Yep, that would be correct. My understanding is that he simply built the car for the parent company, but didn't actually know which Planet Hollywood it would ultimately be installed at and didn't participate in that part directly - PH handled all that. Noting also that some PH were run directly from the main company and some were franchises (Sydney was a franchise), and noting again that a lot of PH "props" were in fact replicas. Usually all high quality, and many manufactured by the original studios by the same people, but replicas just the same.Sucks_Nitro wrote:Cool Peter,
http://www.jayohrberg.com/Mad_Max.html
So from the looks of the images on Jay's website, it looks like the vehicle was built in the states, shipped to Sydney and installed in Planet Hollywood.
Those photos of Jay's surfaced for the Kruse Autos auction, note that some of the pics on his site are his replica car, and some are the original. Pics 4 through 7 are the original, I assume all the others are the Kruse car, and I assume none are pics of the PH car. Looking at the PH car interior, there are definitely similarities to the Kruse car. See the Kruse car (pic 1) and the PH car (pics 2 and 3) - note the similarities in the size/shape of the warning light, and the tacho used where the Dobros gauge should be.
It's also interesting to note that the PH car is in fact an XA, although obviously items like the tail lights have been changed to match an XB. I'm wondering what base car the Kruse car was, does anyone know where that is now, or was that info published at the time?
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has the red light faded on this car or was it orange 