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Mad Max: Fury Road is a great car film, not only because it’s basically one long chase, but because the production team built a fleet of post-apocalyptic vehicles that were fully functional despite looking utterly freakish. Many of the star cars were auctioned off a few years ago, but if you missed out on that (or just didn’t have the budget), there’s another opportunity to own a Fury Road car—as long as you’re willing to settle for an extra.
One of the leftover cars built for the movie is currently up for auction on eBay. It’s a Frankenstein creation combining the rusted body of a 1948 Hillman Minx with the chassis from a Mitsubishi L300 van. Even if it wasn’t a movie car, it would be a unique addition to your local cars and coffee. You’re unlikely to see a Minx—or any Hillman, for that matter—in the U.S., and Mitsubishi hasn’t sold any work vehicles here in decades.
Goldin via eBay
Goldin via eBay
Goldin via eBay
Goldin via eBay
People are unlikely to recognize it from the movie, though. The listing claims that it was shown being transported on a car carrier, which can be briefly glimpsed near the back of Immortan Joe’s convoy. But the carrier itself is so peripheral that it’s hard to identify the Minx riding on it. According to the listing, the car was used in some scenes that ended up getting cut. When it was previously offered for sale in 2024 by Propstore Auction, the listing identified it as one of the buggies used by the Buzzards that attack Imperator Furiosa’s War Rig early in the film. The Buzzards’ rides were all covered in metal spikes, so perhaps the Hillman was originally built for that scene and not used, and then the filmmakers couldn’t find another worthwhile role for it.
This is nonetheless a pretty cool build in its own right. Like the other Fury Road cars, the body is the real deal (it’s hard to imagine someone going through the trouble of making a fake 1948 Hillman Minx body), and the Mitsubishi chassis is pretty stout. The jacked-up rear end, giant tires, and exhaust exiting from the rear wheel well give it a cartoonish look that’s part off-roader, part patinated custom, and part 1970s Street Freak.
Goldin via eBay
Goldin via eBay
Goldin via eBay
Goldin via eBay
The listing doesn’t specify what engine is under the hood, but it’s likely the same small-displacement gasoline or diesel motor from the donor L300 chassis. It’s connected to a five-speed manual transmission that you shift with your left hand because this car is right-hand drive. The interior is fully set up for stunt work with an easily accessible hand brake, roll cage, and battery kill switch. The listing claims everything works, but with the disclaimer that this car is “not intended for driving.”
That’s a bummer, because this movie extra looks like it might be a lot of fun to rip around in. It would also be a lot of fun to watch someone else try to explain it to the DMV.
Stephen has always been passionate about cars, and managed to turn that passion into a career as a freelance automotive journalist. When he’s not handling weekend coverage for The Drive, you can find him looking for a new book to read.
