"The Last of the V8's" Theory
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TerraFirma69 — 10 years ago(May 05, 2015 05:14 PM)
I also watch 'Flight' just to hear John Goodman say to the nurse (referring to her in the third person), "She's offended. She should be, I'm a pig". Just so beautifully delivered. It might be my next signature when I'm sick of this one.
then whoa, differences -
DonVito25 — 10 years ago(May 18, 2015 08:26 AM)
In Road Warrior I remember someone referring to Max's car as the "last V8 Interceptor", so maybe they meant that when they said "the last of the V8s" in the original movie, as all the other Interceptors around were probably not V8.
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mobocracy — 10 years ago(May 15, 2015 01:18 PM)
The only reason forced induction V8s are so expensive is that the only cars that have them are super expensive luxury cars, like AMG Mercedes S class, Bentley and so on.
I don't think as a technology, a forced induction V8 is necessarily that expensive considering the number of cars that have forced induction V6s and 4 cylinder engines. -
GatorMouth — 11 years ago(November 10, 2014 11:29 AM)
I take the car to have been built from salvaged parts "a piece from here, a piece from there".
The V8 351 Cleveland was really no more technologically advanced than any other standard push rod V8 engine. even the supercharger is old technology for that car.
the weiand supercharger is an aftermarket part. you can put it on just about any V8 of similar size with the right manifold, distributor, and compression ratio to get good power.
having watched it again since the OP I made a few weeks ago I am thinking that its possible that they didn't even build the engine, they took the engine in one piece from a different car and put it in the Falcon. if they were living in a time of limited resources they would not be able to just "find" proper pistons rings and rods on a crankshaft that would take the supercharger.
if the engine was already built and in a wrecked car they could take it because the hard part was done.
I am not saying my theory is right, it's just how I see it.
the guy at the junk yard with the used tires he offered Max, "I don't know where I got em, but I got em" makes me think that scavenging for car parts from the wrecks on the highways, is pretty common. -
paulhfromthedeep — 11 years ago(November 10, 2014 11:01 PM)
Yeah its deliberately vague. I know that the ACTUAL engines in real life are largely comparable, but within the 'movie lore' the suggestion is that there is something final and special about this last one. The last and the best. I think theres a risk of interpreting it too closely to what we now actually know of the engines of the time. As such its a sorta 'parallel universe' sort of movie. And yeah, scavenging has now become the norm. I actually live about 30-40 ks from Fat Nancy's (the roadhouse Goose started from), I know its a bit of a wreck but I might pop up there and take some photos.
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tenantennae — 11 years ago(December 02, 2014 02:17 PM)
You are correct; The line means it is just the last of the MFP Interceptors outfitted with a V8. This is confirmed in Mad Max 2 when the mechanic at the compound gushes "The last of the V8 Interceptors!"
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tenantennae — 11 years ago(December 22, 2014 08:30 PM)
Ford thought so too
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Kruleworld — 11 years ago(December 22, 2014 09:57 PM)
by
tenantennae
I wonder if they didn't get the idea to used the name Interceptor from Mad Max.
I don't know, but they've used 'pursuit' since 1960 (Falcon XP)
http://www.auscarbadges.com/images/ford/IMG_0801.JPG
and it's still used by Ford Special Vehicles (FPV)
http://liveimages.motoring.com.au/motoring/general/editorial/ge5190672 403145483416.jpg?aspect=centered&height=290&width=440
Gimli: Youll find more cheer in a graveyard. -
Simon-140 — 9 years ago(April 26, 2016 07:44 AM)
There was a
Jenson Interceptor
, made in the UK, from 1966-1976.
I doubt the directors were bothered with things like trademarks. Why would they, when almost all the "stunts" were actually crashes, with the director screaming "To hell with the driver/rider and keep filming!" on roads that weren't even closed to the public?
You don't make a film for $100k without cutting lots of corners.
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