Four-Links – Mad max caravan crash, NYC’s abandoned cars, retro car scene, Woodill Wildfire brochure

* Let’s start off this week’s Four-Links with this model of the caravan crash from the first Mad Max as done by Shoey on the Australian Automotive Model Builders forum, detailed down to the artwork on the side of the destroyed caravan. Thanks for the tip, Mark!

* The Bowery Boys, a blog dedicated to New York City history, took a look at the epidemic and culture of abandoned cars on the streets of the city’s five boroughs during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, when as many as 79,000 cars a year were left stripped and smashed around the city. Thanks to Diskojoe for the story tip!

* Speaking of once unloved cars, The Petrol Stop this week took a look at the rise of what it calls the “Retro Car Scene” in the UK, where younger car enthusiasts have begun seeking out Lada Nivas, Fiat 124s, Reliant Robins, and other cars once dismissed by the traditional oldtimer scene.

* Like cars sold through dealerships, plenty of the fiberglass cars of the 1950s were promoted with brochures, such as the one for the Woodill Wildfire that Geoff Hacker at Forgotten Fiberglass recently shared.

* Finally, If you haven’t yet been propositioned to contribute to somebody’s restoration via Kickstarter, GoFundMe, or some other crowdfunding site, you probably will soon. FlatSixes.com has and – at least for one particular Porsche 924 – they recommend staying far far away.