Cool Story Bro: Johnny Lightning Mad Max Edition AMC AMX

Earlier this year, I had 1968 AMC AMX by Johnny Lightning listed on eBay.  It wasn't just another 1/64 scale AMX however.  It featured distinctive blue/yellow paint job with letters "MFP" on it.  MFP stood for Main Force Patrol.  Fictional police force from the classic Australian action film Mad Max.  Yes, I know everything after I Google it.  AMX isn't actually from the movie, however.

Here are the pics taken when I first acquired it:

Back to eBay.  So I'm taking new pics to list the car on eBay, but instead of plain white/gray background, I now have Tomicarama Shell gas station I use for "diorama" setting shots.  I'm sure you'll agree that the new pics are much less boring.

Johnny Lightning 1968 AMC AMX - Mad Max "MFP"

So where is the "cool" & "bro" in this story?  Well, I get a message one day from Jarrod(aka Spacegoat) in Australia, fellow collector & good friend on GTPlanet.   

 He reads this magazine:

                                              

This is what he saw on page 27(bottom right):

                                                               

Likely, they just took the pic right off Google, but I just love how a random pic taken by a collector in the States get picked off the internet by a car magazine in Australia, then the reader of the said magazine not only happens to be a collector, but actually know the guy in the U.S. who took the picture.  

I don't care what you say, this is a cool story bro.  :p