Far-out fleet from Mad Max up for sale in Australia
By AFP
11 October 2021 |
10:51 am
A set of hulking machines from 'Mad Max: Fury road' await a new owner in a Sydney warehouse as a far-out fleet of 13 from the 2015 film goes up for sale.
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