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Thanks to John for this site
8/4/99 - Hold on to your hats, boys and girls,
because Stu from Down Under has just sent in these NEW, ORIGINAL photos of the pre-restoration Interceptor! Click on the thumbs
for bigger versions. Here are some words from Stu:
At the time the interceptor was sent for
scrap I lived a few miles away from the yard to which it was sent. The owners kept it hidden under a tarpaulin but, knowing
them rather vicariously -friends of friends of friends sort of thing - I managed to get it out from under wraps long enough
to get some photos. Interestingly I managed to convince the owners to lift the bonnet and took some shots of the supercharger
setup. Later, when Bob was showing the restored car he refused to open the bonnet, keeping it padlocked. Even Street Machine
magazine was not allowed to look under the hood.
Here are the pics!
An other version of the story:
From; The Cars Of The Stars Web Site.
The World famous museum
of vehicles from film and television.
This car was originally customised by a young man called Murray Smith. A film company
executive spotted it on his driveway and thought it would make an ideal vehicle for a new film being produced: "Mad Max".
The car was purchased and Murray was given a job on the film as mechanic. With further modifications the car was used in the
original film and in its sequel.
On completion of the films the car was destined for scrap, having sustained some frontal
damage, but was saved by scrap dealer Ray Evans. He later sold the car to Bob Fursenko who spent a vast sum restoring the
car. Cars of the Stars purchased the cars and is proud to own the most famous Australian car, featuring in the most famous
Australian film, driven by the most famous Australian actor Mel Gibson.
For everything you wanted to know about the Mad Max films check out Peter Bartons excellent site.
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