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  General Lee - Car Forums and Automotive Chat
Then they would wreck on average one car and episode doing all the stunts, but it would be a stripped out car with a paint job and a roll cage.
Im sure the orginal close up cars are all still around somewhere in the states, and many of the stunt cars also lived on in various guises.
Wooten was sold the 'close up' car, which was all done properly, as opposed to others which had their interiors spray-painted the beige colour to make it look right, just befor it took a nose-dive into the dirt.
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  Encyclopedia: General Lee (car)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The General Lee is the car driven by the Duke cousins Bo and Luke in the television series The Dukes of Hazzard.
Though General Lee is often used as a daily driver by Bo and Luke, the implied primary purpose of the car is dirt-track racing.
General Lee reappeared on TV in 2005 in the TLC Network car television series Rides as "Xtreme Lee", which was a modified General Lee owned by Kenny Wayne Shepherd.
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 Encyclopedia article: General Lee (car)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The "General Lee" is the car driven by the Duke cousins in the television series The Dukes of Hazzard (additional info and facts about The Dukes of Hazzard).
It is known for the stunts and car chases it performs in almost every episode.
"The General" is an orange-red 1969 Dodge Charger (additional info and facts about Dodge Charger), with the number "01" on the side and a Confederate flag (The first flag of the Confederate States of America) painted on the roof.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/ge/general_lee_(car).htm   (184 words)

  
 General Lee
In practically every show, their car had to go off a jump to leap over a river, ditch, fence, a squad car, or something of that nature.
Also at the show was a Dodge Charger that was claimed be one of the seventeen privately owned original General Lee cars used for actual filming of the "Dukes of Hazzard" show that survived after the show was canceled.
Inside the car was a folded Confederate flag in the front seat and a compound bow in the rear seat.
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 TV kitsch: Dukes of Hazzard car for sale - Jun. 26, 2003
If this car were used as a stunt car, it probably would have had a rough life for a while.
Another General Lee, also with paperwork but with a larger 440 engine, was bid up to $41,000 at a June 2001 auction at Petersen's Automotive Museum.
The car, a stock 'Cuda modified to make it appear to be a 1971 model with a Hemi engine, would probably have sold for about a third that price had it not been for the presence of the program's star Don Johnson himself, promoting the car and even driving it onto the stage, said McGrane.
money.cnn.com /2003/05/14/pf/autos/hazzard   (915 words)

  
 General Lee
The General Lee was painted bright orange and had a confederate flag on the roof and the number '01' on the door.
On all the General Lees used for the show, the locking mechanism was disconnected from the foot-operated parking brake for the "Bootleggers' Turn", the 180-degree turns the Dukes made in practically every show to lose sheriff Rosco, and/or deputies Enos and Cletus.
The Duke boys got the General Lee after it was seized from a couple of guys who used it as their getaway car in a bank robbery.
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 General Carbuncle | The Dukes of Hazzard | General Lee
The General Lee was the hot rod car that the Dukes boys used to roar about in; getting into scrapes, avoiding the cops and helping the needy.
ENGINE: The engine of the General Lee was usually a 440 Magnum, with a Holley 650 Double Pumper and an Edelbrock Torker intake.
The doors were welded shut, a three point roll bar and a grill guard were all installed to protect the car during jumps.
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 DualIntake.com - The muscle car enthusiasts' community - The General Lee   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The choice of the '69 Dodge Charger as the Dukes' racing car was almost coincidental.
They chased the car down and convinced the driver of the car to sell the musical horn.
Boxes of lead weight were stored in the trunk during jumps to balance the weight of the engine in front thus preventing the car from turning end over end in the air.
www.dualintake.com /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5   (392 words)

  
 General Lee (the car) escapes political correctness
Director and co-writer Jay Chandrasekhar said there were conversations before filming started about not having a battle flag atop the General Lee, considering how controversial it has become, or replacing it with an American flag.
"The car is an iconic symbol, and you can't be messing with that just because it's politically incorrect," Harkins said.
And soon the General Lee leaves Atlanta and all the political commentators who live there and goes back to being just another souped-up Dodge Charger crashing through the Georgia underbrush.
www.azcentral.com /ent/movies/articles/0805genlee0805.html   (656 words)

  
 The General Lee - Justin's Dukes of Hazzard site
To customize the car for the show, it was stripped down to the bare metal on the outside, the rough spots were sanded thoroughly, and then several coats of specially-mixed paint were applied.
The roof of the General Lee was supported by three-point roll bars that helped retain the strength of the metal in the event the car was flipped over during a scene.
Meanwhile in Hazzard the Duke Boys borrow Cooter's tow truck in case they found a car in a junkyard for their engine.
www.thedukesofhazzard.net /general.html   (768 words)

  
 Dukes Of Hazzard General Lee Car & Cast
Speaking of the car, it was bright orange in color with a confederate flag on the roof.
The General Lee car was a 1969 Dodge Charger.
The Duke boys got the General Lee car after it was seized from a couple of guys who used it as their getaway car in a bank robbery.
www.geocities.com /rickstvshows/dukesofhazzard.html   (635 words)

  
 Dukes Of Hazzard, The: Return Of The General Lee Cheats - XBox - Video Game Cheats - eLook.org
Successfully complete Picnic Persuasion mission to unlock the Police Car and General Lee in multi-player mode.
Successfully complete Stock Car Race mission to unlock the Sheriff's Car, Black Car and Tow Truck in multi-player mode.
Successfully complete the Runaway Daisy mission to unlock the Turbo General Lee in multi-player mode.
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 General Lee Car Found - Automotive Message Forums
02-16-2005, 02:13 AM Back in 1986 (around June) a "General Lee" car was auctioned off in Oakland as being an original car from the Dukes of Hazzard movie.
The car is a 1969 Charger R/T with a 440 engine and painted with all the general lee colors.
There's a metal hanger on both sides inside the car that looks like it used to be connected to a belt above the driver and passenger.
www.automotivehelper.com /topic366096.htm   (202 words)

  
 Dukes of Hazzard General Lee 1969 Dodge Charger Mini Go Cart   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Dukes of Hazzard TV fans all know about the '69 Charger famous rebel bearing flagged car known simply as the "General Lee", now the movie comes to life and this heartstopping "General Lee" 1969 Dodge Charger replica and it is simply the envy of both the classic TV viewers and motion picture fans alike!
The fiberglass style "Dukes of Hazzard" General Lee mini car comes standard with a 3-1/2 hp Tecumseh Power Sport engine featuring a 2-Year Manufacturers Warranty (engine can be upgraded to 6hp with electric start (see options below).
Everything on our mini cars except the rubber tires and the engines are made in our manufacturing facilities.
www.gokartsrus.com /dukes-of-hazzard-general-lee-mini-car-p-4883.html   (1053 words)

  
 NYPD adds "General Lee" muscle car to its fleet
NEW YORK The New York Police Department is adding the muscle of the old "General Lee" to its fleet of cars.
There will be a V-six version of the muscle car patrolling the streets of New York's five boroughs, and a V-eight version on the highways.
Leonard Lesko, who oversees the N-Y-P-D's fleet of cars, says speed matters when it comes to trying to keep up with all those flashy foreign cars on the the road.
www.kfor.com /Global/story.asp?S=4482015   (206 words)

  
 KryptonSite: The General Lee in Smallville!
What we didn't know before now is that the Charger being used in the episode will actually be a car that used to be painted as a General Lee.
We heard from Richard Cummins of Cummins Stuntworks, who also happens to be the owner of a stunt "General Lee" that they will be using for the episode.
And here we were hoping for orange, or perhaps fl - the color the car was in the classic episode "Happy Birthday, General Lee" before the Dukes got a hold of it.
www.kryptonsite.com /general.htm   (478 words)

  
 1969 DODGE CHARGER R/T "GENERAL LEE"
Black American's continued their struggle for Civil Rights while the term "Generation Gap" was used to describe the differences in political views between Young and Old American's.
Several cars with the 318 and 440 block (especially for high jumps) were utilized but, all had one thing in common, they were painted "Hemi Orange" (not Hugger Orange as reported on at least 2 websites and one mis-informed book).
Part of the reason for the popularity of the car is that the 1969 Dodge Charger won 22 of the 54 major stock car NASCAR Races in 1969.
www.classicdreamcars.com /69DodgeGenLee.html   (2996 words)

  
 General Lee Diecast Model Cars - TV Original Car   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Recreate the action and excitement of "The Dukes of Hazzard" TV series with this authentic diecast replica of the famous "General Lee".
The General Lee is without question the most famous car on television.
The Good Ol' Boys, cousins Bo and Luke Duke, race around Hazzard County avoiding close brushes with the law in their indestructible 1969 Dodge Charger.
www.kdmv.com /genLee.htm   (103 words)

  
 1969 Dodge Charger - reviews and pictures for the 1969 Dodge Charger
It's a tough choice which car is cooler, the 1968 or 1969 Dodge Charger, especially since the 1969 model changed little.
Chrysler also produced two racecar models of its Charger to compete on the NASCAR stock car circuit, the Charger 500 and the Charger Daytona.
The Daytona was a longer car with a distinct rear tail stabilizing wing that rose 23 inches in the air.
www.cargurus.com /Cars/Overview-c6498-p2-a161734-1969-Charger.html   (433 words)

  
 General Lee car horn Dukes of Hazard car horn
General Lee car horn Dukes of Hazard car horn
You can have the General Lee car horn Dixie sound like the Charger used on the tv show Dukes of Hazard!
General Lee car horn Dukes of Hazard car horn WOLO 430
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 General Lee - Car Forums and Automotive Chat
I don“t know if anyone saw my car before but it was my latest built.
It took me almost one year to finish this beautiful car, per haps for me the most fantastic car ever.
Yes the kit is the Revell Monogram 69 Charger with decals of General Lee kit, the weels and tyres are from Eckler Corvette, the CB is from A-Team van, the roll bar and push bar are scracht and I painted it with Tamiya TS-12 Orange (body) and Tamiya light sand in interior.
www.automotiveforums.com /t624187-general_lee.html   (206 words)

  
 NYPD adds 'General Lee' muscle car to its fleet | wkyc.com
POSTED: Friday, February 10, 2006 2:54:19 PM UPDATED: Friday, February 10, 2006 2:55:05 PM NEW YORK -- The New York Police Department is adding the muscle of the old “General Lee” to its fleet of cars.
There will be a V6 version of the muscle car patrolling the streets of New York’s five boroughs, and a V8 version on the highways.
Leonard Lesko, who oversees the NYPD’s fleet of cars, says speed matters when it comes to trying to keep up with all those flashy foreign cars on the road.
www.wkyc.com /news/news_print.asp?id=47596   (166 words)

  
 Dukes of Hazzard 1969 Dodge Hemi Charger Ertl 1:18 32485 General Lee Car ,1/18 Scale & Up
Dukes of Hazzard 1969 Dodge Hemi Charger Ertl 1:18 32485 General Lee Car
General Lee Dukes of Hazzard 1969 Dodge Hemi Charger Ertl 1/18 Scale Diecast Car 32485.
The 2005 movie release of The Dukes of Hazzard, based on the hit television series, follows the adventures of “good old boy” cousins, Bo and Luke Duke, cousin Daisy and moonshine-running Uncle Jesse who tries to save the family farm from being destroyed by Boss Hogg.
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 The Car - Diecast Model Cars   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
What is The Car, and who or what is behind the wheel?
These are among the questions a small-town sheriff must answer, as a mysterious and sinister fl sedan terrorizes the inhabitants of a small New Mexican town in the movie, The Car.
The Car is a four-wheeled evil incarnate, and a seemingly indestructible machine, but the sheriff wages a fierce battle to send this automotive apparition and it's driving force back from whence it came.
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 car cast die from movie -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Search, find and buy General Lee Chrome Chase Car Die Cast and other Toys and Games products from a variety of merchants via the OneCart(tm) solution at SHOP.COM.
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 Dukes of Hazzard Diecast Model Cars General Lee 69 Chargers
Dukes of Hazzard Diecast Model Cars General Lee 69 Chargers
The Dukes of Hazzard T-shirts, Hats, DVDs, Model Cars, and Much More including the General Lee.
This is a the Famous 1969 Charger General Lee Die-Cast Vehicle from ERTL Collectibles
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 Dukes of Hazzard General Lee Dixie Car Horn
Dukes of Hazzard General Lee Dixie Car Horn
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 NYPD adds "General Lee" muscle car to its fleet - Law Enforcement News
NEW YORK- The New York Police Department is adding some muscle to its car fleet: the 2006 Dodge Charger, whose 1969 model is best remembered for outrunning a hapless sheriff in "The Dukes of Hazzard."
With so many flashy foreign cars on the road, speed matters, said Leonard Lesko, the NYPD's director of fleet services.
Over the next several years, it made an impact on the stock car circuit and on television, starring as the General Lee, an orange 1969 model, in "The Dukes of Hazzard."
www.policeone.com /news/123161   (341 words)

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