the cult film series. Mad max ford falcon xb gt coupe 1973 v8 interceptor development of the v8 interceptor used in mad max 1979 ford falcon xb.
The museum is in the midst of relocating three hours north to orlando, and they have decided to throw the sinister xb on the market. The focus is on the car chases, action scenes, and of course, the crashes. The interceptor now that fury road, the installment in the dystopian mad classic metacar in a true dystopian setting. The original mad max pursuit special interceptor has been put up for. The road warrior 1981, is available for sale in the united states. Ford falcon xb gt coupe 1973 v8 interceptor the mad max wiki. The coupes transformation from secondhand car to road warrior started in 1977, when the genuine jg66 xb falcon gt was sent to ray beckerley at grafx international with a brief from the movies art director, jon dowding. Mad max cars maxs yellow interceptor 4 door xb sedan this car is ford falcon xb sedan, 351 v8 engine, probably a 1974 model. I have been told this is a kawasaki kh250, from approximately 1975 not a kawasaki h2 750 european triple twostroke from 1973, as was previously listed. May, 2015 dave revisits the mad max trilogy to put together a list of the best vehicles seen in the series, from the v8 interceptor to the traintruck. An original victoria police car, ford falcon xb sedan. Some people would say mad max is probably one of the most important australian films. This page is dedicated to one of the coolest, meanest, biggest bamf movie cars of all time.
The pursuit special, also referred to as the last of the v8 interceptors, is the iconic black gt falcon muscle car featuring a distinctive supercharger driven by the title character mad max during much of the mad max franchise, where it appears in mad max, mad max 2. While considering myself a movie buffette, i had never seen the mad max series lets just say the concept seemed obvious and thought id get around to it one day. Beyond thunderdome, but the inner frame and undercarriage of the interceptor appear to have been used as the body of maxs cameldrawn car, which he is robbed of in the very beginning of the film. Some facts about mad max 1979 vehicles best movie cars. Ford falcon xb coupe, v8 351 check the mad max interceptor history pages for a lot more detail. I really enjoy this model car of the v8 interceptor from mad max. History of the v8 interceptor the famously soupedup black v8 interceptor, also called the pursuit special, was initially used to try and bribe max from leaving his position as the top pursuit man on the main. It now takes pride of place in peters museum, and people travel from around the world to see it. Paul miller, who is a lowbudget film director and no relation to george miller, who directed 1979s mad max and its two sequels, found this xb through the yahoo mad max replicas forum while the. The movies art director jon dowding designed the interceptor and commissioned melbournebased car customizers. Like the delorean time machine, the mad max falcon interceptor is tied forever to the early seventies australian muscle car. The current owner of the actual black falcon xb movie car driven by max rockatansky is orlando auto musuem. Theres only one original mad max interceptor and it.
Aug 20, 2015 some facts about mad max 1979 vehicles admin august 20, 2015 maxs yellow interceptor was a 1974 ford falcon xb sedan previously, a victorian police car with a 351 c. Nov 19, 2019 mad max drove the car throughout the entire first movie, mad max, and the first half of the next movie, mad max 2. This is huge news for mad max fans and falcon gt enthusiasts alike, with max rockatanskys menacing black xb coupe arguably the most famous aussie car of all time. The current owner of the movie star hot rod is a car museum in orlando. Icons the mad max interceptor cars explained now that fury road has scooped a bunch of oscars, lets look back at some of our favourite rides from the film in order to create, you have to destroy. The car is being listed for sale by the orlando auto museum in florida which boasts one of the largest collections of movie cars in north. The original ford interceptor from mad max is up for sale. In fury road, when maxs v8 interceptor gets destroyed i.
From an aussie perspective, the interceptor surely stands as tall, having featured in both kennedymiller mad max movies. Apr 27, 2015 from 1979s original mad max through 1981s the road warrior and then slamming into mad max beyond thunderdome in 1985, the future was brutal, toxic, barren, and filled with rabid vehicular. The original mad max pursuit special interceptor has been put up for sale by current owners, the orlando auto museum in florida, usa. Maxs yellow interceptor was a 1974 ford falcon xb sedan previously, a victorian police car with a 351 c. So all the cars in the movie are vintage, which comes as a treat amidst the movies automotive roid rage. Wayne dowsent is an accomplished australian artist. The cast included mel gibson in his career breakout role as maximillian rockatansky, and featured a modified australian muscle car, the iconic ford falcon xb dubbed the interceptor along with several other. Mad max cars max s yellow interceptor 4 door xb sedan this car is ford falcon xb sedan, 351 v8 engine, probably a 1974 model. Mad max cars is gearing up to build some very fast and very wild cars once the new movie, mad max fury road, is released.
Mel gibsons mad max interceptor up for sale hotcars. Where a vehicle is linked, there is a subpage for that specific vehicle. May 12, 2015 so all the cars in the movie are vintage, which comes as a treat amidst the movie s automotive roid rage. Actualy, mad max s interceptor is a right hand drive, and gta was made for left hand drive cars, so this one is left hand drive. The left rear tyre is filled with rags, the car sputters black smoke. It looks just like the car from the movie, its a nice quick, detailed model, and fun to weather down, and look dirty. Gibson and his crew made 88 vehicles for the movie, but actually produced 150 since some were split in half, ripped apart, blown up, or had to have doubles or triples in case of mechanical problems. From 1979s original mad max through 1981s the road warrior and then slamming into mad max beyond thunderdome in 1985, the future was. Theres only one original mad max interceptor and its not in. The blues brothers bluesmobile cop car and mad maxs. Theres only one original mad max interceptor and its not. Mad max rockatanskys interceptor, featured in the iconic australian films mad max 1979 and mad max 2. Fury road hits theaters tonight, and im scheduled to see it at 7.
Your one stop movie car shop, providing almost anything needed for a mad max car replica. Theres only one original mad max interceptor and its not in australia. Max still drives his black 1974 xb ford falcon coupe made. Fury road and is later modified into an offroad bare metal version. As such, if you ever watched any of the trailers from the 1979 movie, youll notice that the mad max vehicles including the v8 interceptor, were featured in the trailers. For this one though, i had to watch a movie mad max 2. Ford classic cars classic trucks famous movie cars aussie muscle cars australian cars ford falcon mad max police cars fast cars the interceptor now that fury road, the 4th installment in the dystopian mad max series is in production, its time for a look back at one of its first icons. To peter, the interceptor is much more than just another film car. The original interceptor from mad max is up for sale again. The v8 interceptor, also known as a pursuit special, is driven by max rockatansky at the end of mad max and for the first half of mad max 2. I feel the same way about gone with the wind and e. Like big bopper, this car was also originally a victoria police interceptor.
It is based on a 1973 ford falcon xb gt coupe, which was modified to become a police interceptor by the main force patrol. I recently watched one of those resto shows on velocity, and a guy built a really nice mad max replica with a. Original mad max interceptor movie car now up for grabs. Nov 25, 2016 mad max ford falcon xb gt coupe 1973 v8 interceptor development of the v8 interceptor used in mad max 1979 1972 ford falcon xa. Heres a quick look at a few of the most interesting vehicles. The 1973 ford falcon xb gt may also sit as part of the movie role elite as the. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. Mad max is a 1979 australian dystopian action thriller film directed by george miller, produced by byron kennedy, and starring mel gibson as mad max rockatansky, joanne samuel, hugh keaysbyrne, steve bisley, tim burns, and roger ward. Mad max and ford falcon gt fans may find it interesting to know that the original mad max pursuit special interceptor movie car is now for sale. Warner interactive rip, extra front headlights glass by baba0rum warning. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. The beatup mad max 2 version was available several years back, but was sadly out of my price range then and even more so now. Find cool information about most iconic movie cars of all time.
Set in a future australia, the film presents a saga of societal collapse. Actualy, mad maxs interceptor is a right hand drive, and gta was made for left hand drive cars, so this one is left hand drive. Because maxs interceptor was destroyed in the movie plot, it was decided that the remaining coupe would be scrapped with the rest of the leftover production vehicles. Ford falcon xb gt coupe 1973 v8 interceptor the mad max. Ford falcon xb gt coupe 1973 razor cola aka caltrop no. Ford falcon xb gt coupe 1973 v8 interceptor tatra t815 the war rig. Feb 10, 2020 mad max and ford falcon gt fans may find it interesting to know that the original mad max pursuit special interceptor movie car is now for sale.
Feb 09, 2020 1973 ford xb falcon gt hardtop mad max interceptor replica. Silver interceptor, once the war boys got there hands on it. Mad maxs v8 interceptor ford falcon xb gt courtesy of warner bros. Your one stop movie car shop, providing almost anything needed for a mad max car replica or just about any other. The fact that the interceptor was destroyed ruined fury road for me, that and the fact that max is played by the wrong actor, in the wrong way, and isnt even the main character, the movie focused way more on furiousa, in a setting nothing like road warrior or thunderdome, what people dont know or forget is that road warrior and thunderdome arent in a post nuclearapocalypse hellscape. Florida museum keeping asking price for famous cult classic movie car under wraps. Aug 26, 20 on this episode of my classic car, dennis makes his way to lewisville, tx to check out two of the most iconic movie cars ever made. On this episode of my classic car, dennis makes his way to lewisville, tx to check out two of the most iconic movie cars ever made.
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