Ford Falcon (XB) played the villain role of a bad cop vehicle and a hero role of Pursuit Special vehicle, however it was its hero role which made this classic car get world recognition. The Ford XB Falcon is a car which was produced by Ford Australia and was built exclusively in Australia. In the film as mentioned previously, the police use yellow XA and XB sedans, and Max later drives a customised black XB hardtop known as the Pursuit Special or the inspector. The cars were modified in the film by Murray Smith, Peter Arcadipane and Ray Beckerley with the main modification being the Concorde frond, the eight individual exhaust side pipes and a non-fictional supercharger protruding through the bonnet. Imagine cops driving badass cars like those nowadays!
How was a normal XB Falcon in the 70s? Well, beside the film modification, the XB Falcon was unique in its own ways, it was one of the first 4 doors performance car and it boasted more aggressive styling than any other previous Falcons. It also included new multi-function control stalk such as indicators, high beam and horn – most of which were relatively new at the time. The XB also included four-wheel Servo assisted disc brakes; independent angle poised ball joint, coil springs front suspension, semi elliptic leaf springs, shock absorbers rear suspension; and optional re-circulating ball power assistance steering. Moreover, the vehicle was 189.3 inches in length and 77.5 inches in width and could hit a top speed of 193 km/h - pretty special for a car at that time. Currently in most markets, this iconic vehicle is worth up to 50 thousand dollars at average, but hey if you have a passion for iconic cars this is a must have!
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