A Mopar 265 V6 Hemi?, A Ford Falcon Cobra? A Holden GTS Monaro with a Chevrolet 327ci V8? Huh?
No, it's not Bizarro Detroit, circa 1968. It's Motor City East — way the hell east: Australia. If the Mad Max movies did anything for true car nuts, it was the constant consternation they caused by begging the unanswerable question, "Just what the hell kind of cars are those!?"
Aussiecoupes.com ends the bewilderment with photos, histories, and more photos of Australian muscle cars built by US-based automakers in the 1960s. They'll even help you get your hands one of your own. (Fine specimens aint cheap, BTW.)
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And you never know, with gas prices rising like they are, you may even get to live out your Mad Max fantasies for real.