The History Trust of South Australia has launched a campaign to raise money to restore Priscilla, the bus at the centre of the iconic 1994 Australian film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, which was long thought lost before being found in a paddock in New South Wales in 2019.
A campaign has been launched to raise $2.2 million to fund the restoration of the bus used in the iconic 1994 Australia n film The Adventures of Priscilla , Queen of the Desert.
History Trust of South Australia chief executive officer Greg Mackie said restoration of the 1976 Japanese model Hino Freighter had already begun with plans to display the bus at the National Motor Museum at Birdwood in the Adelaide Hills. "It's an important piece of South Australian history, but also an important piece of Australian cinematic history and it belongs in a museum," Education Minister Blair Boyer said.Restoration of the bus is taking place in Brisbane and is expected to cost $750,000, with additional funds needed for a display at the museum.
The case of the missing piece of Australian cinematic history was solved in 2019, when a man contacted the History Trust to say he had the bus on his property in New South Wales and was willing to sell it.Michael Mahon said he bought the property, and unbeknownst to him the bus in the paddock, in 2016.
"They've been calling it the holy grail and I said 'well, it's at my place'. Everyone just didn't believe me.""I can see a piece of Australian history is going to be saved and it will belong to all Australians," Mr Mahon said."The fire burnt right alongside Priscilla under the front bull bar, took out two cars in front of it … I couldn't believe it was still here," Mr Mahon said.
Priscilla Queen Of The Desert Iconic Film Australia 1994 Campaign Restore Former Glory Lost Found Paddock $2.2 Million
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