Quote: Originally posted by roadwarriormfp on 06 June 2006
Maybe the camera flashes are fading the paint work ????
Well, Camera flashes do contain UV rays. But in the case of Car paint, I think it'd take a bit more than the odd flash here & there to damage it.
Apparantly this is a major concern in regular museums, and I can completely understand why curators would wish to limit the amount of bright, UV laden camera flashes.
But it'd take a thousand flash photos a day, every day for a year to do the damage of one day out in the sun.
Whatever their reasoning is.. it's gotta be financial. (Or they just don't know anything)
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Think it could be something to with copyrights etc etc! And there was one of those postcards on E-bay, I was going to buy one from museum but Adie said why you want that!
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Best put all this speculation to rest! First off I think it a little harsh to say "avoid" the museum purely on the basis that they don't normally allow photos,the Interceptor is one of the biggest assests to any Mad Max fan and most would be more than happy to just be able see the car in the 'flesh'.
I have visited the museum 4 times in the last 5 years,the last 2 occasions were with John (2050),and although the guy on the door (Peter Nelson's brother) may appear 'frosty' to some, he is in fact a real nice guy when you get the chance to chat,and very open with info about the car.
There is no financial gain for them what so ever behind not allowing photos,in fact, if they were to allow photos they could charge and make quite a substantial amount if they so wished...BUT.....they believe if they were to allow photos to be taken,the chances are they would end up all over the place,web sites etc. and the majority of potential customers may not then make the effort to visit the museum for themselves as they could see exactly what any or all of the cars look like from the photos that would be circulating at present.
And yes, there are exceptions to the 'No Photo' rule!
Thanks for Bronze21's comments. I was well surprised by the car to be honest, the wheels looked tiny which was a bit weird and the colour scheme was definitely not black on black (gloss/matt) as I thought it would be - just all over cheap black gloss. Don't get me wrong I was really happy to finally see the best car in the world - just very, very disappointed with the presentation and attitude of the museum. By the way I did write to them as well (rather than just moaning here) and they have taken the time to answer. Apparently the photography issue is down to copyright issues - is the interceptor copyrighted???? If so, are all the replicas illegal? Is George Miller really that mean? Surely not. Anyway - too late now...all that remains are memories.
Johnny, you were given the standard comment about 'copyright'! An easier and quicker explanation for them to give than the correct but lengthy one that actually makes sense!
I've been to the museum several times, and its a great experience. Not only to see the Mad Max car, but a beautiful array of some of the most famous vehicles to grace our screens. If it wasnt for the museum, surly the cars would be in the hands of some rich collectors somewhere never again to see the light of day. I think it is a privelage that we are allowed to go and see them all.
The museum cannot be held responsble for the poor restoration job, that was done when the car was still in Australia, and I think that they wouldnt touch the car anyway, trying to keep it as close to how it was when it left Australia, any further restoration is taking it away from what it is. A bit like the 2 Ronnies broom sketch, the guy's had the same broom 20 odd years, only had 4 new heads and a dozen new shanks!
As for the frosty reception from the guy at the museum, I find that hard to believe.
Did you actually talk to him??? I have, on several occasions, he's very enthusiastic, not only about the car(s) but about the stars that he's met, telling his stories of meeting Mel Gibson, Clint Eastwood etc.
I dont really think that there's a copyright issue on the car as it was a stock car, and all the parts were freely available in Australia at the time, not a custom job like the Batmobile which is copyright. I think its more the museum trying to protect their interest, and get people to actually go there and see it for themselves. As Adrian said, in this modern era that we live in, any photos would be posted all over the internet for everyone to see, and I guess less people would actually go there.
I know this for a fact as we braught up the subject of copyright with the guy, who then explained the real reason why photos are banned.
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