What is the make and model of the car Mel Gibson drives in the first Mad Max movie?

Question by mickey_bigdaddy: What is the make and model of the car Mel Gibson drives in the first Mad Max movie?

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Answer by pastabrown0
Vehicles
Max’s yellow Interceptor was a 1974 Ford Falcon XB sedan (previously, a Melbourne police car) with a 351ci Cleveland V8 engine with many other modifications. The Big Bopper, driven by Roop and Charlie, was also a 1974 Ford Falcon XB sedan, but was powered by a 302ci Cleveland V8. The March Hare, driven by Sarse and Scuttle, was an in-line-six-powered 1972 Ford Falcon XA sedan (this car was formerly a Melbourne taxi cab).

Replica Mad Max Pursuit Special vehicle outside the Silverton HotelThe most memorable car, Max’s black Pursuit Special was a limited GT351 version of a 1973 Ford XB Falcon Coupe — sold in Australia from December 1973 to August 1976 — which was modified by the film’s art director Jon Dowding. After filming was over, this Interceptor was bought and restored by Bob Forsenko and is currently on display in the Cars of the Stars Motor Museum in Cumbria, England [2].

The Nightrider’s vehicle, another Pursuit Special, was a 1972 Holden HQ LS Monaro coupe.

The car that the the civilian couple drives that is destroyed by the bikers is a 1959 Chevrolet Impala sedan.

Of the motorcycles that appear in the film, 14 were donated by Kawasaki and were driven by a local Victorian motorcycle gang, the Vigilantes, who appeared as members of Toecutter’s gang. By the end of filming, fourteen vehicles had been destroyed in the chase and crash scenes, including the director’s personal Mazda Bongo (the small, blue van that spins uncontrollably after being struck by the Big Bopper in the film’s opening chase).

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