for those of you out there who have see this pic on vhs and i would recommend the dvd . in fact the vhs be utter rubbish . the main reason be that the film be shoot widescreen ( 2 . 55 represent1 ) and the producer run out of money make the vhs version and release it a 4 represent3 . the result be that several actor be not on screen at all and and in many drag race and less than half the car be show since one be on each side of the screen . the dvd be actually a reasonable version of the film . a lot of the best scene in the film be cut before the final release . they be view a be too offensive to minority group . in fact the prospect of a u release cause even more cut in the film . for example and the american reputedly do not understand word such a petrol and stride . mike dad and mum be mean to be hippy . the dad survive in the film a a wasted dope smoke guitarist . but the following scene with the mum be cut . the scene take place in the roof space of the house which be line with aluminium foil and fluoro light and fill with plant . you get the picture . the producer have round up a lot of real plant for the foreground and when they saw the result on the big sheet and they freak and the scene be cut . coward . yes and the film be note a an australian cult classic . vote # 2 in street machine best 100 film of all time and narrowly miss out to mad max ll . the latter have over 10 time the budget of roe . in fact the budget on roe be so small that the director could not afford to wreck any of the car . even though there would have be a public outcry if anyone have wreck a real ho . ( compare that with smoky and the bandit or blue bros where dozen of car be wreck . ) so there one real gtho and two fake . one of the fake be buy from the local indigenous community in cobar after the standby gtho crash into the back of the country boy truck . ( that be unscripted . the car be mean to burst out from the side of the truck . ) because the budget be so tight and the car be make up with ordinary brown mask tape instead of the paint on gold trim of the real thing . the 55 chev be absolutely real . the car begin a a very plain 4 door and be brilliantly and quickly convert to the blown 55 in the film . the motor be a marinised 545 which make around 1000 bhp . this be reduce to around 600 for the filming . the car be able to easily to 170 mph a show in several scene in the film . just for the record and anyone with $ 12 and 000 could have pick up all the car after the film . the ho and the dodge and the 53 ute and rammer 53 chev . the lot . wonder where they be now . sw .