As a kid of about 17 years of age, I was a truck jockey with a mate of mines brother (Craig) now unfortunately deceased. Craig worked for a company known as Rogray Towing and they had the contract to pick up all the wrecks after the filming had finished each day. I remember seeing the catering trucks and portable flood lighting trucks on the side of the road for the filming. I remember seeing the caravan (what was left of it) being hauled up onto a flatbed tow truck. The house that Jessie "Jess" Rockantansky goes to with the Holden Panel Van to see her grandmother and have a swim was an old house in Mount Ridley Road, Craigieburn. Now a grammar School. I used to drive passed it everyday.
Wow, thanks mate for sharing this history! We love hearing these amazing stories and getting a glimpse into the real life working of our favorite films. Cheers!
Thank you! We sure do love to keep these cars alive. We have some other great series on our channel. One where we save cars from the crusher, ones most would think beyond saving (No Falcon Left Behind), and another where we do stock and GT clone restorations of these beauties (Birds of Prey). Check those out if you get the chance. Thank you so much for watching and for your awesome comment!
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Nicely done Dee. I can totally appreciate what it takes to fabricate a whole new part. Especially when there is no replacements panels and that you are in another country. Sometimes you got to adapt to the environment you are in. Great job.
Watched MAD MAX as a kid and fell in love with the interceptor. I've always wanted to own one. The most iconic car in Aussie movie history. An awesome machine that still looks cool almost 50 years later.
It is an amazing car! We are here to make these dreams come true! I am so glad you appreciate our fabrication team's skills. That is a high compliment coming from another fabricator like youself!
Too long between videos! Love the content. As an Aussie it's so epic to watch the attention to detail and deep understanding of what is quintessentially an Aussie Icon. Can't wait to see the finished product. On a side note if I ever got one of these I'd go for a fully functioning blower. HP over originality!!
It did take too long. Next ones should be faster for sure. We do build these with functional blowers when the client wants it. You can even see us do it on the pilot episode of Junkyard Empire. Thank you so much for watching and for the kind words!
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My coupe is like the twin of this car, 74 XB GS matching 302 Cleveland. But mine is far worse condition, but here in Australia we have most replacement sections so its been ok. I had to replace both inner, outer sills, right hand chassis rail. This is a good watch, thanks for sharing 👌
You are welcome! Thanks for watching. We do use the replacement sections from Australia. We have even found a few obscure vendors who make some great panels you can not get from the regular places like GT Ford or Rare Spares. You will see a bunch of them in the next episode. Good luck with your car, it sounds amazing!
Yes it is, it's fantastic that Australia made the best car movies ever ( gotta include Running on Empty as the second best car movie) and the best car movie car ever. Hollywood with all it's money never did top Mad Max
@@NewstartGarageOZ Gotta pretty much agree with that. Running on Empty is amazing. Also like 2 Hands, The Cars that Ate Paris, Dead End Drive In, Midnight Spares, and lots of others!
@@MadMaxCars LOL not many people even here in Oz Remember Dead End Drive In but it's great. Same as Midnight Spares. Another great movie but with motorbikes is "Stone" and Hugh Keays Byrne(Toecutter) is brilliant in it. Running From The Guns, is another good but hard to find movie.
@@abcmatt YES! Stone! Been meaning to watch that forever but having trouble finding it! FiFi McAfee is it it as well as a couple of other Mad Max guys (Mudguts I think maybe). Gonna have to ad running from the guns to my list now. That is new to me.
Wow, this brings back memories, I must tell you the story. As a 20 something, would go down to a road at the back of some factories call cherry lane Laverton nth, vic, aust. there we would drag race our cars and blow clutches and engines. big deal Friday nights. One sat afternoon I went on cherry la as a short cut. the road was blocked!! I asked What The!! and he said Ahh SORRY MATE! They're doing a movie, I think it's called MadMax and a young guy called Mel Gibson will be a star! is what they say! Boom Boom, who would have thought! I saw the caravan scene. Man, I can still remember bits you don't see in the movie, needless to say My mates and I know every street they filmed on as it was our turf! as they say. My mate is crazier that me , he can resit the whole movie. Love those days. ( I had Holden monaro ss, green. Similar model to the night Rider! paid 5 G's now it's worth, $80 G's+).
Wow, you were there to witness history! How amazingly cool to have been on those streets as your stomping ground and then see them immortalized in one of he all time greatest films ever made!! Thank you for sharing this tale Mate! Love to hear about these cool things!
Too bad we in USA had the OPEC thing about that time that destroyed the muscle cars. Otherwise, maybe Ford would have brought those in for us. I suppose they are all right hand drive.
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Hell yeah,i had the xa falcon my dad had the xb coupe with the fmx ,one day at work a bunch of thieving lebs showed up and stole his with a flate top towtruck ,the old lady next doof thought dad was sending it away for more work lol ,
@@MadMaxCars agree totaly ,,lucky it was insured,now they worth anything from $20,000 up to $250.000 with matching numbers in australia ,neigbhour has a xa coupe more classy front end ,sitting in his front yard for last 9 years covered in a tarp ,keeps saying he will do it up lol ,wont sell it as ive tried to buy it lol , keep up the good work its good to see a aussie car loved in america
@@nightrunnernightrunner2474 Thanks, we will keep at it. Just keep an eye on the neighbors car and let him know from time to time how much you admire it. Maybe one day you will get a shot at it. In the meantime, the owner can keep the dream, and who know, maybe one day he will fix it up.
Great to see many Aussie cars in the States! I worked on Gen1 Camaro, SS & Police Cars for the US market here in Australia with GM. No Fords as Aussies are divided between the 2 manufacturers. But, I do like the XB & the GT. Max’s interceptor is unique & true blue. Will be following for sure. But, is it already behind you finished up on the hoist?
Sounds like you got to work on some cool cars. We are glad to have you allong following the build! Welcome! Yes there is some finished (or nearly) ones in the shop. We generally are doing a few at a time, along with restoring XAs and XBs among other classics and antique cars.
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It did take a while for a number of reasons to get Episode 2 out after the first. Long story that I won't bug you with here. Feel free to ask about it in our live chat during the upcoming premiere of episode 3! We will be there to personally respond to questions. Episode 3 of our Mad Max Pursuit Special / Interceptor build series is actually coming up SOON!. Go to the link below and set a reminders if you like. Premiere is set for a week from today. Thursday 10/29/2020 at 4:00 pm. We will look forward to seeing you there! ruclips.net/video/vFOL6qqd1as/видео.html
in the garage seen in the movie mad max the engine had nitro plus the blower i watched that part of the movie so many times and the guy in the garage mentions the car has a nitro added to the blower and could put out 500 hp to the rear , some forget the picture of his family on the steering wheel so there you go in a hand bag .
Very cool scene. "She's the last of the V8s. She sucks nitro ... with Phase 4 heads! 600 horsepower through the wheels!". We do add the photo to the steering wheel on our builds if it is requested. Often people want to put thier own photo or go with a "Pre photo" look.
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@Lord Anzes People do use our parts for Torino "Tribute" cars, and other makes such as Mustangs and AMX's. It does take some modification to the car or the part to fit some of them for sure. They are designed to fit on the XA,XB,XC series of Ford Falcons from Australia.
Love that movie. We do lots of stock type restorations, so that would be totally doable. If one of our clients wanted that we would be stoked to build it. If you want one contact the guys at www.madmaxcars.com
We not only build all the various vehicles from the Mad Max movies, but many other TV and Movie Star Cars as well. If you would like to get a build started, please feel free to contact the guys at www.madmaxcars.com and they will gladly help you.
Yeah, there is really no similarity beyond the Ford nameplate. Still I have seen some super cool Focus based projects, so don't let its dissimilarity to the falcon discourage you from doing a cool project! Best of luck!
Thank you! Yeah, that would make things a lot easier. However it is getting increasingly difficult to find these Falcons with less rust. This particular car is pretty solid in the front and pretty rotten in the back. So it could be worse. Speaking of worse, we do tend to use the harder luck cases to build the Mad Max conversions. Like this one we literally saved from the crusher. What do you think of this project: ruclips.net/video/S-beKLB9Ti8/видео.html
The panels we do use come from Australia. However there are good restoration guys who can fabricate the little pieces such as we do when they restore. Still its a good thought. Shipping would probably make them too expensive to ship from the USA though.
Great video guys just a quick question the rear window in the Fury road interceptor is that the original glass? Hiw did you get it to wrap around the fuel tank? Looks awesome keep up the great work guys 😁👍
I was just watching this video through to try and find where you saw the FURY ROAD Interceptor replica and did not find it. I am guessing you may have seen it in the Reveal video for it or one of our event videos. If that is the specific car you are asking about, that was actually a clever trick done by the owner (though we probably could if someone wanted us to). In short the rear glass is complete, the tanks are a faux tank that bolted to the boot lid and cut to fit the contour of the glass, so they end where the glass starts giving it that look. I hope that helps. Thank you for watching and for the awesome comment! We truly appreciate the kind words.
@@MadMaxCars Hi guys thanks for the reply, yeah I was asking about the replica you guys were standing buy and the Owner was talking about when he hit that Deer, That Car is awesome, Alright So that's how he did it that is a really Clever trick fair play a great idea. Good job, Youre welcome guys keep up the good work 😁👍
@@darrenjones568 Very cool. Yeah that was in our Fury Road Interceptor revel video. Those were some great times. That story about the deer happened while we were filming this fan fiction Mad Max film (which also features the same Interceptor replica. ruclips.net/video/LonW6-rJ5CU/видео.html
Wow your metal/body fab guy looks 10 years younger when he starts working on the car....🤔...... I guess taking away the years from an Australian muscle car is like a fountain youth for anybody who's working on the muscle car!!!!!! 🤘🤪👍
Yeah! Its like the portrait of Dorian Grey crossed with Christine! ;-) Seriously though, the guy at the beginning is one of the other fabricators from our team that worked on the car. We are lucky to have an amazing pool of talent here.
It is indeed. We do use the terms fairly interchangeably around the shop, usually tending to the Aussie terms when we are referring to Aussie cars. Boot (trunk), Bonnet (Hood), Stone Tray (Valance), Parcel Shelf (Package Tray), Sill (Rocker panel, though we call the top part the door sill like a window sill, and the lower section the rocker), Windscreen (windshield) etc. Hopefully you will forgive us yanks for generalizing or slipping up sometimes, you knew what we meant. Anyway, we will sure take good care of all the cars we restore. They deserve it.
Obrigado! Agradecemos o elogio. É um carro legal, e gostaríamos que eles também fossem fabricados nos EUA, mas não eram. Nós enviamos carros em todo o mundo!
It’s my dream to build a interceptor well both restored like when he first gets it out the shop and the tricked out war version all chrome and exposed engine etc
Absolutely true. We have seen a lot worse. Tis one is pretty solid in the floors and front end for example, even if its rotten in the back. Check out this one we saved from the crusher: ruclips.net/video/S-beKLB9Ti8/видео.html
Not any USA built ones that would fit without modification Some other Australian cars like the XA and XC Falcon. They do make floor patch panels, but we find it better to salvage the original if possible.
Right here at www.madmaxcars.com we can help you fin he base car and build the replica for you. We also often have finished cars listed in our classified ads on the same website.
It is possible to make the conversion without donor parts from a Torino if anyone ever wanted to., Though we get asked regularly if it is "Possible" to do a LHD conversion nobody has yet decided to have us do it. Our first question to anyone inquiring about this is "why would you want to spend a notable amount of money to TAKE AWAY one of the most unique and iconic cool things about the car"? That is enough to bring some realization to whomever is asking every time.
Hi John we do actually build these for clients by request. Cost for a finished build varies quite a bit as each build is fully planned and customized to the client's specific desires. If you would like to look into some specific pricing, our team would be glad to help. You can reach us through www.madmaxcars.com
@@jonsierra723 That is how most of our builds go. As you can see from this video series, we are mostly known and sought out for full ground up restorations. Clients desires are of course all different. Many want the stock style suspension renewed to better than factory specs with new parts equipped polygraphite bushings etc. Some want a totally swapped out upgraded steering rack etc. Some folks want a pepped up stock 351C, some want a Stroker engine, some want a 460 or whatever. It all planned out with each client before the first bolt is even turned. When you call our team to plan out your build, they can guide you through all the decisions to get the ultimate car for you. Let them know the RUclips guys sent you!
Hey Guys, love the videos, might i recommend getting some clip on microphones some clips were hard to hear with the grinding, keep up the good work, can't wait to see how she turns out :)
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Cots on a build can very depending on a lot of factors. Cost and condition of the base car, how much restoration you want done, how much work you might want to do yourself it any, drive train choices and quite a number of other options. Each build is custom to the client. There is a finished turnkey car listed in our classified ads for $70K as well as a partially built starter project for under $30K. For more complete pricing and build details please feel free to contact the team at www.madmaxcars.com See you at 4:00 for the live premiere!
Hi guys how do you go with using the terms madmax and interceptor special another RUclips channel BisforBuild is in trouble for using the word Eleanor in his videos building a Eleanor tribute car
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There are quite a few panels available for these cars, and we use them where we can. Unfortunately they are rare enough that there is no profit for a company like Dynacorn or the like to make full reproductions such as they do for Mustangs and Chargers etc.
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No offense taken. You will be glad to know there is less than 200 Falcons in the USA (including Sedans, Utes, Wagons, Panelvans, and Hardtops). We do see a lot of our Mustangs, Camaros, Chargers, Challengers, Trans Ams, GTOs, Corvettes etc ship across the pond that way, so hope its a decent trade!
We ship these model cars from Australia to America as these guys are pro's at restoring this particular car to a Mad Max replica. Yes there are guys in Oz who can do it but these guys main projects are this certain car and they know the cars inside out and the finished result as you will see is an exact movie copy of the Mad Max interceptor. Plus it's probably cheaper to ship to America and back rather than getting it restored here in Australia as we are an extremely expensive country for anything.
@@jackhipper Thanks for chiming in! We do truly appreciate our Aussie clients. We even get stock type Falcon restorations and GT clone conversions sent over.
@@MadMaxCars I actually own a 1969 XW Ford Falcon sedan with an American built Windsor crate motor. I've owned dozens in my life. But it would be a dream to drive the streets in a Mad Max replica.
@@jackhipper Sounds like you have had some really nice cars! We would love to cruise in Australia with a Mad Max car or any of the AWESOME classics you guys build!
Greetings from the USA! We do use Rare Spares sometimes. We primarily use GT Ford Performance for the falcon specific stuff at www.fomoco.com.au and we build all the Mad Max specific stuff ourselves.
The page is actually at www.madmaxcars.com that may be the issue you are having. I check in on the site every day and it has been up and running. So if you have been trying to go there and it is not coming up for you, you might want to try from a different device, or another location. Possibly check with your Internet Service Provider and see if they may be blocking certain things. If you let me know what you need and how to contact you I can peas it on to the team. Also you can reach us through facebook.com/madmaxcars
@@barefootwonderful Yes! Reach out to the team at facebook.com/madmaxcars and they will get you in contact with us. Usually all of our information can be found on the website, but since you are having trouble with it, they will gladly help!
We do give them top notch treatment while they are here for restoration. Also the people who own these cars cherish them and take amazing care of them. Rest assured they get the respect (and enjoyment) they deserve.
@@MadMaxCars A loud resounding YES. Femme fabricators are always amazing to watch, attention to detail seems to be second nature to them. Plus, it looks like she doesnt take any shit from anyone.
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If u need any help making it authentic as possible get in touch with Peter from MFP Garage on FB from Aust. He is the 'Ducks Guts' for building your replica.
We actually have over 20 years of experience with these cars, so I think we past needing too much help in that department. Peter is a very cool guy, but I think we have it down to a science!
@@rhettcorbett3346 We actually use aircraft materials and techniques to make our composite parts, so we have made new tooling to our exacting specifications for correctness. Unfortunately, tooling made 40+ years ago tends to loose its accuracy of shape due to the fluid nature of composites. So we truly would not actually want to use an "original" mold. Though I am sure Peter still gets amazing parts out of his tooling.
alot of people say the interceptor falcon looks like a 72 mustang but you look at the window side behind the driver and passenger thats a torino window not a mustang i think it looks like a torino with a mustang front clip and hood with different tail lights just my thoughts
Everyone has a bit different opinion of which American car is closest to the Falcon XA,XB,XC coupes. The bonnet looks a bit like a 71-3 Mustang Mach 1. The general silhouette looks a bit like a 71 Torino Soprtsroof. Neither really look close when parked side by side. Quite a few familiar "styling queues" in the Falcon Hardtops though. Still it would be a bit like building a General Lee with a Coronet, or Dom's Charger from the F&F series if that's a better reference. You can make a "tribute" that may remind people of it, but it will never be a correct "replica". That said, their a lot of guys out there who have build really cool tribute cars.
you guys are doing a great job,but it is imossible to get 100% of the rust out,these things started to rust before they left the factory[deep down you guys know what i,m talking about]
If this car would to have been sold in the USA from Australia would there been a market and I going to say when they race them in Australia in the 70ts top speed of 170 mph
I think there may have been a market, however because the XB in particular borrowed a few styling queues from other Ford products of the time in the USA (Mustang Mach 1 style NASA hood for example) Ford might have been hard pressed to find a separate niche for it. It was a perfect product for Australia, NZ and South Africa though.
I think it is amazing what you guys are doing with this classic Aussie muscle car, but did you know that you can buy replacement panels that would be a perfect fit from this site in Bayswater Australia? www.rarespares.net.au/rarespares/search/ford/3b/xb-falcon/panels-and-rust-panel-sections?page=0
Really appreciate the recommendation. We buy parts mostly from GT Ford Performance. They have everything Rare Spares does plus some things they don't, but we still go to RS for some things. We also buy some small run parts that nobody else has from boutique manufacturers. Still there are tons of places these cars rust out that nobody makes panels for.
@@MadMaxCars Thanks, I wasn't sure if you guys had done some research to source parts for this Aussie only model Falcon. Glad tat you have the right connections, as it would be difficult to restore this car without them. I live in Melbourne Australia, I do not own any Fords as such, however I have the last model Holden Torana, which is a smaller descentend of the Monaro that was used in Mad Max.. This needs a restore too, so I;ll be walking through Rare Spares' door a fair bit :)
As an Aussie I have to correct a mistake that is continually made. Ford Australia never called it a coupe, it's a 2dr sedan. If you look at the compliance plate this fact will be confirmed
You are quite right. The VIN plate does say "2DRSED". So that may well be it official definition. Still all of our Aussie mates call it either a "Hardtop" (which all the "Going Ford is the Going Thing" and similar Falcon commercials of the era I have seen also seem to call it), or Coupe. We tend to take our ques from our Mates on that stuff, often using terms like "Boot", "Bonnet", "Guards" etc when describing parts of the cars in general conversation. So though you are definitely right, we will probably continue to use the terms most people will associate with these cars. Heard habit to break, as in the USA no Fastback car like that is ever called a Sedan. Thank you very much for watching, and for your comment!
@@NewstartGarageOZ No we are not talking about US car. Which is what as I mentioned, we take our queues on what we call them from our Aussie mates, and Ford Australia corporate advertising of the day. It just also makes sense that Fastbacks are not referred to as Sedans, not commonly anywhere that I am aware of.
Well we have seen a LOT worse. This car is pretty rotten in back, but the front is pretty solid. It would take a lot to scare us away from fixing one of these rare beauties. We even have a video series about saving the lost causes. "No Falcon Left Behind". Here is an episode: ruclips.net/video/S-beKLB9Ti8/видео.html
I'm from Australia.That's normal rust repairs on any old Ford car. They weren't the best design as far as water run off is concerned. The sedans are much worst for rust. Trust me I've owned many XB sedans.
Just wish someone in the world would make bodys for the XA XB I don't care what you make it out off recycled plastic Coke bottles I don't care..just like the AC Cobra..Chassis from art Morrison and slap a body on it.. just dreaming..
We make bodykits for the XA,XB,XC Falcons. I think you are talking about new complete bodies. That would be super cool. Dynacorn needs to get on reproducing these cars!
While we are on the subject you might like an old Australian movie from the 80's 90s called running on empty google.it it's got some pretty cool cars on it like the Falcon it's a b grade movie but it's a little bit of fun..
From the American perspective how did you guys feel about when they did the voice over for Mad Max 1 because when I was living in Little Rock 1995 I sat down to watch mm1 again and I thought what the hell is this bulshit instead of yeah g'day mate how are you Max nice Falcon it was do yall want some grits with yall falcon.. I wasn't sure if I was watching a crossover of Dukes of Hazzard and why have they painted the General Lee black.. lol..come on back
Yeah, they are usually a big job in the metal repair area. This one is not so bad compared to many we do. Check this one out: ruclips.net/video/S-beKLB9Ti8/видео.html
@@MadMaxCars I am so glad someone is finding and restoring these old beauties, a unique blend of US and AU technology of the time, and some very dear memories to me, an Aussie who turned 18 in 1974.
@@MadMaxCars Just out of curiosity, have you heard of a Landau? They're a sort of Fairlane or LTD luxury version of the 2-door, replete with flip-up headlights. If you could source just the headlight assembly, I think it would look very cool on a Mad Max car. An example: ruclips.net/video/o7jMSZMoUdI/видео.html
Uhh...yeah? Maybe then interior but the fringes aren't. Most of the population of Oz live on the fringes (or green bits) and we get a fair bit of rain along with the sunshine and fires! Where I live is not far from the snowfields (Yes, it does snow in parts of Australia as well, believe it or not!)
The large part of Australia's population in on the coasts. Salty ocean air, and they do get their fair share of rain. Even in the outback, there are acidic things like Eucalyptus and Melaleuca trees. Those things gather in places like the cowl and cause rust too. Plus like any USA build car of the era, no real rust preventative measures were taken at the factory.
Thanks Australia 🇦🇺 for those cool ass muscle cars and Mad Max!
Absolutely! We thank our Aussie brothers every day!!!
As a kid of about 17 years of age, I was a truck jockey with a mate of mines brother (Craig) now unfortunately deceased. Craig worked for a company known as Rogray Towing and they had the contract to pick up all the wrecks after the filming had finished each day. I remember seeing the catering trucks and portable flood lighting trucks on the side of the road for the filming. I remember seeing the caravan (what was left of it) being hauled up onto a flatbed tow truck. The house that Jessie "Jess" Rockantansky goes to with the Holden Panel Van to see her grandmother and have a swim was an old house in Mount Ridley Road, Craigieburn. Now a grammar School. I used to drive passed it everyday.
Wow, thanks mate for sharing this history! We love hearing these amazing stories and getting a glimpse into the real life working of our favorite films. Cheers!
I worked in a high-school, we taught body work and metal sculpture, it was cool when students became inspired
I can totally see that. Its great to see people inspired to learn.
You guys are real craftsmen. Great to see how you are bringing our legend Aussie Falcons back to life...and without compromise. Good on you mates
Thank you! We sure do love to keep these cars alive. We have some other great series on our channel. One where we save cars from the crusher, ones most would think beyond saving (No Falcon Left Behind), and another where we do stock and GT clone restorations of these beauties (Birds of Prey). Check those out if you get the chance. Thank you so much for watching and for your awesome comment!
Im a professional collision repair technician with 20 years in the trade, awesome build!!! Such a cool car👍
Thanks 👍 That means a lot coming from a seasoned pro like yourself! Thank you for watching and for your great comment!
As an Aussie I love this. Thanks
Your welcome! So glad to hear from our Aussie brothers. It means a lot to us that you appreciate what we do!
That will be a beautiful ride when it's done.
Thats what we are hoping!! Thank you!
Loved seeing the surgery on that iconic rear and watching it take shape but by bit. Must be satisfying.
It sure is satisfying to see these cars come back into shape! We are very glad you enjoy watching. Thank you for the comment!
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Hoping for part 3 soon
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Nicely done Dee. I can totally appreciate what it takes to fabricate a whole new part. Especially when there is no replacements panels and that you are in another country. Sometimes you got to adapt to the environment you are in. Great job.
Thank you! We do appreciate watching your work as well!
Nice to see Dion is a fiend for the old falcons too!
He sure is! You should hear him singing around the shop!
Watched MAD MAX as a kid and fell in love with the interceptor. I've always wanted to own one. The most iconic car in Aussie movie history. An awesome machine that still looks cool almost 50 years later.
I too am a welder fabricator. Great quality of workmanship guys. Exactly my standard of workmanship that I would trust to build my car.
It is an amazing car! We are here to make these dreams come true! I am so glad you appreciate our fabrication team's skills. That is a high compliment coming from another fabricator like youself!
That is why falcon xb price is skyrocket😁
I am guessing you mean because hey have gotten so rusty, and because so many of them went to the junkyard back in the 80's and 90's?
The lowest price in carsales.com.au is 65000 $aud.. please search while stock last..
Too long between videos! Love the content. As an Aussie it's so epic to watch the attention to detail and deep understanding of what is quintessentially an Aussie Icon. Can't wait to see the finished product. On a side note if I ever got one of these I'd go for a fully functioning blower. HP over originality!!
It did take too long. Next ones should be faster for sure. We do build these with functional blowers when the client wants it. You can even see us do it on the pilot episode of Junkyard Empire. Thank you so much for watching and for the kind words!
Episode 3 of our Mad Max Pursuit Special / Interceptor build series is actually coming up SOON!.
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Love yr work boys, iam from Australia, ive owned 6xcs, beautiful cars...boys keep up the good work..from down under.
Thanks 👍 That means a lot coming from one of our Aussie brothers! We will keep it up!!
I realize I'm quite randomly asking but does anyone know a good site to stream new movies online?
@Brodie Moshe I watch on FlixZone. You can find it by googling =)
My coupe is like the twin of this car, 74 XB GS matching 302 Cleveland. But mine is far worse condition, but here in Australia we have most replacement sections so its been ok. I had to replace both inner, outer sills, right hand chassis rail. This is a good watch, thanks for sharing 👌
You are welcome! Thanks for watching. We do use the replacement sections from Australia. We have even found a few obscure vendors who make some great panels you can not get from the regular places like GT Ford or Rare Spares. You will see a bunch of them in the next episode. Good luck with your car, it sounds amazing!
Coming long really well , great job 👍
Thanks 👍 We do try!
Great to see an Aussie car getting so much love, I can't wait to see the finnished car!
Thanks! We will keep these vids coming!
Yes it is, it's fantastic that Australia made the best car movies ever ( gotta include Running on Empty as the second best car movie) and the best car movie car ever.
Hollywood with all it's money never did top Mad Max
@@NewstartGarageOZ Gotta pretty much agree with that. Running on Empty is amazing. Also like 2 Hands, The Cars that Ate Paris, Dead End Drive In, Midnight Spares, and lots of others!
@@MadMaxCars LOL not many people even here in Oz Remember Dead End Drive In but it's great. Same as Midnight Spares. Another great movie but with motorbikes is "Stone" and Hugh Keays Byrne(Toecutter) is brilliant in it. Running From The Guns, is another good but hard to find movie.
@@abcmatt YES! Stone! Been meaning to watch that forever but having trouble finding it! FiFi McAfee is it it as well as a couple of other Mad Max guys (Mudguts I think maybe). Gonna have to ad running from the guns to my list now. That is new to me.
More vids!!! Amazing metal work!
More to come! Soon!!!
Wow, this brings back memories,
I must tell you the story. As a 20 something, would go down to a road at the back of some factories call cherry lane Laverton nth, vic, aust.
there we would drag race our cars and blow clutches and engines. big deal Friday nights. One sat afternoon I went on cherry la as a short cut. the road was blocked!! I asked What The!! and he said Ahh SORRY MATE! They're doing a movie, I think it's called MadMax and a young guy called Mel Gibson will be a star! is what they say!
Boom Boom, who would have thought!
I saw the caravan scene. Man, I can still remember bits you don't see in the movie, needless to say My mates and I know every street they filmed on as it was our turf! as they say.
My mate is crazier that me , he can resit the whole movie. Love those days. ( I had Holden monaro ss, green. Similar model to the night Rider! paid 5 G's now it's worth, $80 G's+).
Wow, you were there to witness history! How amazingly cool to have been on those streets as your stomping ground and then see them immortalized in one of he all time greatest films ever made!! Thank you for sharing this tale Mate! Love to hear about these cool things!
Wow that’s awesome!!
My dream is to have one of these cars. I'm saving now!!
Whenever you are ready we will be here for you. Feel free to contact the team at www.madmaxcars.com when you want to get a build started!
Too bad we in USA had the OPEC thing about that time that destroyed the muscle cars. Otherwise, maybe Ford would have brought those in for us. I suppose they are all right hand drive.
What an amazing group you guys are, skilled and dedicated to bringing peoples car dreams into reality, way to go!!
Thank you! You are awesome as well!
Love the car & the film
Us too, but you probably guessed that. Thank you for watching and for your comment!
loved it ... fabrication .... not filler
Gotta do it right, or its not worth doing right? Thanks for watching and for your comment!
More metalwork coming up... Episode 3 of our Mad Max Pursuit Special / Interceptor build series is actually coming up SOON!.
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Looking good, Dee!
Thank you!
Hell yeah,i had the xa falcon my dad had the xb coupe with the fmx ,one day at work a bunch of thieving lebs showed up and stole his with a flate top towtruck ,the old lady next doof thought dad was sending it away for more work lol ,
Oh man! That is painful. Sorry that happened. Those kind of thieves should be strung up.
@@MadMaxCars agree totaly ,,lucky it was insured,now they worth anything from $20,000 up to $250.000 with matching numbers in australia ,neigbhour has a xa coupe more classy front end ,sitting in his front yard for last 9 years covered in a tarp ,keeps saying he will do it up lol ,wont sell it as ive tried to buy it lol , keep up the good work its good to see a aussie car loved in america
@@nightrunnernightrunner2474 Thanks, we will keep at it. Just keep an eye on the neighbors car and let him know from time to time how much you admire it. Maybe one day you will get a shot at it. In the meantime, the owner can keep the dream, and who know, maybe one day he will fix it up.
very nice work
Thank you for the kind words, and for watching!!
Great to see many Aussie cars in the States! I worked on Gen1 Camaro, SS & Police Cars for the US market here in Australia with GM. No Fords as Aussies are divided between the 2 manufacturers. But, I do like the XB & the GT. Max’s interceptor is unique & true blue. Will be following for sure. But, is it already behind you finished up on the hoist?
Sounds like you got to work on some cool cars. We are glad to have you allong following the build! Welcome! Yes there is some finished (or nearly) ones in the shop. We generally are doing a few at a time, along with restoring XAs and XBs among other classics and antique cars.
Nice work. I will keep an eye out on this as it progresses.
Thanks! We will keep them coming!
Episode 3 of our Mad Max Pursuit Special / Interceptor build series is actually coming up SOON!.
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Best car ever made
Totally agree!
Someday I will have you guys build me one and that’s a promise
@@Mad_Max6464 We will be here when you are ready! www.madmaxcars.com
DUDES! Heck yeah!!!!!!
You know it!
takes a whole year to get part 2 out, wont hold my breath for part 3 anytime soon.....
It did take a while for a number of reasons to get Episode 2 out after the first. Long story that I won't bug you with here. Feel free to ask about it in our live chat during the upcoming premiere of episode 3!
We will be there to personally respond to questions.
Episode 3 of our Mad Max Pursuit Special / Interceptor build series is actually coming up SOON!.
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in the garage seen in the movie mad max the engine had nitro plus the blower i watched that part of the movie so many times and the guy in the garage mentions the car has a nitro added to the blower and could put out 500 hp to the rear , some forget the picture of his family on the steering wheel so there you go in a hand bag .
Very cool scene. "She's the last of the V8s. She sucks nitro ... with Phase 4 heads! 600 horsepower through the wheels!". We do add the photo to the steering wheel on our builds if it is requested. Often people want to put thier own photo or go with a "Pre photo" look.
Hey Dude enjoyed the vid. Nice to see someone else does some good metal work. You know i just love the interceptors lol.
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Thanks Bryan! That is high praise coming from you! We know you are a big Interceptor fan! Keep up the good work on those old Mustangs too!!
More metalwork in the next episode! Episode 3 of our Mad Max Pursuit Special / Interceptor build series is actually coming up SOON!.
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Awesome work man looking good..👍😃
Thanks 👍 we truly appreciate it! Thank you for watching and for your comment!
Love it! "Hey that's my car!!!"
LOL
I have a 1970 Ford Torino Cobra Jet 427, I want to Mad Max it!
Not the same. U need an Aussie XB Hardtop
@Lord Anzes Not as far as I know but I think the Torino is close. Anybody else know, about the Falcons and Torino
@Lord Anzes Nope.
We can help!
@Lord Anzes People do use our parts for Torino "Tribute" cars, and other makes such as Mustangs and AMX's. It does take some modification to the car or the part to fit some of them for sure. They are designed to fit on the XA,XB,XC series of Ford Falcons from Australia.
Mate Nice
Thank you! We do try for the best.
Have you thought about building a Two Hands movie tribute XA coupe?
Love that movie. We do lots of stock type restorations, so that would be totally doable. If one of our clients wanted that we would be stoked to build it. If you want one contact the guys at www.madmaxcars.com
Did you guys also do the version from the first movie? Where Max still had her in Police colours? Because I really liked that one.
We not only build all the various vehicles from the Mad Max movies, but many other TV and Movie Star Cars as well. If you would like to get a build started, please feel free to contact the guys at www.madmaxcars.com and they will gladly help you.
Good job on the body work
Thank you! Episode 4 about to drop soon. Have you seen Ep1 and 3 already as well?
If not there is a playlist!
nice hit 13k!!! Amazing metal work!
Thank you so much 😀
Not ask a dumb question but, by chance would a ford focus be a close relative to a ford falcon? ( just for a possible future car project.)
Yeah, there is really no similarity beyond the Ford nameplate. Still I have seen some super cool Focus based projects, so don't let its dissimilarity to the falcon discourage you from doing a cool project! Best of luck!
Where did the replacement panels come from......Rare Spares? 🇦🇺🇦🇺
GT Ford Performance mostly. A few are from more obscure providers who do amazing small run work, of parts you can not get from the big vendors.
Yes!!
Agreed!
It's a shame you couldn't find one with less rust in it.Nice work mate.
Thank you! Yeah, that would make things a lot easier. However it is getting increasingly difficult to find these Falcons with less rust. This particular car is pretty solid in the front and pretty rotten in the back. So it could be worse. Speaking of worse, we do tend to use the harder luck cases to build the Mad Max conversions. Like this one we literally saved from the crusher. What do you think of this project: ruclips.net/video/S-beKLB9Ti8/видео.html
You guys should make panels to sell in Australia
Yeah we make them in Australia
The panels we do use come from Australia. However there are good restoration guys who can fabricate the little pieces such as we do when they restore. Still its a good thought. Shipping would probably make them too expensive to ship from the USA though.
Great video guys just a quick question the rear window in the Fury road interceptor is that the original glass? Hiw did you get it to wrap around the fuel tank? Looks awesome keep up the great work guys 😁👍
I was just watching this video through to try and find where you saw the FURY ROAD Interceptor replica and did not find it. I am guessing you may have seen it in the Reveal video for it or one of our event videos. If that is the specific car you are asking about, that was actually a clever trick done by the owner (though we probably could if someone wanted us to). In short the rear glass is complete, the tanks are a faux tank that bolted to the boot lid and cut to fit the contour of the glass, so they end where the glass starts giving it that look. I hope that helps. Thank you for watching and for the awesome comment! We truly appreciate the kind words.
@@MadMaxCars Hi guys thanks for the reply, yeah I was asking about the replica you guys were standing buy and the Owner was talking about when he hit that Deer,
That Car is awesome,
Alright So that's how he did it that is a really Clever trick fair play a great idea. Good job,
Youre welcome guys keep up the good work 😁👍
@@darrenjones568 Very cool. Yeah that was in our Fury Road Interceptor revel video. Those were some great times. That story about the deer happened while we were filming this fan fiction Mad Max film (which also features the same Interceptor replica. ruclips.net/video/LonW6-rJ5CU/видео.html
Wow your metal/body fab guy looks 10 years younger when he starts working on the car....🤔...... I guess taking away the years from an Australian muscle car is like a fountain youth for anybody who's working on the muscle car!!!!!!
🤘🤪👍
Yeah! Its like the portrait of Dorian Grey crossed with Christine! ;-) Seriously though, the guy at the beginning is one of the other fabricators from our team that worked on the car. We are lucky to have an amazing pool of talent here.
It’s a boot - not a trunk. Americans taking our Falcon coupes is sad enough, but treat her right ;)
It is indeed. We do use the terms fairly interchangeably around the shop, usually tending to the Aussie terms when we are referring to Aussie cars. Boot (trunk), Bonnet (Hood), Stone Tray (Valance), Parcel Shelf (Package Tray), Sill (Rocker panel, though we call the top part the door sill like a window sill, and the lower section the rocker), Windscreen (windshield) etc. Hopefully you will forgive us yanks for generalizing or slipping up sometimes, you knew what we meant. Anyway, we will sure take good care of all the cars we restore. They deserve it.
Seu trabalho é muito bom é o carro dos meus sonhos que pena que não véi pro Brasil este carro
Obrigado! Agradecemos o elogio. É um carro legal, e gostaríamos que eles também fossem fabricados nos EUA, mas não eram. Nós enviamos carros em todo o mundo!
It’s my dream to build a interceptor well both restored like when he first gets it out the shop and the tricked out war version all chrome and exposed engine etc
That sounds very cool. Let us know if we can help. www.madmaxcars.com
Yes. it has it's rust issues but for a 50 year old car - that's in very good condition
Absolutely true. We have seen a lot worse. Tis one is pretty solid in the floors and front end for example, even if its rotten in the back. Check out this one we saved from the crusher: ruclips.net/video/S-beKLB9Ti8/видео.html
Waouu ! Awesome, beautiful, nice !
I love your job and love the mechanic girl 🤩😍
Thanks for the video playing
I love interceptor car
You are welcome! Glad you enjoyed it! Do you want to have us feature the Mechanic Girl more often?
@@MadMaxCars aah yes i would like to, really!
@@regisl.6929 We will definitely do that then!
@@MadMaxCars hooo yeeaaa thank so much guy's !
I love your group, I adore you 🤩
See you soon and kisses to the girl from me ! 🤭😁😁😁
@@regisl.6929 ;-)
Muito o trabalho de vcs 👏👏👏👏, esses grampos são algum tipo de arrebit?
Thank you!
Dose it share a floor pan or firewall with any other ford products!
Not any USA built ones that would fit without modification Some other Australian cars like the XA and XC Falcon. They do make floor patch panels, but we find it better to salvage the original if possible.
I remember years ago looking up on JC Whitney if you wanted to build a VW Bug with all parts ordered online it would be about 50k.
Parts can get expensive, even more so these days!
I heard you can buy the replica ford falcon xb gt interceptor is that true and if so where could i buy one?
Right here at www.madmaxcars.com we can help you fin he base car and build the replica for you. We also often have finished cars listed in our classified ads on the same website.
Is it possible to convert the Australian Falcon to LH drive using 1970-71 Torino steering components dash etc ?
It is possible to make the conversion without donor parts from a Torino if anyone ever wanted to., Though we get asked regularly if it is "Possible" to do a LHD conversion nobody has yet decided to have us do it. Our first question to anyone inquiring about this is "why would you want to spend a notable amount of money to TAKE AWAY one of the most unique and iconic cool things about the car"? That is enough to bring some realization to whomever is asking every time.
i want one of them😲
We can help. Contact the team at www.madmaxcars.com
Soooo you guys actually build these and sell them ? How much do they even go for, give or take :)
Hi John we do actually build these for clients by request. Cost for a finished build varies quite a bit as each build is fully planned and customized to the client's specific desires. If you would like to look into some specific pricing, our team would be glad to help. You can reach us through www.madmaxcars.com
@@MadMaxCars I was thinking of old car new guts sort of thing. While looking like the beast that it is
@@jonsierra723 That is how most of our builds go. As you can see from this video series, we are mostly known and sought out for full ground up restorations. Clients desires are of course all different. Many want the stock style suspension renewed to better than factory specs with new parts equipped polygraphite bushings etc. Some want a totally swapped out upgraded steering rack etc. Some folks want a pepped up stock 351C, some want a Stroker engine, some want a 460 or whatever. It all planned out with each client before the first bolt is even turned. When you call our team to plan out your build, they can guide you through all the decisions to get the ultimate car for you. Let them know the RUclips guys sent you!
Trabalho profissional. 👍
¡muchas gracias!
Hey Guys, love the videos, might i recommend getting some clip on microphones some clips were hard to hear with the grinding, keep up the good work, can't wait to see how she turns out :)
We are considering doing just that! Thanks for watching and for the Comment!
Episode 3 of our Mad Max Pursuit Special / Interceptor build series is actually coming up SOON!.
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just how much would this cost me? always wanted one since I saw it at the end of MadMax. Have fun, goodluck, stay safe & take care!
Cots on a build can very depending on a lot of factors. Cost and condition of the base car, how much restoration you want done, how much work you might want to do yourself it any, drive train choices and quite a number of other options. Each build is custom to the client. There is a finished turnkey car listed in our classified ads for $70K as well as a partially built starter project for under $30K. For more complete pricing and build details please feel free to contact the team at www.madmaxcars.com See you at 4:00 for the live premiere!
MadMaxCars thnx will have a look, the price is decent 👍 thought it would’ve been more, see you at 04:00 🕓 Stay Safe & take care.
@@BornIIfly Thanks for joining us! Keep safe as well!
Hi guys how do you go with using the terms madmax and interceptor special another RUclips channel BisforBuild is in trouble for using the word Eleanor in his videos building a Eleanor tribute car
Wow, I don't know why he would be having troubles. Eleanor is a proper name after all.
when is the next episode?
Episode 3 of our Mad Max Pursuit Special / Interceptor build series is actually coming up SOON!.
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You should contact AMD To make full panels it would be orsam to buy every panel like you can with Chevy nova, dodge chargers
There are quite a few panels available for these cars, and we use them where we can. Unfortunately they are rare enough that there is no profit for a company like Dynacorn or the like to make full reproductions such as they do for Mustangs and Chargers etc.
Where is ep3
Episode 3 of our Mad Max Pursuit Special / Interceptor build series is actually coming up SOON!.
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Always loved this car and the movie...one of my friends favorite car of all time...I think he'd cut his arm off to have one
Us too!!! If he wants one, we are the guys to call. We can be contacted at www.madmaxcars.com
One day i shall own one of these majestic sexy falcons. But im broke so probably not
We will be here when you are ready. In the meantime, thank you so much for watching and for your comment!
Please give back our cars as us aussies want to do them up , no offence lol
No offense taken. You will be glad to know there is less than 200 Falcons in the USA (including Sedans, Utes, Wagons, Panelvans, and Hardtops). We do see a lot of our Mustangs, Camaros, Chargers, Challengers, Trans Ams, GTOs, Corvettes etc ship across the pond that way, so hope its a decent trade!
We ship these model cars from Australia to America as these guys are pro's at restoring this particular car to a Mad Max replica. Yes there are guys in Oz who can do it but these guys main projects are this certain car and they know the cars inside out and the finished result as you will see is an exact movie copy of the Mad Max interceptor. Plus it's probably cheaper to ship to America and back rather than getting it restored here in Australia as we are an extremely expensive country for anything.
@@jackhipper Thanks for chiming in! We do truly appreciate our Aussie clients. We even get stock type Falcon restorations and GT clone conversions sent over.
@@MadMaxCars I actually own a 1969 XW Ford Falcon sedan with an American built Windsor crate motor. I've owned dozens in my life. But it would be a dream to drive the streets in a Mad Max replica.
@@jackhipper Sounds like you have had some really nice cars! We would love to cruise in Australia with a Mad Max car or any of the AWESOME classics you guys build!
But why is the camera making it look so old at least as if it was recorded in 2000 something.
Not sure about that. You are the first to mention it. Looks good on this end. Thanks for watching and for your comments!
:-)
G'day from Australia. Most of the parts for the XB Falcon are available from a company called Rare Spares here in Aus.
www.rarespares.net.au
Greetings from the USA! We do use Rare Spares sometimes. We primarily use GT Ford Performance for the falcon specific stuff at www.fomoco.com.au and we build all the Mad Max specific stuff ourselves.
How can we contact you ? Your mad max.com site is out of order for days.
The page is actually at www.madmaxcars.com that may be the issue you are having. I check in on the site every day and it has been up and running. So if you have been trying to go there and it is not coming up for you, you might want to try from a different device, or another location. Possibly check with your Internet Service Provider and see if they may be blocking certain things. If you let me know what you need and how to contact you I can peas it on to the team. Also you can reach us through facebook.com/madmaxcars
MadMaxCars in my message it was not written correctly but the site you gave me is the one I used and it doesn’t work on my phone or on my computer.
can I contact you by email ?
@@barefootwonderful Yes! Reach out to the team at facebook.com/madmaxcars and they will get you in contact with us. Usually all of our information can be found on the website, but since you are having trouble with it, they will gladly help!
@@barefootwonderful We're the guys able to help you with your questions?
look after our babies....plz
We do give them top notch treatment while they are here for restoration. Also the people who own these cars cherish them and take amazing care of them. Rest assured they get the respect (and enjoyment) they deserve.
@@MadMaxCars i have noticed ...enjoy
@@trevordonohoe3712 Thank you! we will continue to take great pleasure in saving and beautifying these amazing machines
I like to see more please
There are 2 more episodes already available after this one, as well as episode 1 which preceded it. Does that help?
Delane
She is cool, and an awesome fabricator. Should we feature her more?
@@MadMaxCars A loud resounding YES. Femme fabricators are always amazing to watch, attention to detail seems to be second nature to them. Plus, it looks like she doesnt take any shit from anyone.
@@LurkMoar101 Excellent. We will do our best to get her into the videos more. Thanks for the feedback!
Ok Delane is back. Episode 3 of our Mad Max Pursuit Special / Interceptor build series is actually coming up SOON!.
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Premiere is set for a week from today. Thursday 10/29/2020 at 4:00 pm.
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If u need any help making it authentic as possible get in touch with Peter from MFP Garage on FB from Aust. He is the 'Ducks Guts' for building your replica.
We actually have over 20 years of experience with these cars, so I think we past needing too much help in that department. Peter is a very cool guy, but I think we have it down to a science!
@@MadMaxCars Ok.Just sayin. Do u have original roof spoiler mould ? Peter does.
@@rhettcorbett3346 We actually use aircraft materials and techniques to make our composite parts, so we have made new tooling to our exacting specifications for correctness. Unfortunately, tooling made 40+ years ago tends to loose its accuracy of shape due to the fluid nature of composites. So we truly would not actually want to use an "original" mold. Though I am sure Peter still gets amazing parts out of his tooling.
alot of people say the interceptor falcon looks like a 72 mustang but you look at the window side behind the driver and passenger thats a torino window not a mustang i think it looks like a torino with a mustang front clip and hood with different tail lights just my thoughts
Everyone has a bit different opinion of which American car is closest to the Falcon XA,XB,XC coupes. The bonnet looks a bit like a 71-3 Mustang Mach 1. The general silhouette looks a bit like a 71 Torino Soprtsroof. Neither really look close when parked side by side. Quite a few familiar "styling queues" in the Falcon Hardtops though. Still it would be a bit like building a General Lee with a Coronet, or Dom's Charger from the F&F series if that's a better reference. You can make a "tribute" that may remind people of it, but it will never be a correct "replica". That said, their a lot of guys out there who have build really cool tribute cars.
Just curious. Started out with Aussies introducing this video and then Americans??
What am I missing?
Wow, honored you think we sounded like Aussies, but it's all us Americans. Thanks for watching and for your comment!
functioning ears maybe?
you guys are doing a great job,but it is imossible to get 100% of the rust out,these things started to rust before they left the factory[deep down you guys know what i,m talking about]
That is true for sure. But you do what you can, and make a grand effort to make sure any little bit missed is sealed so it does to get any worse!
If this car would to have been sold in the USA from Australia would there been a market and I going to say when they race them in Australia in the 70ts top speed of 170 mph
I think there may have been a market, however because the XB in particular borrowed a few styling queues from other Ford products of the time in the USA (Mustang Mach 1 style NASA hood for example) Ford might have been hard pressed to find a separate niche for it. It was a perfect product for Australia, NZ and South Africa though.
I think it is amazing what you guys are doing with this classic Aussie muscle car, but did you know that you can buy replacement panels that would be a perfect fit from this site in Bayswater Australia? www.rarespares.net.au/rarespares/search/ford/3b/xb-falcon/panels-and-rust-panel-sections?page=0
Really appreciate the recommendation. We buy parts mostly from GT Ford Performance. They have everything Rare Spares does plus some things they don't, but we still go to RS for some things. We also buy some small run parts that nobody else has from boutique manufacturers. Still there are tons of places these cars rust out that nobody makes panels for.
@@MadMaxCars Thanks, I wasn't sure if you guys had done some research to source parts for this Aussie only model Falcon. Glad tat you have the right connections, as it would be difficult to restore this car without them. I live in Melbourne Australia, I do not own any Fords as such, however I have the last model Holden Torana, which is a smaller descentend of the Monaro that was used in Mad Max.. This needs a restore too, so I;ll be walking through Rare Spares' door a fair bit :)
As an Aussie I have to correct a mistake that is continually made.
Ford Australia never called it a coupe, it's a 2dr sedan.
If you look at the compliance plate this fact will be confirmed
You are quite right. The VIN plate does say "2DRSED". So that may well be it official definition. Still all of our Aussie mates call it either a "Hardtop" (which all the "Going Ford is the Going Thing" and similar Falcon commercials of the era I have seen also seem to call it), or Coupe. We tend to take our ques from our Mates on that stuff, often using terms like "Boot", "Bonnet", "Guards" etc when describing parts of the cars in general conversation. So though you are definitely right, we will probably continue to use the terms most people will associate with these cars. Heard habit to break, as in the USA no Fastback car like that is ever called a Sedan. Thank you very much for watching, and for your comment!
@@MadMaxCars . That's true but we're not talking about a US car are we.
@@NewstartGarageOZ No we are not talking about US car. Which is what as I mentioned, we take our queues on what we call them from our Aussie mates, and Ford Australia corporate advertising of the day. It just also makes sense that Fastbacks are not referred to as Sedans, not commonly anywhere that I am aware of.
@@MadMaxCars Hi mate. I had an XB And XC versions of these and here in West Australia in the 70s and 80s we always called them Coupes.
@@l1a146 Thats what most of our Mates say too.
Ford taunus GT
No idea what a Taunus is, but thank you for watching and your comment anyway!
At what point, do you say “screw it” I’m just gunna make a whole new body?
Well we have seen a LOT worse. This car is pretty rotten in back, but the front is pretty solid. It would take a lot to scare us away from fixing one of these rare beauties. We even have a video series about saving the lost causes. "No Falcon Left Behind". Here is an episode: ruclips.net/video/S-beKLB9Ti8/видео.html
I'm from Australia.That's normal rust repairs on any old Ford car. They weren't the best design as far as water run off is concerned. The sedans are much worst for rust. Trust me I've owned many XB sedans.
@@jackhipper Absolutely!
Mo estranho
Yeah pretty much.
Just wish someone in the world would make bodys for the XA XB I don't care what you make it out off recycled plastic Coke bottles I don't care..just like the AC Cobra..Chassis from art Morrison and slap a body on it.. just dreaming..
We make bodykits for the XA,XB,XC Falcons. I think you are talking about new complete bodies. That would be super cool. Dynacorn needs to get on reproducing these cars!
While we are on the subject you might like an old Australian movie from the 80's 90s called running on empty google.it it's got some pretty cool cars on it like the Falcon it's a b grade movie but it's a little bit of fun..
@@davidbell1676 Love that film already!!!! The Challenger, the XYGT, and lots of other great cars and action!
From the American perspective how did you guys feel about when they did the voice over for Mad Max 1 because when I was living in Little Rock 1995 I sat down to watch mm1 again and I thought what the hell is this bulshit instead of yeah g'day mate how are you Max nice Falcon it was do yall want some grits with yall falcon.. I wasn't sure if I was watching a crossover of Dukes of Hazzard and why have they painted the General Lee black.. lol..come on back
Jeez you've got your work cut out.
Yeah, they are usually a big job in the metal repair area. This one is not so bad compared to many we do. Check this one out: ruclips.net/video/S-beKLB9Ti8/видео.html
@@MadMaxCars I am so glad someone is finding and restoring these old beauties, a unique blend of US and AU technology of the time, and some very dear memories to me, an Aussie who turned 18 in 1974.
@@MadMaxCars Just out of curiosity, have you heard of a Landau? They're a sort of Fairlane or LTD luxury version of the 2-door, replete with flip-up headlights. If you could source just the headlight assembly, I think it would look very cool on a Mad Max car.
An example: ruclips.net/video/o7jMSZMoUdI/видео.html
How in the hell do these cars rust and cancer out so bad being that Australia is a desert
Uhh...yeah? Maybe then interior but the fringes aren't. Most of the population of Oz live on the fringes (or green bits) and we get a fair bit of rain along with the sunshine and fires! Where I live is not far from the snowfields (Yes, it does snow in parts of Australia as well, believe it or not!)
The large part of Australia's population in on the coasts. Salty ocean air, and they do get their fair share of rain. Even in the outback, there are acidic things like Eucalyptus and Melaleuca trees. Those things gather in places like the cowl and cause rust too. Plus like any USA build car of the era, no real rust preventative measures were taken at the factory.
Well said. @kevkoala that is nearly what I said as well!
Waste of time. It's just a movie
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