I actually processed the first Mad Max movie in Sydney in a film lab Called Colorfilm. It immediately caught my eye as the daily rushes rolled off my machine. (Called rushes because the day's filming had to be viewed by the production team to assess quickly on whether a reshoot of a scene was neccessary. Normal practice in movie making in the days before video)  A huge difference from the tedious diet of bushranger or Australian history based films made until then. Little did I know it was destined to be the most revered and iconic Australian movie ever. I am proud I was one of the many Aussies who was involved with it's production.

This was the very first movie I ever watched on VHS. It was the early 80s, and there were very few places to rent videos. The one year for Christmas my dad rented a VHS player and a whole bunch of movies. I was maybe 11 or 12 at the time. That was the best Christmas ever. Sitting around, watching movies when we were off school. I don't remember what other movies we watched, but I will never forget Mad Max.

There's no butterflies in that scoop.

A car like that can't ever be shiny

I worked with one of the mechanics who was front and centre in creating the "Mad Max" car, along with many others from the original release. Rob Orchard was his name. He busted a lot of myths about the original car, while I worked with him.

The original car was a real high miler. It was the cheapest car that the producers could lay their hands on. It was not a healthy car
at all. It was down on power, somewhat "smokey" and well worn.
The blower unit seen in the film was in fact a non functioning unit. It had cracks in the casing and the internals were modified so as to
not produce pressure. The blower was purchased from a drag racer, with the deal being done in the car park of Calder Park raceway.
The blower was fastened to the top of the standard air cleaner using what Rob described as a "few self tappers". By all accounts, it was not fastened very securely, and Rob and the team were always waiting for it to fail when the blower shots were done.
Induction was purely provided by the standard carburettor and air cleaner, hidden beneath the blower.
There was no electric motor driving this unit and the switch that you see used is for cinematic purposes only. The unit was driven from a pulley attached to the magnetic clutch on the A/C unit and was operated by using the A/C switch.

The vast majority of exterior shots featuring the driving scenes were performed in Central Victoria, in and around Clunes, not the "outback".
If you want to know about the bikes, let me know.

As an OZ.... Yes , its not an "Interceptor", Its a "Pursuit Special". Thank you,.

Goose was still alive, but on crutches from an earlier crash, when Fifi and the MFP used the pursuit special as a “carrot on a stick” in order to keep Max from quitting.

Mad Max one of my all time favorite movies

The first fact made me laugh. I never thought this car was a Mustang 😂😂😂

At no point was it ever claimed to be a Mustang.. WTF ?

Clevelands were built in Australia in Geelong too. Same plant that built the barra

Peter Arcadipane was my boss at Hyundai/Kia Europe Germany. He also was at Mercedes-Benz prior and Designed the C215 Mercedes CL Coupe(S-Klasse Coupe). In fact, he is the reason that I also became a Mercedes Designer, as he pushed me to join that company as we were both quitting Hyundai Kia and he was then joining Mitsubishi in Germany as well. He was a massive Japanese car nut too. He had to ride shotgun to lunch with me, after I bought a then new Honda S2000 and he Drove a Mazda at that time. Really cool & fun guy overall!

Not unlike knight rider special effects. Damn, those sound engineers are a cleverly crafty bunch

Single plane manifold with side draft carbies and reed blocks allows a superchager to be switched on/off via a dry multiplate clutch.

Fifi didn't say last of the v8s,  the police mechanic did.

Two things you missed: 1) The red switch on the shifter is an 18 wheeler dual speed rear axle switch. 2) The crack on the r/s headlight cover is in the shape of  Australia.

My cousin owns an OG GT.  She's like a member of the family and well known within the New Zealand vintage Ford scene.

The “blower switch” on the gearshift would actually be the reverse lockout on a car intended for drag racing — would keep you from accidentally hitting reverse at-speed and eviscerating your car.

The Road Warrior is still my favorite Mad Max film. Anytime I saw this come on as a kid I’d have to watch it. One of the first movies I ever got on VHS. I have a 69 Mustang fastback I’d consider swapping for one done right.

Missed the main one!
On the opened hood sceen, the yellow funnel was to hide the electric motor.