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Mechanic : The last of the V8 Interceptors... a piece of history!

Mechanic : Would've been a shame to blow it up. 

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: The Road Warrior and in Mad Max: Fury Road, as well as both video games.

The first car shown in the film with the title of Pursuit Special is a 1972 HQ Holden Monaro[V8 coupe stolen by Nightrider (played by Vince Gil), an escaped cop killer, who dies in an accident that destroys the vehicle. The more famous Pursuit Special is a heavily modified Ford Falcon XB GT, built on a vehicle originally assembled stock at the Ford plant in November 1973. Maxwell "Mad Max" Rockatansky (Mel Gibson) is offered the black Pursuit Special, as an incentive to stay on the force as their top pursuit man after he reveals his desire to resign. Although Max turns the offer down, he later uses the black car to exact his revenge on an outlaw motorcycle gang who killed his wife and son.

The vehicle started out as a standard white 351 cu in (5.8 L) Australian built 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop when in 1976, filmmakers Byron Kennedy and George Miller began preproduction on Mad Max. The movie's art director Jon Dowding designed the Interceptor and commissioned Melbourne-based car customizers Graf-X International to modify the GT Falcon. Peter Arcadipane, Ray Beckerley, John Evans, and painter Rod Smythe transformed the car as specified for the film.

The main modifications are the black paint scheme, roof and boot spoilers, wheel arch flares, and front nose cone and air-dam designed by Arcadipane (marketed as the "Concorde" style). Also, eight individual exhaust side pipes were added (only two of them being functional, others appeared to be working because of the vibrations the first two created). The most famous feature of the car is a Weiand 6-71 supercharger[5] protruding through the bonnet. The impressive looking supercharger, in reality, was nonfunctional; functional superchargers are typically driven constantly by the engine and cannot be switched on and off, as portrayed in the first two Mad Max films.

1973 Ford XB Falcon GT 351

Pursuit Special, when the term is used, generally refers to Max's more famous V8 Interceptor Pursuit Special, a 1973 Ford XB Falcon GT 351, commissioned at great expense by Police Commissioner Labatouche and the Main Force Patrol's (MFP) commander, Fifi Macaffee.

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MAD MAX (2015)

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73 Ford XB Falcon GT

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Ford Falcon XA GT 351 Hardtop, 1972. Also powered by Ford's Cleveland V8 that was imported for the US for the otherwise all-Australian Falcon. In the XA GT it made 300hp. The Cleveland-powered GT only made through one further generation, the XB, before it was discontinued.

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Mad Max's Pursuit Special aka the "Last of the V8 Interceptors" is a modified 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT from Ford Australia. Versions of the car are seen in Mad Max, Mad Max 2 (The Road Warrior), Mad Max: Fury Road and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Modifications include the distinctive (but in reality non-functional) supercharger popping up through the hood, spoilers on the roof and trunk, eight (only two functional) side exhaust pipes, wheel arch flares, and a front nose cone. A muscle car to the max… on Sci-Fi Saturday!!

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Not that I dont understand where cynacism in American politics comes from; escalation of political violence in american politics and all that, but it's really killing me seeing people treat Trump getting shot at as some kind of portend that American Society is done, gonna collapse into a Mad Max style apocalypse. Trump's gonna be insufferable about it acting like his ear getting clipped is equivalent to like, literally storming the beaches of Normandy (Not even the closest he's been to dying since entering politics!!) and everyone else is gonna opine about how We gotta Respect Each Other. Get real. You won't even have a 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT Coupe

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IPs That Could Benefit From LEGO Speed Champions

Speed Champions sets have been known to be both detailed and relaxing builds by the community.

Besides making F1 vehicles and expensive cars from Lamborghini, AMG, BMW and so on, LEGO has also ventured out into making licensed IP Speed Champions cars: two from The Fast & The Furious films and the Aston Martin DB5 from the 007 films.

What if I said there's opportunities for other cars that had the potential to become Speed Champions sets if LEGO were to fork out for the licensing but that potential is sitting on the table with nothing being done? You'd be as surprised as I am.

Some of the following IPs are of my own opinion that could benefit from being turned into a Speed Champions set.

Dumb & Dumber

Known as one of the best and funniest films of 1994, Dumb & Dumber is known for the infamous Mutt Cutts van that Harry drives until he is laid off and him and best friend Lloyd go on a road trip to Aspen to return a briefcase full of money.

A concept for the van itself could be somewhere in the 300 piece range with some stickers representing the Mutt Cutts logo on both sides of the van and a license plate sticker as well as some interesting building techniques for the outer design of what is essentially a dog. The minifigures of Harry & Lloyd could be them on the road trip or even one of Harry in his dog suit with a dog in the back, a red and yellow container set that represents the ketchup & mustard and other nods to the film. The van is based off of the 1984 Ford Econoline.

Rain Man

Known as one of the best films of the 80's and one of the best representations of ASD, Tom Cruise & Dustin Hoffman knocked it out of the park with Rain Man. Cruise's character Charlie acquires his father's car after his father's death but also discovers he has an autistic brother named Raymond and they take a cross country road trip discovering and bonding with one another and becoming real brothers.

The car in question is the 1949 Buick Roadmaster that could follow the new formula of Speed Champions being 8 studs wide with a mixture of both stickers and prints with interesting building techniques and pieces to build the inside (especially the red seating) and can include a removable top that on the car itself went up or down. As far as minifigures, Charlie & Raymond are given and an optional third could be Charlie's girlfriend since in one scene, they're all in the car at once so they could find a way to design & build a car to fit 3 minifigures instead of only 2.

Mad Max

Possibly one of the most iconic cars of any action film, Mad Max's Interceptor/Pursuit Special is based off the 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT Coupe and became Max's iconic ride starring Mel Gibson.

Alongside the Max minifigure (which could include a wrench and maybe a creative piece that could look like a double-barreled shotgun), this could work using the 8-stud wide concept LEGO uses for Speed Champions with the built engine on top of the car along with rust-like stickers seen in the ECTO-1 set to show its' look through the wasteland and either stickers for the headlights or printed pieces and a sticker for a potential license plate on the back of the car.

The Hangover

This trilogy of films took off and became one of the best comedic films of the late 2000s directed by Todd Phillips who has been known for comedic style films.

The car in question that the movie has is the 1965 Mercedes 220SE and can work based off the new SC formula and can work either as a top up or top down vehicle depending on builder liking. You'd have your set of stickers representing the doors and the inside dash along with brick colored seating that matches the film. The minifigures would be the core four characters of Doug, Stu, Phil and Alan and if LEGO wanted to, throw in Mike Tyson's tiger or even stickers that represent when the tiger destroys the inside of the car and even some references to the film that each of the 4 characters can hold in one of their hands.

The Dukes Of Hazzard

This is gonna be a controversial choice for one major reason: The Confederate flag. If you're unaware of what the General Lee is, it's probably the most famous fictional car in all of pop culture (or at least ranks as one of the top ones).

Based off of the 1969 Dodge Charger, the General Lee could be a standard for the 8-stud wide model of Speed Champions cars seen in current LEGO sets as long as they get around the issue of showing off the Confederate Flag but still make it authentic to the show so fans and builders know it's the General Lee. The obvious minifigures would be Bo & Luke Duke with the "01" on the sides of the car being stickers and a generic flag sticker atop the car.

These are only my thoughts on some IPs that could be turned into Speed Champions sets if LEGO can acquire the licensing to but I'm aware people will have differing opinions so let's discuss them.

Have an awesome day and build the brick on...

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Ford Falcon XB GT coupe

The Main Force Patrol (MFP) cars in the Mad Max franchise are Ford Falcon XB GT coupes.

The Main Force Patrol (MFP) were the Australian Federal Police special task force depicted in Mad Max. It was founded in 1983 by the remnants of the Australian Government. The purpose of the MFP was to support the regular police in combating organized crime, especially savage, motorized criminal biker gangs and marauding punks, and act as a highway patrol on the Transcontinental Highways. They were disbanded after the Apocalypse, as was stated in the Mad Max Fury Road Prequel comics.

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On the set of Mad Max in western Victoria

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Ford Falcon XB GT Coupe 1973 aka the Last of the V8 Interceptors

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Ford Falcon XB GT Interceptor

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Leading 10 Flick Muscular Tissue Cars And Trucks

I made a decision to choose the most effective movie muscle cars that have ever appeared on screens. The goal was to select just muscle automobiles and only from movies so a few major prospects didn't appear on this checklist due to the fact that they were from television series, was not a muscle cars and truck, or simply really did not enter into this listing. Anyhow, I wish to point out 1970-1971 Plymouth Barracuda from "Nash Bridge" [with Don Johnson], Cobra from "Cobra" [with Michael Dudikoff], non muscle mass but unique and iconic 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 from "Back to the Future", 1977 Pontiac Trans Am from "Smokey as well as the Outlaw", 1958 Plymouth Fury from "Christine", "Kitt" - Pontiac Firebird Trans Am from "Knight Rider", 1969 Dodge "01 ″ Battery charger from "The Dukes of Hazzard",1959 Cadillac Rescue from "GhostBusters", and so on. Each of them is a person's dream cars and truck, each is ideal in some ways, however here's our TOP 10 Film Muscle Mass Autos:

1. Bullitt - 1968 Ford Mustang GT 390 from "Bullitt", 1968

1968-ford-mustang-bullitt-steve-mcQueen-poster - Most likely this is the only unmodified motion picture Mustang ever. It has substantial 325 HP, an actual American muscle car's heart under the hood - the hostile 6.4 liter V8 engine, 4-speed guidebook transmission [which absolutely looks difficult to move] and sporty back wheel drive to enjoy while cornering. What else do you need from a real muscle mass automobile for chases after, especially back in 1968?

2. 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T 440 from "Vanishing Point", 1971

1970-dodge-challenger-rt-vanishing-point - This set was a hot design with shocking 375 HP, 440 cubic [7.2 liter] V8 which plays probably the sweetest automative soundtrack. Would You handle to discover a far better car for Kowalski to drive from Denver to San Francisco in 15 hrs?

3. Eleanor - 1967 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 from "Gone in 60 seconds", 2000

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eleanor-mustang-1967 - Eleanor is possibly the most replicated muscular tissue flick vehicle ever to show up in screens. Although the initial movie from 1974 was a hit, the 2000 took the show for certain. There were 11 Eleanor systems constructed for this flick as well as just 3 of them were real running as well as driving automobiles. In the motion picture it served as Shelby, but actually they were customized Mustang fastbacks. The movie transmission was a 4-speed handbook, however the stunt cars were automated for less complicated act. Genuine tale.

4. The Interceptor - Australian 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT Coupe from "Mad Max", 1979

ford-falcon-interceptor-back-mad-max - This was one of the most modified automobile in that film. XB GT Falcon was developed specifically for Australian market as well as there were only 949 devices built. It featured 351 Cleveland engine as well as 4-speed guidebook transmission The motion picture auto maintained most of the original interior, but body had some significant modifications: brand-new nose layout, back looters, Weiand 6-71 supercharger with Scott injector had, 4-barrel carburetor and also the Zoomies - side pipes. Australians boast of this car and also make reproductions of it.

5. Bumblebee - Chevrolet Camaro from "Transformers", 2007

Transformers Autobot Towers Over Chicago Vehicle Program Crowd - The Transformer's Bumblebee made Camaro one of the most popular auto of the year. Well, not just it changes and looks excellent, however has a modern-day amcar engine - 6.2 liter V8 which ranks 426 HP and also does 0-60 in 4.8 seconds ...

6. 1968 Dodge Battery Charger R/T 440 Magnum from "Bullitt", 1968

Dodge-charger-from-bullitt - This triple-black, 4-speed Charger went after the Mustang in the "Bullitt" film and made one of the best automobile chase scenes ever before shot. When the jumping act was performed over the San Francisco hillsides the Charger never fell short with the suspension. Would you be able to call an automobile from nowadays that could do that without ending as scrap?

7. Cobretti's personalized 1950 Mercury Monterey from "Cobra", 1986

mercury-monterey-from-cobra-2 - Cobretti's [Sylvester Stallone] 1950 Mercury is possibly the most crucial thing in the whole film. It was previously had by Stallone himself and also later on built for the film by Cinema Automobile Providers. They double-scooped the hood, cleansed all extra trim, fitted 383 Chevrolet small block, topped it with nitrous-aided 4-barrel Holley carburetor which additionally had Weiand 144 supercharger. The transmission was a 400 Turbo Hydraulic with 4-wheel brakes. A good automobile to disclose Cobretti's character as well as join this Leading 10 listing.

8. 1966 Shelby 427 Cobra from "The Gumball Rally", 1976

Shelby-cobra-427-gumball-front-2 - The movie itself was inspired by a cross nation driver Erwin G. "Cannonball" Baker who took care of to drive throughout the country from coastline to shore in concerning 54 hrs. This funny had several interesting vehicles on act, such as Ferrari Daytona, Porsche 911, 600 HP Camaro, Jaguar E-type, Exchangeable Corvette, Mercedes Roadster as well as even a Kawasaki motorbike. There were only 2 different, but original Shelby Cobra autos in this flick [CSX 3243 as well as CSX 3255] These 427 cubic [7 liter] OHV muscle mass automobiles took care of to inflate to 355 HP. This was actually excellent trip across the country with legendary muscular tissue cars and trucks ...

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9. Bond's 1964 Aston Martin DB5 from "Goldfinger", 1964

aston-martin-db5-james-bond-movie - The DB5 is renowned for being the initial and most recognised film auto in James Bond films. DB5 had 4 liter [282 HP], 5-speed transmission. Originally, Ian Fleming [the unique writer] had positioned DB Mark III, but DB5 was the latest Aston at that time. In fact, they made use of the prototype cars and truck and also fitted it with lots of weaponry that fat stripped after the film and also resold. The same car showed up in a few other Bond's movies also. If You would certainly ask somebody to say "what Bond's vehicle is", the one would most definitely name Aston Martin. Good auto completely agent.

10. 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 from "Rumbling Roadway", 1958

1957-ford-fairline-500-thunder-road - The movie personality actually drove 2 automobiles there - 195 Ford Coupe as well as 1957 Ford Fairline 500 which was the top of the Ford line. The 312 cubic V8 engine created 245 HP and had automatic transmission. Good selection for 1950s if You actually need "to take somebody out".