# Hey! Didja Know You Can Buy Mad Max's Car? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 12, 2005, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-didja-know-you-can-buy-mad-maxs-car/307939 "2005-06-12T04:25:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2005, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-didja-know-you-can-buy-mad-maxs-car/307939/1 "2005-06-12T04:25:54Z")
Well, not _the_ car, but there’s two companies who import the Aussie Falcons which served as the basis of the car in the movie. They also sell the parts you need to make it look just like the car in the film. [http://www.aussiecoupes.com/max.html](http://www.aussiecoupes.com/max.html) [http://www.madmaxcars.com/](http://www.madmaxcars.com/) As much as I despise Ford’s, if I ever get the money up, I may have to seriously consider getting one. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2005, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-didja-know-you-can-buy-mad-maxs-car/307939/2 "2005-06-12T05:29:33Z")
> [@Tuckerfan](#): > > As much as I despise Ford’s, if I ever get the money up, I may have to seriously consider getting one. Don’t forget to get plenty of gas! _Tom Servo:_ “Well, one good thing about the apocalypse… plenty of parking.” -MST3K (“City Limits”) ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2005, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-didja-know-you-can-buy-mad-maxs-car/307939/3 "2005-06-12T11:14:12Z")
> [@Tuckerfan](#): > > As much as I despise Ford’s… Shame on you, **Tuckerfan**. You know that that’s no place for an apostrpophe. It’s a plural, not a posessive… unless you laft something out of the sentence. 🙂 Seriously, **Tuckerfan** , I love the range of links you’ve been posting lately. ---
**Author:** ![MagicEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2005, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-didja-know-you-can-buy-mad-maxs-car/307939/4 "2005-06-12T20:20:44Z")
I want one, but only if it comes with Mad Max. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-didja-know-you-can-buy-mad-maxs-car/307939/5 "2005-06-13T06:17:24Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Seriously, **Tuckerfan** , I love the range of links you’ve been posting lately. Thanks. I hope to have a wholloping big surprise in the next couple of days. ---
**Author:** ![Hoodoo\_Ulove](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/58956e/32.png) [@Hoodoo\_Ulove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoodoo_Ulove)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-didja-know-you-can-buy-mad-maxs-car/307939/6 "2005-06-13T12:55:38Z")
Aussie cars are like artifacts from an alternative universe with an almost-America. I’m tempted to see what your linked companies can find me in a nice old Ute. And as long as the wormhole is opened with the GTO, shouldn’t GM USA be selling an El Camino SS? ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-didja-know-you-can-buy-mad-maxs-car/307939/7 "2005-06-13T16:58:04Z")
last of the V8 interceptors, eh? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-didja-know-you-can-buy-mad-maxs-car/307939/8 "2005-06-15T15:59:30Z")
Aussie Fords sometimes turn up on Trader Online. [http://adcache.collectorcartraderonline.com/10/3/9/78985539.htm](http://adcache.collectorcartraderonline.com/10/3/9/78985539.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-didja-know-you-can-buy-mad-maxs-car/307939/9 "2005-06-15T18:59:29Z")
> [@MagicEyes](#): > > I want one, but only if it comes with Mad Max. 😃 First of all, my car is not for sale. Now that is out of the way, How YOU doin’, **MagicEyes**? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-didja-know-you-can-buy-mad-maxs-car/307939/10 "2005-06-15T19:15:27Z")
Can I get the whip from “The Passion of the Christ?” ---
**Author:** ![cabdude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@cabdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cabdude)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-didja-know-you-can-buy-mad-maxs-car/307939/11 "2005-06-15T21:30:53Z")
Any idea how much these are going for? You can pick them up pretty cheap down here. [http://www.drive.com.au/used\_cars/holden/premier/melbourne/detail.aspx?id=2133978&pg=1&pp=14&d=0&nv=1](http://www.drive.com.au/used_cars/holden/premier/melbourne/detail.aspx?id=2133978&pg=1&pp=14&d=0&nv=1) I guess there’s the cost of importing it, left hand drive conversion, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2005, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-didja-know-you-can-buy-mad-maxs-car/307939/12 "2005-06-16T05:26:39Z")
> [@cabdude](#): > > Any idea how much these are going for? You can pick them up pretty cheap down here. > > [http://www.drive.com.au/used\_cars/holden/premier/melbourne/detail.aspx?id=2133978&pg=1&pp=14&d=0&nv=1](http://www.drive.com.au/used_cars/holden/premier/melbourne/detail.aspx?id=2133978&pg=1&pp=14&d=0&nv=1) > > I guess there’s the cost of importing it, left hand drive conversion, etc. I presume that price is in Aussie dollars which are about half US dollars, IIRC. The prices I’ve seen are about $15K US. So the guys doing the importing are making a hefty profit, if they’re paying $2500 for the car down under. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2005, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-didja-know-you-can-buy-mad-maxs-car/307939/13 "2005-06-16T05:53:18Z")
> [@Tuckerfan](#): > > I presume that price is in Aussie dollars which are about half US dollars, IIRC. The exchange rate this afternoon (Thursday 16 June) is roughly AUD$1 = US$0.77 ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2005, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-didja-know-you-can-buy-mad-maxs-car/307939/14 "2005-06-16T06:02:15Z")
> [@Cunctator](#): > > The exchange rate this afternoon (Thursday 16 June) is roughly AUD$1 = US$0.77 It’s been a while since I checked it, so I’ve no doubt that you’re right. ---
**Author:** ![cabdude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@cabdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cabdude)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2005, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-didja-know-you-can-buy-mad-maxs-car/307939/15 "2005-06-16T06:16:36Z")
Out of interest, how much would it cost to convert a car from right to left hand drive?