{"id":3239,"date":"2026-06-22T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musclecarmuseum.com.au\/?p=3239"},"modified":"2026-06-12T10:17:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T00:17:30","slug":"building-the-interceptor-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musclecarmuseum.com.au\/index.php\/2026\/06\/22\/building-the-interceptor-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Building the Interceptor"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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7px);}.cta{padding:32px 20px;}}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<\/head>\r\n<body>\r\n <header class=\"hero\">\r\n <div class=\"wrap\">\r\n <span class=\"eyebrow\">Week 3 \u00b7 Mad Max & the Movies<\/span>\r\n <h1>Building the Interceptor<\/h1>\r\n <div class=\"meta\">How a Ford XB Became a Movie Legend  <span>\u00b7<\/span>  Gold Coast<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/header>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"wrap\">\r\n <article>\r\n <p class=\"lead\">Before it was the most feared car on the post-apocalyptic highway, it was simply a Ford. The Mad Max Interceptor started life as an ordinary XB Falcon Coupe \u2014 and the story of how it became a global icon is as good as the movie itself.<\/p>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"specs\">\r\n <div class=\"spec\"><span class=\"n\">XB<\/span><span class=\"l\">Falcon Coupe<\/span><\/div>\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\">Blower<\/span><span class=\"l\">Front & Centre<\/span><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"spec\"><span class=\"n\">Pursuit<\/span><span class=\"l\">Special<\/span><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <p>The XB Falcon Coupe was already a handsome, capable Australian muscle car. What turned it into the Interceptor was attitude: an aggressive front spoiler, side pipes, blacked-out everything, and the unmistakable supercharger punching up through the bonnet. Each addition pushed the car further from showroom and closer to nightmare \u2014 a machine built to look as dangerous as it drove.<\/p>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"pull\">\"Take a good Australian muscle car, strip away the manners, and you've got the Interceptor.\"<\/div>\r\n\r\n <h2>An Aussie Original<\/h2>\r\n <p>What's easy to forget is how distinctly Australian the Interceptor is. The XB Falcon was designed and built here, which means the most famous movie car on earth has Aussie engineering at its core. That local DNA is a huge part of why fans feel such a connection to it \u2014 it's our car, on the world stage.<\/p>\r\n\r\n <h2>Our Tribute to the Legend<\/h2>\r\n <p>Our Interceptor honours that build faithfully: the <strong>351 Cleveland V8<\/strong>, the belt-driven supercharger, and the full movie-spec body kit. It's the centrepiece of the collection, and the detail rewards a close look \u2014 the kind you can only really appreciate standing right next to it.<\/p>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"cta\">\r\n <h3>See the Build in Person<\/h3>\r\n <p>Our movie-spec Interceptor is on display every day, 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;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musclecarmuseum.com.au\/\">musclecarmuseum.com.au<\/a><\/div>\r\n <\/footer>\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>Building the Interceptor: How a Ford XB Became a Movie Legend | Muscle Car Museum Week 3 \u00b7 Mad Max & the Movies Building the Interceptor How a Ford XB Became a Movie Legend  \u00b7  Gold Coast Before it was the most feared car on the post-apocalyptic highway, it was simply a Ford. 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