Yesterday’s battle of Pontiacs was a knock down, drag out affair that pitted family members against one another, had Chad and I trading insults across the continent and reportedly ended four marriages. It was that hardcore. Because of that scorched Earth result, we had no choice but to go full apocalypse today. That’s right, we’re pitting two vehicles that are designed to survive in an environment where everything has completely gone to shit. The Landmaster and the Mad Max Pursuit Special are in the ring today. But first, how did the Poncho fight turn out?
[box_dark]The Bandit Trans Am VS The Jim Rockford Firebird Esprit
Jim Rockford’s Firebird Esprit DEFEATS the Bandit Trans Am
HOLY SMOKES!!! THIS IS THE CELEBRITY CAR DEATH MATCH EQUIVALENT OF THE MIRACLE ON ICE. ROCKFORD WINS!!! ROCKFORD WINS![/box_dark]
So here we are, society has collapsed, nuclear war has reduced the world to cinders. People are living in deserts and are armed to the teeth fighting enemies that they know nothing about. Two mechanized heroes of the silver screen stand on opposite sides of the ring today and only one will continue running and driving in this world. The other will be cannibalized for parts and pieces.
The 1977 film Damnation Alley was a huge financial flop for the movie studio that made it. The film looked bad, the acting was bad, audiences hated it, and the planned stunts and effects for the film were super advanced for the time and couldn’t be done. Parts of this move look like they were produced by the A/V dept at the local high school. One thing stood out about it though and that was the epic Landmaster truck that the recently departed Dean Jeffries built for the movie. Full functional and built to survive in a real life version of the fictional hell the movie was set in, the Landmaster still exists today in a collector’s hands. It was powered by a Ford 427, had 12 wheels that were set up in groups of three on each corner of the ‘master, steered by flexing in the middle with huge hydraulic rams, and was so good that studio executives demanded that the final edit of the movie have MORE clips and shots of it on the screen. It was a $350,000 build in 1976 money and that’s well over a million smackolas in today’s currency. The Landmaster carried the film’s heroes across the wasted, post-nuclear country and was about the only redeeming quality of the film. It was amphibious, too!
Mad Max came out in 1979 and there isn’t a gearhead alive that hasn’t wanted an (a) roots blower with a switchable on/off clutch and (b) their owner personal version of the 1973 Ford Falcon XB used by Max in the movie to hunt down and kill the bad guys with. The car was powered by a 351 Cleveland and while the movie car’s blower was just kind of sitting there for looks, we’re not holding that against it. Max drove the snot out of the thing and it kept coming back for more. The three guys responsible for building the car were Murray Smith, Peter Arcadipane and Ray Beckerley. Used in both the first and second films it lived a hard life. After being trashed hard in the second movie the car was sold to a scrap dealer and sat out in front of his ‘yard for a couple years as a conversation piece. Someone finally convinced the guy to sell it and eventually the Falcon was restored to its former glory and still lives in that condition today. Few cars are as bad ass as the Pursuit Special was on film. It would have been just as at home in the hands of a bad guy, but luckily for us, the good guy got it and used it to slay the gangs running roughshod over the countryside.
OK, YOU NOW KNOW THE COMBATANTS! WHICH POST APOCALYPSE READY VEHICLE WILL BE THE WINNER TODAY AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ROUND?! VOTE BE COMMENTING IN THE SECTION BELOW!
Mad Max Pursuit Special for the win, landmaster might be tough but mad max always wins
I think the landmater would crush the faux blown falcon
Landmaster wins
Mad Max.
Mad Max Falcon wins. Someone send Dobbertin his aquatic trash can back…
“She’s the last of the V8 Interceptors . . . ”
“You can shut the gate on this one, Maxie… it’s the duck’s guts!”
“She sucks nitro… with Phase 4 heads! 600 horsepower through the wheels! She’s meanness set to music and the b!^@h is born to run!”
“He’s in a coma, man!”
FALCON WINS! FALCON WINS! FALCON WINS!
My vote goes to the Falcon.
Western Flyer defeats Schwinn!
Oh. Wrong death match.
I’ll take the “electric blower” car over the milk tank wagon. 🙂
Although I love the interceptor I have got to go with the Land Master,,Have wanted the thing since the first time I seen it..And by the sounds of it I may be the only one who truly loves the movie…ROLL ON MASTER,,,ROLL ON.
Give me the laast of the V8’s like Outsider quoted Goose she is the duck’s guts!!!!
Michael
madmax i wish i had that in my garage
the last of the v8 interceptors hands down
Landmaster all the way!!!!! multi wheeled,well armed and can crush the Falcon!
Last of the V8 interceptors!
Mad Max interceptor. My all time favorite movies. Always wanted that car.
Mad Max
“Kick her in the guts Barry!” Mad Max Interceptor all the way!
The last of the V8 Interceptors for me, too. Mad Max!
The Interceptor is a car I’ve always wanted to have one of my own. On the other hand – the fact that the Landmaster was fully operational and they took the time to sort it out instead of just faking things with a Hollywood prop is pretty jaw dropping. And its all terrain abilities, armor plating, and shelter make it a lot better suited to surviving the total collapse of society. The Landmaster gets my vote, but it was a tough call.
I love the Falcon and since they are both Fords, just for survival I’ll take the Landmaster.
gotta hand it to ya, mate. last of the v-8s. woulda been a shame to blow it up. interceptor all the way. hell this is one of my favorites for the overall win. in my opinion, to be the best movie car, it has to be iconic. max’s falcon is. the landmaster, despite all of it’s coolness, is not.
This might be the most lopsided victory to date…
How can you even imagine comparing a goofy future age concept vehicle from a movie most folks have never seen or even heard of… to the awesomeness that is the Mad Max interceptor ?
The landmaster is a cool bit of engineering and had some real thought behind it but for the most part it really only inspired blank looks and “What the F ???”. It didn’t blow anything up or crush any post apocalyptic mutants or anything else we all think is cool.
The interceptor inspired legend and lore and may have even inspired a few wayward video gamers to take up the car hobby. While the blower may be fiction, the rest of the car (and the movie) make up for it big time. It’s pure unadulterated horesepower and makes no excuses… in short 100% Bangshift Approved
Interceptor for the win…
Falcon
I gotta go with the Ultimate RV.
Mad Max’s Persuit Special.
Mad Max
Dont even have to read the Bio’s
Landmaster for the win!
I used to see it parked (lefted?) behind a fence next to the Hollywood freeway for years.
That was Dean Jefferies shop.
The Landmaster is on badass machine, but the Falcon is more practical for everyday driving. Tough choice.
I’m going with the Landmaster. Who needs speed when ya got something this badassed.
Got to go with Mad Max the car was totally cool, and Max was bad ass in that car.
NO BRAINER…THE PURSUIT SPECIAL.
the falcon. if your gunna die might as well do it quick!
Oh, I gotta wade into this one… truly loved the Landmaster thing when I was a kid but no question, I have to go with Max….I mean, I own and drive a 1973 XB Falcon coupe with 351 in satin black… how could I not go with Max????
Aussie falcon wins, always wanted one to be the 3/4 scale cousin to my 70 1/2 falcon
Landmaster
Goose: “You’ve seen it!… You’ve heard it!… and you’re still asking questions?”
The Mad Max Interceptor all the way!
Not even a contest- Last of the V8 Interceptors.End of story.
She’s the last of the V8 Interceptors…
MAD MAX is the one!
How about a match between the Mad Max interceptor and the Blown GTO on My Science Project! Both with on/off blowers…
In my opinion these two vehicles should not be going up against each others. They’re in completely different categories. Having said that, as much as I have always liked the Land Master, the Mad Max car is a legend and I have to vote for that.
Falcon wins! That big ugly thing wouldnt catch the last of the V8 intercepters
Is this a joke? The Mad Max gangs would kill everyone aboard that Landmaster slug. In the “not so distant apocalyptic future”, you need speed to survive, preferably blown and sucking nitro.