{"id":3182,"date":"2026-06-09T08:59:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T22:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musclecarmuseum.com.au\/?p=3182"},"modified":"2026-06-09T09:01:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T23:01:25","slug":"the-mad-max-interceptor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musclecarmuseum.com.au\/index.php\/2026\/06\/09\/the-mad-max-interceptor\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mad Max Interceptor"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3182\" class=\"elementor elementor-3182\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd6f7aa elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd6f7aa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5348f6\" data-id=\"c5348f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1f025d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"d1f025d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!DOCTYPE html>\r\n<html lang=\"en-AU\">\r\n<head>\r\n<meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\r\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\r\n<title>The Mad Max Interceptor: The Most Famous Car in Our Warehouse | Muscle Car Museum<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Meet the Mad Max Interceptor at the Muscle Car Museum on the Gold Coast \u2014 a Ford XB Coupe with a 351 Cleveland V8 and belt-driven supercharger. 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Ours is a movie star. Tucked inside our open warehouse on the Gold Coast sits the black beast that fans cross oceans to photograph: our tribute to the Mad Max Interceptor, the most recognisable Australian car ever to hit the silver screen.<\/p>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"specs\">\r\n        <div class=\"spec\"><span class=\"n\">351<\/span><span class=\"l\">Cleveland V8<\/span><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"spec\"><span class=\"n\">Supercharged<\/span><span class=\"l\">Belt-Driven Blower<\/span><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"spec\"><span class=\"n\">XB<\/span><span class=\"l\">Ford Falcon Coupe<\/span><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"spec\"><span class=\"n\">Movie<\/span><span class=\"l\">Spec Replica<\/span><\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <p>Built on a Ford XB Falcon Coupe, our Interceptor carries everything the legend demands. Under the bonnet is a <strong>351 Cleveland V8<\/strong> topped with a belt-driven supercharger \u2014 the menacing blower that punches up through the hood and made a generation of moviegoers fall in love with the roar of Australian muscle. The body wears the full movie-spec kit: the front spoiler, the side pipes, the unmistakable silhouette that says one thing before you read a single badge \u2014 <strong>do not mess with this car.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n      <h2>More Than a Movie Prop<\/h2>\r\n      <p>What makes the Interceptor special isn't just the film. It's what the car represents. In the 1970s, Australia was building some of the toughest, best-looking performance cars in the world, and the Interceptor took that raw local engineering and made it a global icon. When you stand next to it, you're not just looking at a prop. You're looking at the spirit of an entire era of Aussie horsepower, frozen in chrome and black paint.<\/p>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"pull\">\"Photos don't do it justice. You have to hear the stories, walk around it, and see the detail up close.\"<\/div>\r\n\r\n      <p>Mad Max fans tell us the same thing every week, and they're right. It's the centrepiece of a collection of <strong>more than 20 vehicles<\/strong> \u2014 Monaros, GTs, Toranas and Chargers kept in running condition \u2014 and for many visitors, the Interceptor is the reason they came in the first place.<\/p>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"cta\">\r\n        <h3>Meet the Legend in Person<\/h3>\r\n        <p>On display every day, just minutes from Surfers Paradise.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"tickets\">\r\n          <div class=\"ticket\"><div class=\"t\">Adult<\/div><div class=\"p\">$20<\/div><\/div>\r\n          <div class=\"ticket\"><div class=\"t\">Couple<\/div><div class=\"p\">$35<\/div><\/div>\r\n          <div class=\"ticket\"><div class=\"t\">Family<\/div><div class=\"p\">$40<\/div><\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/musclecarmuseum.com.au\/index.php\/product-category\/tickets\/\">Book Your Tickets<\/a>\r\n        <div class=\"fine\">76 Bundall Road, Bundall QLD 4217 \u00b7 Open on the Gold Coast<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/article>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <footer>\r\n    <div class=\"brand\">Muscle Car Museum<\/div>\r\n    <div>A Tribute to Aussie Horsepower \u00b7 Gold Coast<\/div>\r\n    <div style=\"margin-top:10px;\">\r\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/musclecarmuseum.com.au\/\">musclecarmuseum.com.au<\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/footer>\r\n\r\n<\/body>\r\n<\/html>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mad Max Interceptor: The Most Famous Car in Our Warehouse | Muscle Car Museum Week 1 \u00b7 Meet the Collection The Mad Max Interceptor The Most Famous Car In Our Warehouse&nbsp; \u00b7 &nbsp;Gold Coast Some cars are famous. 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