![]() ![]() Max's Camel Wagon on display at 1985 Melbourne Motor Show Appearances off screen.Īfter the collision in the final scene of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, the truck has been repaired and put on display at the 1985 Melbourne Motor Show. Max is seen driving it only twice, first in the opening scene of the movie, when the truck is towed by camels, and second time when he drives it running on its own power into a head-on collision with Ironbar Bassey. It's been driven by 5 characters in the movie: Max, Jedediah, Screwloose and two Imperial Guards. Most shots of the truck are closeup and it's difficult to see the wagon in full glory. Theft of this truck leads to Max visiting Bartertown and confronting Master Blaster. Little screen time is devoted to the Camel Wagon, but it certainly is one of the key figures in developing the story. It's also worth mentioning that the cab mounted on this vehicle is the same as "March Hare" Interceptor seen in the first Mad Max movie (Ford Falcon XA Sedan) The car was designed as both living space and performance vehicle of the wastelands. Disconnecting the battery from the switch sets off the explosives. The rabbit trap must be set off first in order to safely reach the doll switch, then the doll switch can be used to disengage the alarm and promptly disarm the explosives. The second switch is guarded by a rabbit trap should an intruder try to reach for the switch blindly. The second switch is disguised as a doll at the feet of the chair on the roof. The first switch is hidden in the steering wheel which engages an alarm sound. The truck is rigged with 12lb of dynamite, which can be disarmed with two switches. Additional tubing and pressure gauges are visible on the engine after being converted to methane. Engine is clearly visible and protected by a ram welded onto the front of the chassis and possibly fenders protecting it from the sides. There is a seat mounted on the roof from which Max controls his camels when the vehicle is out of fuel. Arched metal frame covered with cloth is built around the back of the truck functioning as a tent. A racing seat with 4 point seatbelt is mounted inside the cab, whereas the floor bed in the back of the truck is utilized as living space full of items collected by Max throughout his journeys in the Wasteland. In the movie it is later converted to run on methane, equipped with three methane tanks in Bartertown by Blackfinger. Engine is possibly F-150 standard V8 with 4x4 drivetrain running on gasoline. Suspension is aftermarket and lifted with an Australian lift kit. ![]() Dealgood until Max escapes Underworld and causes the destruction of the Methane refinery, in his final scene he is shown still desperately trying to sell Max's stolen camels as the destruction ensues around him, "take now, pay later!" is the last speech he gives in the film, however its safe to say he would have survived long enough for Aunty Entity to return and restore order to Bartertown.The Camel Wagon is a Ford F-150 chassis mounted with Ford XA sedan cab cut by the firewall and by the door pillar. Dealgood oversees the ritual of spinning the wheel of misfortune, called the " bust a deal wheel," in which Max winds up landing on "Gulag." Max is exiled into the wastelands and this is the last we see of Dr. I know you won't break the rules, because there aren't any."Īfter the battle, after Max refuses to kill Blaster, Max must be judged again for breaking the law. Get to the weapons, use them any way you can. Dealgood explains the "rules" to Max, "Thunderdome's simple. He personifies the new post-apocalyptic concept of law, and his application of that law to Max presents an ironic twist since Max himself once dealt out harsh justice as a law officer. Dealgood wears a judge's robe, along with a Freemasonic emblem on a chain. Dealgood has one of the most famous lines of the entire Mad Max series, "Two men enter one man leaves."ĭr. Dyin' time's here." Aside from hosting the craziness of Bartertown and offering the narrative of how the world came to be here, Dr. This is later illustrated when he acts as the ringleader of Thunderdome as he introduces the two combatants - Max Rockatansky and Blaster - working the crowd into a frenzy of blood-lust he exclaims, "Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. The good Doctor, clearly educated, has a natural charisma and knack for working a crowd. Dealgood is first seen acting as an auction caller, offering up Max's stolen camels for barter. Dealgood is the magistrate of Bartertown, responsible for trying disputes and executing the law. Now, when men get to fighting, it happens here! And it finishes here! Two men enter one man leaves.ĭr. Look at us now! Busted up, and everyone talking about hard rain! But we've learned, by the dust of them all! Bartertown learned. And that was damn near the death of us all. Fighting leads to killing, and killing gets to warring.
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