Mad Max’s V8 Interceptor Was 95% FAKE – 20 Insane Facts That Will Destroy Your Childhood

Mad Max’s V8 Interceptor Was 95% FAKE – 20 Insane Facts That Will Destroy Your Childhood

Have you ever wondered why Max’s Interceptor sounds like an F-16 on full afterburner when it’s supposedly just an old cop car? Or why that skyscraper-sized supercharger can magically turn on and off with one tiny switch like it’s a bloody ceiling fan?

Think the Pursuit Special is a fire-breathing American muscle monster? Think again.
In this video we rip the blower off Mad Max’s legendary 1973 Ford Falcon XB “V8 Interceptor” and reveal the insane truth:

The giant supercharger? 100% fake – belt-driven by a tiny electric motor
It’s not a Mustang, it’s a humble Australian Ford Falcon dressed in black
Built on a $20,000 shoestring budget that somehow created the ultimate post-apocalyptic icon
Why real superchargers DON’T have an “on/off” switch (and never will)
The car was almost crushed into a cube between films – the insane story of how it survived
That ear-splitting roar? Almost none of it came from the real engine – the greatest sound design trick in movie history

This isn’t just a car… it’s the biggest automotive illusion Hollywood ever pulled off. You’ll never watch Mad Max the same way again.

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