Landmaster Returns from Post-Apocalyptic Disrepair

The reason Damnation Alley didn't make a whole lot of sense back when we saw it in the theatre was that the projectionist ran the reels of this 1977 cinema gem 1-3-4-2. We're still confused. What we do remember is George Peppard driving all over a mixed up apparition of a post-nuclear southern California in the Dean Jeffries Landmaster. Jeffries took the then and still crazy sum of 400 large and brought forth the mighty Landmaster specifically for the film. The Landmaster was indeed tough, and has survived despite the apocalypse that was Damnation Alley's box office take. Look for the unveiling of the restored Landmaster and Dean Jeffries himself at the upcoming San Francisco Rod, Custom & Motorcycle Show. – Mike Bumbeck

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6:48 PM on Thu Dec 28 2006
By Mike Bumbeck
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ThnderbltDoherty at 07:33 PM on 12/28/06
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Not surprising that it took a nuclear holocaust to make Albany look good.
ShirtBloke at 06:02 AM on 12/29/06
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Another reason the film made no sense is that in the original novel by Roger Zelazny, the hero of the piece was a Hells Angel - and in the film he was an army type (Major I think).
I really enjoyed the anti-establishment attitudes of the novel but the movie was such a disappoitment.
Feng at 11:19 AM on 12/29/06
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The characters name was "Hell Tanner."
designeraccd at 04:16 PM on 08/02/07
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The concept of this vehicle (triple wheels, ar-tic etc) was from my former boss Mr. Bob Forsyth of Vehicle Systems Development. Corp, Upland , CA. Bob and his brother were true gentlemen, extremely imaginative and had been working for Kelly Johnson at Lockheed's famous Skunk Works before founding VSDC. It was a real pleasure knowing and working for two creative engineers such as these gentlemen were!

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