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Actually the antenna on the back was for the CB. That front antenna was for the radio. It was in the pilot even.

That Bat poop Joke had me ROLLIN HAHA

It drives the collectors nuts, but the reality of TV cars, especially back then, was that continuity issues abound. The 69 charger was at that time just an old car that fit what they needed for shots. If you look closely at the episodes, you can see differences throughout the series. Colors, shots with a headlight door up and no pushbar, interior differences, dents, all are found repeatedly. Thanks for the research, I enjoyed the video....

I got a mysterious call once in the 90s, sorry if I can't remember dates and times. The caller asked if I had a 1970 442 oldsmobile and if I wanted to sell. I said yes and no. Was so confused as to how this random caller even knew I had such a car. I said to him mine is not for sale but know a friend selling one just like it. Gave him the number. Turns out my friend sold his car and it became the number 2 car in Demolition Man movie. The car was originally blue but ended up a red w-30 clone for the movie. The number 1 car was the princess. The number 2 car seen action in the film. The number 3 car was a small block rusted bondo cutlass that got beat up and destroyed. Look it up if anyone thinks I'm making this up Edit : the edit is I still have my first car , the one I wouldn't sell. And it's a 1970 Olds 442

My old man actually sent a letter to Jack Gill wen he was young and Jack actually sent a letter back thanking him for the kind words and said a few others things as well as a signed photo (same one in this video) of him leaning against the general lee. Very cool.

Good job. Thanks. Showing this to my grandson right now to teach him what one of the best shows on tv was like.

In the Pilot there is one scene where Bo and Luke are sitting along side the road in the general Lee and it has a black interior

Chunkey, bro that was some amazing content…. Everything you said in regards to the GeneralLee was spot on! You’ve done your homework as have I…. I love knowing the history of the car and you absolutely nailed it in a compact video for the average curious Joe…. Nice Job!

Great details on the history of the General Lee cars. I watched the show as a young man home in Australia. I still tinker with full size cars to this day, currently a custom VW Beetle. I used rattle can orange on a 1/24 grey charger model several weeks ago. I don't have to be concerned the orange shade is accurate now. I purchased a set of general lee decals from the U.S. to make a model replica of the Lee. thanks good interesting info.

Loved the vid but one little thing is bothering me just a little bit. Im pretty sure the antenna that Tom sliced his arm on was the Chargers radio antenna the CB antenna was always on the back. I think after that happened they just took off the radio antenna so that wouldn’t happen again.

Car Craft said. Years ago. They used about 614. 68 thru 70 models. I saw this in a Car Craft magazine way back

Thanks for adding my general lee truck in the video man I appreciate that

sometimes the interior was a dark brown because that was the velvuzet's used for some episodes they were really inconsistent. The engine the car had in the show was a 440 and in reality they had pretty much any engine that was thrown into the car. this information is coming from the lead mechanic on the show, Tom Sarmento. Now, mr Sarmento claims there was 1 stick shift car for the whole show. it was a 413 car with a 4 speed, the stunt guys hated that car.

You said in the video they didn't weld the doors till after they started racing it. The general was built as a race car and the doors were welded shut in the building of it. Uncle Jesse questioned Luke about it and said "forget about me ever driving it."

To me personally the most important General Lee sadly does not exist anymore. "Lee 3" was the actual first GL built. All of the pre production photos of the cast (the ones where the General has his doors open and there are no 01's on them) featured this car. It was wrecked while filming the first 5 episodes in Georgia, repaired, sent back to California, and survived into season 2 of the show when it was finally totaled in the episode "The Meeting" when it jumped over a creek and limo. If I was ever able to build a General Lee, that's the one I want to try to duplicate.

Lee One is owned by Bubba Watson in Georgia. And Bubba actually stole it out of that auction. Lol

I have watched the Duke's Of Hazzard every Friday night almost every show me and my friend would try to react the show ever time with are bikes.

Super cool i loved this show when i was growing up.Cool to know this stuff.🤘🤘

Awesome content bro!

At <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="440">7:20</a> when the General Lee is driving by, I saw that one of the headlight covers weren't closed and there wasn't a push bar on the front

Awesome video bro!!! You Purdy much hit the nail on the head with all the facts and details :). Every thing I was thinking you pretty much said in the video lol. I'm surprised you didn't mention WhistlinDiesel general. But keep up the good videos bro ☺️ #OrangeCarsMatter.

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I didn't know Chuck Norris himself was the one to put the 01 on the car <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="229">3:49</a>

That one smart car that said General Wee had me dyin jus cause of the name😂😂😂😂😂

I remember watching a Lee restoration video not long after high school, taking note of some pictures showing the original cast signing the hatch to the glove compartment. A few years later at our towns Fall Festival, they had a car show and parade where a General Lee drove in. I managed to find it and have a look inside. Sure enough, there was the glove compartment with all the signatures written on it. Small world.

Brother I love how you’re very knowledgeable about The Dukes Of Hazzard.That General Lee Lee 01 is owned now by Bubba Watson.The very first General Lee built by Warner Brother was Lee #03 it was a 1969 Dodge Charger R/T SE 440 Metallic Green with a vinyl tan roof.The car it was used from the first and second season. It was finally destroyed in the episode The Meeting when they jump over the creek.The most important General Lee is the Last R/T 440 car that was used in the Last 3 seasons for High Performance Driving and Burnouts!!! That was out of the last 17 that survived.That guy Bob Hartwig of Movies Machines owned it since 1991.Now Chris of Chromecars own it.The other engines that they used were 318 Small Blocks Mopar V8’s for the ski car they also used 383 Big blocks 2 and for barrel carburetor and the big block 440 Mopar V8’s which has a four barrel carburetor and aftermarket engines come with the 6 barrel carburetor. They destroyed 329 General Lee’s plus over 600 police cars.Theres another General Lee at the ending credits without the roll bar was used for Season 01 and Season 2 episode, called The Rustlers.That was restored by the Smith Brothers and it shown at SEMA 2011.Then there’s WBGL Car#28 From Season 4 to Season 7 that Cory Eubanks drove while filming.That’s the car in the 6th Season Enos Last Chance when Frank Scallion comes to get his revenge for testifying against him.When you see the truck lid fly open and the burn out after Daisy Bo And Luke are driving on the Warner Brothers Backlot is that car.Even when you see the car coming out of the Alleyway.I really love your videos and I would line to make some content with you someday pal!!! And you probably didn’t know this,But they use a single shot of nitrous on the jump cars!!!!! The General Lee’s paint code is called TNT Express!!!

I'm glad you say cousins.Most people refer to him as brothers

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okay now there was some things that I did not know and some that I did cool video keep up the cool general lee videos

I would tend to agree with you on that one General Lee that’s more important than Lee 1. It lasted from at least season three to the end of the show. If you look at a dvd from a convention Travis Bell did from 2003 in Covington and Conyers Georgia, Tom Sarmento tells us that both automatic and manual transmissions were used on the show. For the close-ups, automatic center console all the way. For the jump cars, didn’t matter. There are a couple of scenes that the General Lee gets so high you see the underneath of the car. Very hard to tell but you can see some manual transmissions were used. No biggie. Great video overall. I’m definitely a fan of your channel. One last question for you. Everybody knows about the RadioShack teardrop antenna, Avanti Racer antenna and the Cobra 78X cb radio. Do you know what the other make and model CB radio was? I’ll give you a hint. It’s in the episode Big Brothers Duke from season 5.

Great video. You did a helluva job.

Well, congratulations on making the best KZfaq video I've ever seen.

Yes, the color for Lee 1 was proven when they rebuilt the car, but each General Lee was a slight different shade of Orange. There isn't just one color for the car.

Harry yeaggy owns one- he picked us up in it to go to harps roller drome in Cincinnati. Look up,Harry yeaggy museum in Cincinnati. His had camera mounts which was rare

VIDEO ERRORS ADDRESSED: I get it, I messed up on a few things in the video. The engine of the General Lee was identified only once throughout the franchise, and that was in the 2005 movie where they stated it was a 426 Hemi. That's why I chose that as the answer. Yes they never actually used them, but in the movies and TV Show that is the only time it was stated, so I chose it. Because its a cool engine, and the General Lee is the "fastest car in hazzard." And although some of you claim I messed up talking about the paint, I didnt. The stunt actors said the color was never exact for years, it wasnt until recently when they started claiming corvette flame red as the color. The reality of it is, the stunt men are just giving you the answer you want to hear. Its close, but there is no exact color of the car.

the DOH was cool, it inspired me to buy a charger my first one is what i thought WAS a 69 charger, rear window plug and bondo over the holes for a rear wing told me i found a daytona=she still has her original engine and trans, and is restored, my second is a triple black rt , my third is my driver a yellow and blak striped clone of the one in dirty mary crazy larry, and NO none will be painted to look like the general lee

John Schnider has made a number of videos and posted them here on KZfaq about The Dukes of Hazzard including 1 where he describes the 'official' color as being a mish mash of different colors for the orange.

Nice video. Very informative and interesting.

Corvette flame was actually the most used color on the general lee yes they did mix paints but they did this when they was running low on paint. Tom Samento and some of the builders themselves have confirmed this. The first 3 general Lee’s was originally painted hemi orange then repainted corvette flame because hemi orange had to much metallic in it

There IS a published color for the General. Its called TNT Express. TNT Express didnt reflect light back and show the camera while filming.

Thanks bro learned alot good job

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Dukes of hazard in my DNA i be trail blazin John Wayne in my Chevrolet. Super charged baby. Pintos in the cabin I'm a flood in a cabin all i do in music city i reckon let's make a racket oh.... I seen the clip from Ryan upchurch's music video dukes of hazard and had to put the hook here. Keep it up bud🤘

One thing you messes up was the paint color. On the TV show Graveyard cars they restored a General Lee. The owner of the shop that was doing the restoration got in contact with several people who built and painted the General Lee stunt cars, and it was agreed upon that at first three different colors were used two were factory GM colors one was a AMC color. For the first season or two there was no standard color by the third season the color was standardized to AMC Big Bad Orange a color used by AMC from 1968 to 1970 on specialized AMC Javelin and AMX cars

Very Informative... great job with video...

And that 440 General Lee car needs to be restored also.

Have you seen the reunion I checked out most you're videos but what is your thoughts on reunion and LA

The Antenna on the back is for the CB not the regular car radio. That is the one the Tom (Luke Duke) Wopat broke off in that scene from the opening credits. There already was an CB Antenna on the trunk before the hood slide Antenna breaking off. That has Nothing to do with moving the antenna from the front to the back ChunkerMonkey40. Please get that correct in the feature, Thank you.

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I remember my student teacher assistant said she had a brother who owned a General Lee. And he would get pulled over almost every single time, probably because of the Confederate Battle Flag. So he sold it.

Those cars made in GA were hand numbered and lettered by Ronnie Edwards who had a small sign shop that's was attached to my Father's Bail bonding business. One of the pictures in your video briefly shows it.

Growing up in the country. We didn't have cable TV. My aunt recorded alot 40-60 ish episodes on VHS So I could watch them at her house. Think my mom still had them .

In One Armed Bandits Lee 01 was the original color and a blue steering wheel

Loved this show as a kid

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Someone by me had a boattail riveria painted like the general lee

In the First season DVD Dukes of Hazzard Réunion Barbecue Ben Jones said 309 and the exact color is TNT Express

@<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="522">8:42</a> that was the AM/FM radio antenna. Not the CB wip. You can clearly see the CB wip on the back of the car in that shot.

Wayne Wooten had mentioned that they wanted to use Camaros. But they lacked leaf springs and torsion bars.

Really interesting!

Remember the ghost Lee episode? Luminous paint job and or fx with periscope? Wooo!

Great video.

amazing vid

I jumped a Plymouth Fury lll 55 1/2 feet several times because loved show so much..actually stopped when saw General Lee outside closed Restaurant..while driving OTR just sitting out front..I said to myself it can be repaired..I have dreams someday of 69/70 any mutant dress coded with 572 Hemi..no matter my age..will keep it to myself though..but midnight rides for sure..thanks hope your well..

Cool video thank you

I love your hat!👍

Love that car and show I grow up watching that show 👍👍👍👍

First car "built" Lee3 first car "used for filming" Lee1. Promo car photos "Lee3" which is first car built.

After Warner Bros. took over building the cars midway through the 4th season, they spray painted the interiors light tan/cream color.

I always wondered if the legendary Buzz Bundy did the skiing stunts on the show? He is known for doing them on Knight Rider.

General Lee Chargers generally had (bad pun there) the motors the cars had when WB acquired them. 318s, 340s, 360s, 383s, & 440s. Lee #26, 32 & 35 were 68' Chargers, Lee 26 was an R8 Burgundy Poly 68' Charger, (Corey Eubanks's favorite car) that particular car got damaged during filming, and a white charger gave up it's front clip (watch the Knight Rider Historians video, the engine bay is a combination of Alpine White and R8 Burgundy Poly.) Lee 32 was a turquoise 68' with a 383, 3.23 suregrip rear end and white interior Lee 35 (ski car) was a 68' Charger with power windows

Hey Chunky Monkey! Great stuff as always on the General Lee and The Dukes of Hazzard! But I must correct 2 things for you. In one of the episodes in Georgia,the interior was black once. It may have been the episode where they drove around junk yard/with the Starsky/Hutch car! The engines were never 340's! The Charger never came with a 340 engine. A few were 318,mostly 383 engines. Very few 440's,due to your reasoning as well. The 383 was most preferred,due to its more HP than the sb 318. Here's another fun fact for ya..they took the ratchet/locking mechanism out of the emergency brake on the floor,so they could use it more fluently to do boot leg turns. Great stuff as usual tho man!! You remind me of myself as a young man,when it comes to the Dukes! Yee Haw!

When I was little probably about 1983 I saw a general Lee across the street and I broke into it and sat in there pretending I was driving my mom saw me and came out and tried to pull me out and I remember hanging on the steering wheel like nooooooo! As she was trying to spank my hands off the wheel! So if you have a general Lee and I'm sitting in it you better call my mom.

My glad you say cousins.Most people say their brothers

Looking for a <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="85">1:25</a> Scale Diecast Model of Daisy's Plymouth Roadrunner. Any suggestions?

Well one of those General Lee's had round tail lights in the beginning.

What first season episode did NOT have the General lee?

the antennae on the back is a C.B. one not am/fm , also regardless of snapping it off AS a Racecar it would have to be rmoved anyway.

My fathers car was actually used in the Dukes of Hazzard and I would just love to find out what car it was

Was seeing another documentary where they said owners of such cars began refusing to sale, so certain numbers were stolen.

How many Original screen used used Genral Lee's are still around ?

I believe the colour of orange turned out to be TNT orange.

I like the 1969 General Lee Dodge charger!!!! But my favorite Dodge Charger is the 1968 that was in the movie "Bullet" with Steve McQueen!!!!😁😊🙂😀😄😁 Just looks cool and mean!!!! Where the Dukes Of Hazzard Dodge Charger looks cool and happy!!!!😂😂😂😂😂 P.S.: At the time The Dukes Of Hazzard TV show was made, the classic/muscle car hobby craze wasn't out of control and crazy expensive like it is today!!!!! 69 Dodge Chargers you can still find every where because they were only 10 year old automobiles at the time!!!! I was 9 years old when Dukes Of Hazzard first aired!!!!( I'm now 51years old now!😁) I thought the the show was so cool because it reminded me a lot of Smokey And The Bandit the movie!!!!😁😄😁😄😀🙂😊

Amen bro. I been a fan always is what got me to like cars so much I build my own GLee RC. You cover a lot that is already been shared by other including John as you showed true. Good job putting those fact together. 👍👍 dammed we need a confederate flag imoji 🏁

so was it a column shit or a center console shift??

325 John told me i know about the Duke of hazzard i been to the farm i seen all of them back in the 80 my buddy dad sold them 4 cops car

I love that car.

Great video. Thanks for putting it together. I believe your handle "chunky monkey" comes from the simpsons, yes?

the color that most represents the orange of the general lee is called TNT orange. EDIT: look up "the dookie boys" its a truck that cleans septic tanks painted orange witn an 02 on the door.

It’s a Reddish-Orange. Cooter himself said it the episode Happy Birthday General Lee

I hate how people get offended by this, it's the past

My favorite clone is Kenny Wayne Shepherd's. I know there are a ton of clones or copies and I haven't seen all the clones for sure but his General Lee is top of the line.

The general lee interior an steering wheel was white in the 3 Season

This may have already been mentioned the one thing I need to correct you on is they were looking at 69 Camaros for the General Lee not Chevelles...Great Job though 👍

I question the validity of the claim that the Dixie Horn was discovered during the filming of "High Octane" simply because "One-Armed Bandits" was the first episode shot, and it features the horn. At the end of the episode, during Sheriff Roscoe's party, you can even see John Schneider manually engage the horn by reaching through the window. The story I'd always heard was that Gy Waldron was "down south" somewhere scouting locations prior to filming, when the aforementioned El Camino blasted past them blaring the horn. The chased the fellow down and wound up paying the dude DOUBLE for the Horn they could've easily bought at JC Whitney for $50 bucks. Oh and no 340's were ever used in any General Lee simply because.... Charger's could not come equipped with the 340 engine. Many were 318 cars, most were 383's and a few 440's. There is a production note somewhere that told the "wrangling crew" to avoid 6-cylinder cars, because of the amount of time required to upgrade to a V8 and the associated running gear. Yes, they did make 6-cylinder Chargers. Very few. I think for 1969 there were only something like 128 of them. But it was available 1968 through 1972 as a "Credit Option".

John Marendi of Warner Bros helped on the decals. Might say he designed it then.

There actually is a confirmed color of Lee 1. And the color was chosen quite carefully. Just so ya know.