The Most Important Surviving General Lee from Dukes of Hazzard

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Autotopia LA

Autotopia LA

5 жыл бұрын

It's always fun to shoot and drive cars that we all recognize and this one was incredible to drive! This is the only survivor 440 R/T Charger from the Dukes of Hazzard. Of the 17 hero Chargers left this is the only one that is a true 440 R/T car. This is a true piece of American muscle car history and as iconic as it gets. No, we didn't jump it or get any air but plenty of burnouts and donuts to keep you guys happy.
Sit back and enjoy the ride!
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@oreally8605
@oreally8605 4 жыл бұрын
I'm a black man. I grew up watching the Dukes. I love that car.
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for saying that. It’s made into something it’s not. 👊
@godsspeedify
@godsspeedify 4 жыл бұрын
Hi five to my brotha...
@djurofaca
@djurofaca 4 жыл бұрын
Im an illegal alien and i love this car
@72dodge340
@72dodge340 4 жыл бұрын
I'm a random American of a random mix of random colors, and I love this car.
@scryla2000
@scryla2000 4 жыл бұрын
Tell me ONE time race came into play on this show. I’ll wait and I’M a BLACK MAN!! Doesn’t mean racism doesn’t exist but THIS show was about the damn car!!!
@LEMMYKISGOD
@LEMMYKISGOD 5 жыл бұрын
"The Dukes Of Hazzard" introduced me to fast cars, driving recklessly, corrupt government officials, and beautiful women... I am forever grateful Git Git Git 😎
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
Lemmy K. Is God 😂😂
@mikegager
@mikegager 5 жыл бұрын
it taught me bad guys always drive sedans
@satanlaffing
@satanlaffing 5 жыл бұрын
you & me both brotha. but let us not forget SMOKEY & THE BANDIT as well. that pretty much started everything.
@aleew20
@aleew20 5 жыл бұрын
In the blame somebody else age. I kinda blame the Dukes, the Bandit, A -Team, Starsky and Hutch, Knight Rider, Canon Ball Run and the Fall Guy for my irresponsible driving and the need to slide anything I am driving around a dirt road corner. Plenty of them where I live. But damn it is fun and never gets old.
@satanlaffing
@satanlaffing 5 жыл бұрын
@@aleew20 who do i blame for my constant need to jump a creek, or a passing train, or a police blockade & such?
@wobblielegs39
@wobblielegs39 5 жыл бұрын
Urrgh. Shameless plug on the push bar. Takes away from the originality big time
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
Vinyl sticker. No big deal and the Chrome Cars guys just want visibility for their company.
@KombatRealm
@KombatRealm 4 жыл бұрын
@@AutotopiaLA so then run an ad on the video?
@bryanmchugh1307
@bryanmchugh1307 3 жыл бұрын
I loved this show when I was growing up! This era Chargers are HUGE. They are 16 feet long and 6 feet wide! I have actually seen Ben Jones' (COOTER) own personal General Lee up in Luray Virginia. The engine sounded like the apocalypse. It was flawless.
@MEQUPWER
@MEQUPWER 5 жыл бұрын
take that sticker off the brush guard, ruins it completly!!
@paceta80
@paceta80 5 жыл бұрын
I agree
@STho205
@STho205 5 жыл бұрын
Buy the car off the guy, and you may peel it off yourself.
@popuptoaster
@popuptoaster 5 жыл бұрын
They probably only put it on for the shoot.
@alphatrion100
@alphatrion100 5 жыл бұрын
One sticker ruins the entire car. Ok.
@yakamarezlife
@yakamarezlife 5 жыл бұрын
Dumbass sticker ruined the General Lee
@rays7437
@rays7437 4 жыл бұрын
That V8 rumble and those burnouts had me grinning the whole time
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome!! Me too 👊
@irishluck7461
@irishluck7461 5 жыл бұрын
Get rid of that freaking sticker on the bumber guard what a joke
@Blood_Goddess
@Blood_Goddess 5 жыл бұрын
@Nob the Knave Fuck sponsorship.
@capcom7794
@capcom7794 4 жыл бұрын
@@Blood_Goddess Fuck you
@capcom7794
@capcom7794 4 жыл бұрын
*Triggered over a sticker*
@gangsterlean7300
@gangsterlean7300 4 жыл бұрын
@@capcom7794 fuck you
@capcom7794
@capcom7794 4 жыл бұрын
@@gangsterlean7300 😢
@shanedarden369
@shanedarden369 5 жыл бұрын
Sorry.... the General Lee, did not, and would not have. WWW. anything written on the push bumper.... TAKE IT OFF
@jaboi1108
@jaboi1108 5 жыл бұрын
Nob the Knave no I’m guessing it’s because they wouldn’t be sellouts
@capcom7794
@capcom7794 4 жыл бұрын
@@jaboi1108 Sellouts? Bitch, you know how hard it is to make anything on the gay ass platform anymore.
@onepunchgeorge9251
@onepunchgeorge9251 4 жыл бұрын
A buddy of mine worked gassing up General Lee's in the morning (bunch of them on a car hauler) before the days shooting and, being a MOPAR fan almost cried at the end of the day when he saw them wrecked on another car hauler.
@bletheringfool
@bletheringfool 4 жыл бұрын
If they were in NASCAR they would have sponsors :P
@TheWolverine-rm2kr
@TheWolverine-rm2kr 4 жыл бұрын
@Nob the Knave because it's the 80s are you dumb?
@brandonbrown7725
@brandonbrown7725 5 жыл бұрын
Never missed a episode when I was a kid.........Fall guy, Knight Rider, Dukes of Hazzard
@seankeating5005
@seankeating5005 5 жыл бұрын
And Airwolf and Street Hawk.
@mr7badass
@mr7badass 5 жыл бұрын
Carolus Magnus dumbass. After family ties you should have stopped the list. Asshole monkey garage sucks and is all fake. And where the fuck does flip this house fit into this line up? Moron
@chadst.pierre5257
@chadst.pierre5257 5 жыл бұрын
The executive producer of the Dukes of Hazzard, Paul Romeo Picard was my maternal grandmother's first cousin so that means he's my first cousin twice removed. Paul's father Romeo Joseph Picard was my 2nd great uncle and was my great grandfather's older brother. I even have old family photographs that has both Paul's parents in them his father Romeo and his mother Irene. I've also gotten in touch with his sister's granddaughter and grandson just recently. Where they told me that Paul's sister Claire is suffering from the early stages of dementia today and she's still living today in Maryland. I never met Paul himself growing up but I do know some of Claire's grandchildren and her children did know the man personally and has met him. The reason for that is the Picard family never had good family reunions both when my mother or when I was growing up. So myself or my mother never got to know anyone from her mother's side of the family all that much since they never once got together when I was growing up. Also I never once remembered ever seeing any extended family member from my Picard family ever coming to my grandmother's house not once when I visited her when I was growing up but only I got to know her mother my great grandmother only at her home and that was it. But I do think it would've been nice to have met my grandmother's cousin Paul before he died in Italy of Pancreatic Cancer in 1994. But the thing was we always did know about my grandmother's cousin Paul growing up because back then my grandmother did like to brag about Paul being the executive producer of the Dukes of Hazzard television show back in the late 70s early 80s according to my mother. The plus thing was I wasn't born until the end of the year of 1984 by the way so I was very little and I was almost 10 years old when Paul died and living in Arizona at that time.
@oakpineranch
@oakpineranch 5 жыл бұрын
Knight Rider was gay!
@bmann792
@bmann792 5 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah man I used to get out of my mom’s car by sliding out open window lol
@bretd.6781
@bretd.6781 5 жыл бұрын
The only Mopar I ever really loved . By far my favorite of all time growing up! Such an honor dude!
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
Bret D. It was incredible getting to drive it and do a few burnouts!
@ShinGoukiSan
@ShinGoukiSan 5 жыл бұрын
Love the car, HATE the URL on the Pushbar.
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
I get it but they want to give visibility to their company and it’s just a vinyl sticker
@bisonsgames
@bisonsgames 5 жыл бұрын
putting that damn sticker on it is like pissing on it. a true car guy wouldnt disrespect the general lee like that.
@65coupestang
@65coupestang 5 жыл бұрын
the sticker says www.chromecars(dot)de the website for the owners of the car which is why it's there 😤🤬 SMH it's only there as atheir advertisement SMH..!!
@bobbyvinyle3389
@bobbyvinyle3389 5 жыл бұрын
As a young dude I loved dukes of hazard. That cast and car was awesome
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
Bobby Vinyle right there with you. Getting to do burnouts in this car was so cool 😎
@bobbyvinyle3389
@bobbyvinyle3389 5 жыл бұрын
AutotopiaLA thanks brother. I love your channel. You’ve got a dream job.
@microbusss
@microbusss 5 жыл бұрын
I agree & I have a bunch of the toys by Ertl Still want one of these but with a 4 speed stick
@MrTheHillfolk
@MrTheHillfolk 5 жыл бұрын
I was glued to the TV. A few years later, my dad became a private pilot and had a plane at a small airport. One of the repair facilities was called Schneider Aviation, it was johns father. he had a soap box derby car up on the wall, painted up in general lee garb. John was known to pop by at any time. Good stuff.
@bobbyvinyle3389
@bobbyvinyle3389 5 жыл бұрын
MrHillfolk great connections and memories. I love to see that soo many others loved the show as much as I did.
@EverydayJ1786
@EverydayJ1786 5 жыл бұрын
So happy you guys burnt some rubber off those tires the way you did . That's the way the general was meant to be driven !
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
TrustMe ImAMechanic hell yes!
@PixelFastFood
@PixelFastFood 5 жыл бұрын
Aand the Lee is meant to be jumped/flied with
@jimwright5492
@jimwright5492 5 жыл бұрын
Hi there I'm from northern Ireland and to me it takes a lot of power to smoke the rears as your moving ,we over here don't have many cars that can do that , looks class
@TheLexiconDevils
@TheLexiconDevils 5 жыл бұрын
Where?
@G8GT364CI
@G8GT364CI 5 жыл бұрын
@@jimwright5492 I used to drive cars like that when i was a teenager, there is nothing like driving a big block V8 if you've never experienced it, it's hard to describe other than you have to learn to drive with that much power, they have so much torque it's easy to lose it if you're not careful, it's like driving a rocket. You cannot floor one of those without smoking the tires, that's the way real cars were/are.
@MegaShanes1
@MegaShanes1 4 жыл бұрын
The saddest thing of all is that shows like this and Knight Rider and CHiPS will never ever be repeated.
@DylanMcCoolVideo
@DylanMcCoolVideo 5 жыл бұрын
Notice too that it has a 1968 rear valence. The 1969 has reverse lights there while the '68 has them integrated into the tail light.
@johnkramer7161
@johnkramer7161 4 жыл бұрын
Or it might be a 69 valance with the lights removed. The removed the reverse and side marker lights when WB started building the cars.
@kevinvandeventer8690
@kevinvandeventer8690 3 жыл бұрын
68 had the better rear end imo.
@korymanuel4037
@korymanuel4037 3 жыл бұрын
@@kevinvandeventer8690 agreed
@rodcognito002
@rodcognito002 5 жыл бұрын
Takes me back to 19inch black and white TV in a cabin. I'd have my hot wheels lined up.
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
Rodcognito 00 awesome!
@johnbeer5242
@johnbeer5242 5 жыл бұрын
Rodcognito 00 😁✌🍻✌✌✌✌✌✌🍻👏👏✌✌
@clevelandmaker386
@clevelandmaker386 5 жыл бұрын
@@AutotopiaLA and you let a German buy the General!! by history standards.....they didn't like Uncle Jessie! a WWII vet! and a German bought it! too many cars going overseas cause nobody here can afford it
@oldschoolhiphop2275
@oldschoolhiphop2275 5 жыл бұрын
The General Lee was the boss. Legendary.
@dukecraig2402
@dukecraig2402 5 жыл бұрын
Several weeks ago I had my picture taken sitting in another classic TV vehicle, the Sanford and Son pickup.
@futuregohan9662
@futuregohan9662 5 жыл бұрын
The only thing I hate about the show is they destroyed a lot of 69 chargers
@ryderno1640
@ryderno1640 5 жыл бұрын
Also 68's but still love em, after all dodge built more than 300:p
@dukecraig2402
@dukecraig2402 5 жыл бұрын
No one cared about cars like this back then except for gear head's, at the end of the 70's there had been huge increases in gas prices and bad inflation, in 1972 I was at the county fair with my family and half of the cars in the demolition derby were 55-57 Chevys, they're not classic until they get rare and old.
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
John Marston I hear you but they were 10 year old cars that no one was interested in at the time.
@jamesdennis2058
@jamesdennis2058 5 жыл бұрын
It is missing side marker and back-up lights.
@jordanwiley4582
@jordanwiley4582 5 жыл бұрын
it was probably a 68 converted to A 69. @@jamesdennis2058
@MavidG
@MavidG 4 жыл бұрын
I still want to jump every flat bed trailer I see when it's it's tilted back.
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 4 жыл бұрын
😂
@ace.kuztoms.613
@ace.kuztoms.613 4 жыл бұрын
Iconic piece of history. One of my favorite shows growing up, that I watched religiously just to see the car jump. As an artist myself, I posted a video of a small scale diorama that I created of the General Lee’s first jump.
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 4 жыл бұрын
Cool. Stoked I got to drive it a little
@seanpizzo8256
@seanpizzo8256 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for "keeping it real" with leaving the rebel flag on the roof.
@iamOAKland
@iamOAKland 5 жыл бұрын
Nothing rebel about the flag.....if you represent white supremacy then you should be proud of what your people did and are continuing to do to African Americans. You probably don’t even know the definition of the word REBEL means anyway. Stay racist and don’t change.
@seanpizzo8256
@seanpizzo8256 5 жыл бұрын
@@iamOAKland ooooh, I'm so offended. You called me racist. Oh well. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rpmDq6iA26ezdZs.html
@JunkTardis
@JunkTardis 5 жыл бұрын
@@iamOAKland Sooo I guess we should change everything in history because a few people don't like it? That's okay, in all future representations of WW2, the Nazi flag will be removed because a few babies can't hack it. Pussy.
@darienbarth3191
@darienbarth3191 5 жыл бұрын
iamOAKland lol butt hurt
@Texas_conservative
@Texas_conservative 5 жыл бұрын
Holy shit that was a beating. Please stop I cant stop laughing. Facts dont care about your feeling!!!!
@flashy5150
@flashy5150 5 жыл бұрын
That 440 hops !!! There's nothing like a high-compression, classic 440 Magnum.
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
flashy5150 such a great motor. This thing gets up and goes
@GLRESTOMOD
@GLRESTOMOD Жыл бұрын
So thankful you featured this one! This video and all the Superformance videos are my favorite car videos on KZfaq! As someone planning a next level General Lee restomod, I truly appreciate you featuring a survivor from the series! Once you own one you begin hating the show because they purposely destroyed things that so many people appreciate. However, I’m all in on preserving them, and I love my General Lee! Love the sound of that exhaust! I plan on making mine very aggressive on the exhaust!
@DirkGently1972
@DirkGently1972 4 жыл бұрын
Oh, that engine rumble takes me back to my childhood watching this show on TV - great times and great TV show 😍
@wadeperkins6746
@wadeperkins6746 5 жыл бұрын
Favorite show growing up. Bring it back !!!!
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
Wade Perkin 👊
@vintagesavoiur
@vintagesavoiur 5 жыл бұрын
Too many leftists
@atranfanatic
@atranfanatic 5 жыл бұрын
I can watch it anytime I want on my DVDs. I have all 7 seasons and it is my favorite TV show of all time! I was watching it when it was brand new in '79!
@brianonthego
@brianonthego 5 жыл бұрын
*_Makin' their way...The only way they know how...That's just a little bit more..Than the Law will allow...._*
@79tazman
@79tazman 5 жыл бұрын
Good ol Waylon Jennings the balladeer of the show
@aslmx8320
@aslmx8320 5 жыл бұрын
Just the good ole boys
@somethingdifferent4u247
@somethingdifferent4u247 4 жыл бұрын
Well said
@RiffMusic1970
@RiffMusic1970 4 жыл бұрын
I’m a good ole boy I know my mama loves me But she don’t understand Why they keep showing my hands And not my face on TV
@gwlane5509
@gwlane5509 4 жыл бұрын
BrianOnTheGo exactly! Playing with MB and HW cars while watching the show. LOL Dallas came on afterwards in my time zone...I believe?
@thebob01
@thebob01 3 жыл бұрын
My dream car! I fell in love with this car when I was 10 years old watching the Dukes of Hazzard as a kid. I'm 51 now and I still love this car. I hope to own one one day.
@kilroy294
@kilroy294 5 жыл бұрын
why did you put stickers on the General Lee. What were you thinking? I understand that you wanted your website to be seen but put it in the description or on your personal vehicle. Butt DAMN DUDE YOU RUINED IT!!!!!
@guitarkid9623
@guitarkid9623 3 жыл бұрын
But... he didnt put it on
@airforce1393
@airforce1393 4 жыл бұрын
Fun fact, only a few of the cars had a roll cage and only a few had welded doors, most would actually open. They switched from smaller bull bars to larger bull bars because at some of the filming locations other vehicles would get stuck so they would use the general lee to push them. A larger bull bar meant less of the car would get damaged so that’s why after the first couple of episodes they switched to larger bull bars.
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 4 жыл бұрын
Good fact check here!
@Thomas.Tommy.Weerman
@Thomas.Tommy.Weerman Жыл бұрын
One mistake. All the cars had opening doors (ask Tom Sarmento the mechanic, I did) the "welded shut doors" was just a sort of running gag for the tie-in to stockcar racing and NAscar
@LouC518
@LouC518 5 жыл бұрын
As a young guy watching this car do what it did, I then based my younger days on outrunning the local popo!! On sportbikes though!! I did believe that all you ever needed was a bright orange charger and daisy duke!! Ahhh great memories, thanks Shawn and autopia for another Awesome video!!!
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
C Carlson awesome!! Would love to have had Daisy next to me while shooting. Probably wouldn’t have brought the car back 😂
@jeremyzworld814
@jeremyzworld814 4 жыл бұрын
Cars have been my whole life. I LOVE tv and movie cars!!!!! My sons have the same love for them. Thank you for saving, maintaining and most of all sharing these beautiful cars with everyone. Thank you!!!!!
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 4 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! I’m the same...hardcore enthusiast
@dannyboyy31
@dannyboyy31 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks from a UK child of the seventies, loved watching this. It brought back so many happy memories of watching the DoH with my Dad each week. RIP Dad.
@jesusissalvation74
@jesusissalvation74 2 жыл бұрын
Condolences to your to you and your family. 🌷🌹
@ThePete2432
@ThePete2432 5 жыл бұрын
It’s crazy to see a dream car from your childhood
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
sean peterson and to do burnouts in it was amazing!
@trevagraham1605
@trevagraham1605 5 жыл бұрын
sean peterson I'm 42 and it's still my dream car!!!
@ThePete2432
@ThePete2432 5 жыл бұрын
Treva Graham I still dream about the general lee and kit from the night rider... and viscous mustang
@trevagraham1605
@trevagraham1605 5 жыл бұрын
@@ThePete2432 Indeed!
@turbo6598
@turbo6598 5 жыл бұрын
man I know how you feel to be driving this car. Most people got a car they seen as a kid and mine's( 87 buick grand national ) ain't no movie / TV car but it was something I seen as a kid and driving it everyday is a blast and put a smile on my face just as you was smiling driving this General Lee
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
Turbo 6 you get it. Couldn’t stop smiling driving this one 👊
@robbiesmith1381
@robbiesmith1381 5 жыл бұрын
When the Dukes of Hazzard was pulled from the airwaves a few years back for inciting 'racism,' Tom Schneider was heart broken, to say the least. I agree with Tom: There was nothing racist about that show whatsoever, and there wasn't. The show was pulled over the Stars and Bars on the hood, but - to this day - The Cosby Show is still on Amazon Prime, and we see how things turned out for Bill Cosby.
@weaslemin7728
@weaslemin7728 5 жыл бұрын
That's actually not the stars and bars
@robbiesmith1381
@robbiesmith1381 5 жыл бұрын
@@weaslemin7728 I meant for the show.
@shawnblixt547
@shawnblixt547 5 жыл бұрын
I don’t know why people are so against the Rebel flag after all it’s a Democratic flag! Has absolutely nothing to do with Republicans.
@davidbuckun9019
@davidbuckun9019 5 жыл бұрын
If anything was racist about the show, it was stereotyping white country people. Jeesh. I agree nothing racist at all. Just a TV show.
@EASTSIDE-313
@EASTSIDE-313 5 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂"Tom Schneider" i think u mean "John Schneider"
@joeysane416
@joeysane416 3 жыл бұрын
The BEST show on television EVER!!!
@ProducerLare
@ProducerLare 5 жыл бұрын
$1,600 per car in 1978-79 isn’t too bad of a budget. That’s roughly $6k in 2019 dollars. 👍👍. Great content, thanks for sharing! ❤️LOVE THE DUKES!! ❤️
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
LRL Official glad you enjoyed this one!
@watchguy79
@watchguy79 4 жыл бұрын
9:40 best part. I loved this show and this car is a dream to have. So awesome you guys, thanks for sharing.
@neverendingmods
@neverendingmods 5 жыл бұрын
I grew up watching dukes of Hazzard and I loved that show. That show started my car craze and got me into wanting to go fast.
@G8GT364CI
@G8GT364CI 5 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid a friend of mine had a 1968 440 GTX, it didn't sound as good as this one but it definitely pushed you back in that seat and smoked up the tires, we didn't appreciate what we had back then. 440's are great motors.
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
Great motors for sure!
@wagonman1967
@wagonman1967 5 жыл бұрын
Cool surviving General Lee Yes. I think the Most Important one is the one they gave to Waylon Jennings. Ya know WAYLON JENNINGS Nuff said.
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
george reid love Waylon
@123cheetacat123
@123cheetacat123 5 жыл бұрын
Very sweet glad to see another 1 saved, even if some edges are rough, it's still looks like it's ready for the screen, and to me that's what matters, very nice ! :)
@louisb.6149
@louisb.6149 3 жыл бұрын
The fact that it’s the RT and not just thrown in there afterwards is super amazing. I also remember those wild roll bars, it was what made the car look so rad apart from that insane orange
@propdoctor21564
@propdoctor21564 4 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel and subscribed. This was one of my favorite old TV shows from back in the day and one of my all-time favorite cars... So cool that this is actually one of the original TV show road cars... Thanks so much for sharing it !!
@Mattmazz77
@Mattmazz77 5 жыл бұрын
Awesome brother, definitely 1 of my favorite shows growing up. Had me climbing in and out of car doors.....😂🤣
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
Matthew Mazzella 😂 wanted to do a good slide so bad but didn’t want to dent the hood 😂
@johnbeer5242
@johnbeer5242 5 жыл бұрын
Matthew Mazzella haha🍻😁
@gwolf6975
@gwolf6975 5 жыл бұрын
Haha, all the time as a kid!
@lovethesmellofracefuelinth7374
@lovethesmellofracefuelinth7374 4 жыл бұрын
Yep my first car was a 68 and paid $1,600 for it in 81, so that is about right and can verify what he said. It was only 318 car, but it looked hot with keystone classics on her and got a lot of attention. That is a sweet ride Sean, and another great Mopar vid 👍🏼
@tattyshoesshigure5731
@tattyshoesshigure5731 4 жыл бұрын
That is a crazy jump @2:25! The General Lee has long been my favourite TV series muscle car, it has a such great profile.
@douglasthorburn1975
@douglasthorburn1975 4 жыл бұрын
Favourite show growing up. I'm from Glasgow area in Scotland and I would still drive this about here right now. That sound from the engine is iconic.
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 4 жыл бұрын
It is a true icon and still being driven but now lives in Germany with my friends Chrome Cars
@douglasthorburn1975
@douglasthorburn1975 4 жыл бұрын
@@AutotopiaLA It is getting closer to Scotland at least 🤣
@charliekline3975
@charliekline3975 5 жыл бұрын
The Greatest tv car ever in my Opinion
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
Charles Kline definitely one of the top 2 or 3 for me
@pjgathergood6987
@pjgathergood6987 5 жыл бұрын
KITT comes close... but the General will always be the ultimate TV car. Of all time.
@BadBoyJ01
@BadBoyJ01 4 жыл бұрын
The tumbler is the 2nd great tv car in my opinion.
@jasonwandling4203
@jasonwandling4203 5 жыл бұрын
The doors are from a 68 charger. In 69 the inside lock button was moved forward.
@1967davethewave
@1967davethewave 5 жыл бұрын
I was going to say the exact same thing. I wonder if they have been on there since the car was used on Dukes or if they were added during the restoration.
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
Jason Wandling picture cars are like Lego’s on set. Grab this and put it there. Cool, now shoot!
@gwolf6975
@gwolf6975 5 жыл бұрын
Interesting.
@dark_one1337
@dark_one1337 5 жыл бұрын
this also was a vinyl top car ,why don't they removed the trim to it looks stupid.
@adamdavis2760
@adamdavis2760 4 жыл бұрын
@@dark_one1337 they were all vinyl top cars, because of this Chrysler never took the body filler or seems out of the rear pillars if you look close enough you can see it. and you're right the trim looks stupid
@peterdiamantakiou
@peterdiamantakiou 4 жыл бұрын
That was awesome the only RT 440 charger left from the original tv series....and it still kicks ass...
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 4 жыл бұрын
Agreed...so amazing to drive this one
@DaisysmellowyellowPlymouth
@DaisysmellowyellowPlymouth 5 жыл бұрын
Wish I had your job, hahaha!!! Wow, this car is So special! I'm glad he knew All that cool trivia! This, by the way, is one of the 1968 dressed General Lee's. No taillights in the rear valance, no sidemarkers are always '68s. Another cool thing is that it's a column shift car! That's Cool! I know some trivia but I learned some Great things!!! That's quite awesome to think of a day when this car could be bought for $1600 bucks! And a Lot of people Hate The Dukes for what happened to the said 321 Chargers, but like he said: they were 10 years old. I'd wreck a 10 year old car and not give it a second thought as well... Hahaha, now, maybe that's why 1968 Chevelles kept popping up in a handful of episodes. Going to make me appreciate those cameos more from now on! This was just Perfect!!! Oh, one thing he didn't mention was that they dyed the tan in, in the cars used from late season 5 forward. It came off looking more beige... This is why the mirror matches the paint in this car, which usually would have been black with the neck chrome. I can't say Thank You, enough! Thanks for showing off *The* General Lee, Hahahaha! Awesome!!!! And, it sounds bitchin' too, hahaha!
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
Killer comment here! I loved the trivia Bob had to offer. He knows the show, the cars and the history of picture cars as good or better than anyone.
@rustychevy7035
@rustychevy7035 4 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how a slab of metal with no shapely angles other than the sweeping roof line can look so sexy, this is my all time number one muscle car, what an icon
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 4 жыл бұрын
The Charger is one of the most perfect muscle cars ever produced
@thebob01
@thebob01 3 жыл бұрын
@@AutotopiaLA I agree 100%
@jamesclark5082
@jamesclark5082 5 жыл бұрын
I love it only a true mopar enthusiast can appreciate this car. Mopar OR NO CAR.i would say this is the most popular car ever.the dodge brothers are so proud
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
James Clark certainly one of the most iconic cars ever produced
@MartintheTinman
@MartintheTinman 5 жыл бұрын
I'm a Ford guy and would kill everyone on the planet to have a General Lee
@SUPRAMIKE18
@SUPRAMIKE18 5 жыл бұрын
Im a toyota fan but i appreciate it, my grandpa had a few mopars.
@coripuckett5596
@coripuckett5596 5 жыл бұрын
Mopar dont go far.... But the General is a cool car...
@TheLexiconDevils
@TheLexiconDevils 5 жыл бұрын
95% of Dodge cars on the road are no longer on the road
@rays7437
@rays7437 4 жыл бұрын
I started watching that show because I literally grew up with Chargers. My grandpa bought a brand new 68 the year I was born, then when gas got too expensive because of OPEC, he traded it in on a brand new 73. I remember both cars very well. I actually still have the 73.
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome!! Love it 👊
@alexnosiay9498
@alexnosiay9498 5 жыл бұрын
The General Lee was always one of my favorite tv cars, and my favorite movie car was the 71 Cuda from the 1979 horror movie "Phantasm" ..... a black 340 4 speed car which the production company made it to look like a "Cuda 440 6bbl". Two awesome cars.
@craiggraham7746
@craiggraham7746 5 жыл бұрын
They need to lose nether tacky www ad off the pushbar
@craiggraham7746
@craiggraham7746 5 жыл бұрын
As “the most important general lee” is should remain authentic in my opinion.
@jasonpeters9390
@jasonpeters9390 5 жыл бұрын
A bity about the door handles and the doors not welded shut watching the duke boys climbing in and out of the general was apart of the excitement to me any how
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
Jason Peters Bob is a long time picture car guy and he said the doors did open but to keep the bootlegger/Nascar theme they climbed through the windows.
@jasonduke3608
@jasonduke3608 5 жыл бұрын
Jason Peter's, just wondered what do you mean about the door handles? Ok I'm a former Grneral Lee owner, it would suck major ass if the doors were really welded shut. Its murder on the door skin, the door and your back. Plus how would you shut the windows if it was raining or you wanted to lock it up? I would always get a good laugh when I'd go to a car show open the door to get out and a grown adult would spaz out that I did'nt go through the window. I'd still own my lee had it not have been stolen. If you get the chance. I highly recommend getting one it is a huge blast all the time.
@Properformancenutritioncom
@Properformancenutritioncom 5 жыл бұрын
@@AutotopiaLA Uncle Jessie had to get in too.
@notablynova4247
@notablynova4247 5 жыл бұрын
Watch the series again lol even as a 5 year old I saw all the scenes where the doors would move while driving
@jasonpeters9390
@jasonpeters9390 5 жыл бұрын
My mistake they still kept the door handles on I thought they took them off
@pfcthomasw.9394
@pfcthomasw.9394 4 жыл бұрын
Your one LUCKY man. I sat in the car when I was 14 the 2 ladies didn't want to let me, fear of insurance issues. My dad promised him it would not be a problem. So they let me sit in the car for ONE photo op. Sadly, in the course of time I lost the picture. But the pic lived forever in my memories 😇👍🏼
@jimmyshempert9005
@jimmyshempert9005 2 жыл бұрын
I was 4 yrs old when the Dukes of Hazzard first aired on TV in 79 so I grew up watching this car on TV this is my dream car
@Wildstar40
@Wildstar40 5 жыл бұрын
I'd love to pick up a Charger for $1600.00 !!!!!!!
@IamGalvatron
@IamGalvatron 5 жыл бұрын
From what I’ve read they offer Charger owners 500 of that 1600 limit. Put into perspective the Chargers popularity pre-Dukes.
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
LincolnTek you and me both
@marcaliventialiventi765
@marcaliventialiventi765 5 жыл бұрын
Back in the 80s that might have been possible
@ianmayer2951
@ianmayer2951 5 жыл бұрын
Well, you need a time machine like the DeLorean and go back in 1979 and then pick one up for 1600$ and then you'll have to live in the 80's and meet KITT from Knight Rider head to head to compete with jumps.
@slckb0y65
@slckb0y65 5 жыл бұрын
65.000$ for a stock refurbished one last time i checked ...
@brentonk461
@brentonk461 5 жыл бұрын
I grew up watching Dukes of Hazzard. I think it was, one of the greatest shows ever made. if I could now choose, be given just one car, out of the all the cars in the world ever produced, i would choose this one.
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
Brenton K awesome!! Such a cool piece of American muscle car history
@brentonk461
@brentonk461 5 жыл бұрын
@@AutotopiaLA yeah! They don't make cars like that anymore.
@toserveman9265
@toserveman9265 3 жыл бұрын
At the corner of Ledge Ave and San Fernando Rd South in Sun Valley, Ca were stored about 15 General Lees around the time of the later seasons of Dukes of Hazzard. Burbank is adjacent to Sun Valley and the show was done in Burbank. I remember seeing them when visiting someone I knew that lived next door.
@flashy5150
@flashy5150 4 жыл бұрын
I love the roar when he stomped on it. Just like the tv show.
@joeculpepper1677
@joeculpepper1677 3 жыл бұрын
During making the general lee they used a mixture orange paint thrown together and they used tape for the flag on the top. A lot of the Chargers had 318, to a 440 engine. The roll cage wasn't completely in the car during filming. They added it for detail and looks. Remember during filming they would have the car on a camera rig.sometimes towed or pulled the car. Some of them had no.windshields . still a great show always loved it. Also the horn wasn't an air horn. It was originally an electronic horn made back in the 70s it had a different sound in the show. If you can find any remaining electronic horns grab them it's worth it.
@hoagiesherlin7732
@hoagiesherlin7732 5 жыл бұрын
Dude i was 6 years old the 1st time i saw the general and ive been in love ever since!!!
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
Hoagie Sherlin awesome! Such an iconic car!
@greengoloco6559
@greengoloco6559 5 жыл бұрын
I attended a Dukes of Hazard festival a few years back- Seeing the Bristol speedway full of orange Chargers was something I'll never forget.
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
It’s simply one of the most iconic cars ever
@DYNAMITEDORK
@DYNAMITEDORK 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing! Most importantly, thanks for keeping it original 👍
@tierone4761
@tierone4761 5 жыл бұрын
Aside from being one of the original surviving cars from the tv series, it is also sort or rare as not many factory R/T Chargers had the column shifter. Most were either 4 speeds or the Torque Flite cars had the shifter in the center console, between the bucket seats. Good Day Everyone!
@fayettefishingoutdoors8385
@fayettefishingoutdoors8385 5 жыл бұрын
“Couple of southern dudes slammin around with there cousin”
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
Fayette Fishing Outdoors 👊
@MrBlewvane
@MrBlewvane 5 жыл бұрын
To be fair Daisy was smoking hot, i wanted to 'slam' her too.
@allemander
@allemander 5 жыл бұрын
Fayette Fishing Outdoors *their cousin
@magnessfarmswildlife
@magnessfarmswildlife 4 жыл бұрын
Sounds like my family reunions
@t2kxlegend439
@t2kxlegend439 4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely amazing video I loved the show love the car and this one car is just frickin awesome man... your blessed to have it...
@guitarmixvids
@guitarmixvids Жыл бұрын
That was fun! Took me back to childhood for a moment .Thank you!
@kurtpoblenz2741
@kurtpoblenz2741 5 жыл бұрын
Awesome, awesome, awesome!! Best tv show car EVER!!!
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
Kurt Poblenz agreed!
@65coupestang
@65coupestang 5 жыл бұрын
NOOO WAY THE BEST/MOST IMPORTANT TV/MOVIE CAR IS IMO THE 67 SHELBY GT500 ELEANOR) FROM THE GONE IN 60 SECONDS REMAKE WITH NIC CAGE IN IT AS "MEMPHIS RAINES" RETIRED MASTER CAR THIEF 😅'NUFF SAID AS ANOTHER COMMENTER PUT IT 🤨😅..!!
@kurtpoblenz2741
@kurtpoblenz2741 5 жыл бұрын
Ryan Beers lets agree to disagree on this one Ryan....
@Thinker669
@Thinker669 5 жыл бұрын
The horn sounds too slow. Is there a leak on one of those hoses? The Dixie horn are usually fast and they have 5 horns.
@ryderno1640
@ryderno1640 5 жыл бұрын
It needs compression from the engine
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
Mr. Nationwide there’s a few tweaks to be done on this car including the slow horn
@dogwalker666
@dogwalker666 4 жыл бұрын
Could be a under rated cable to the compressor
@rollsroyce7385
@rollsroyce7385 5 жыл бұрын
ahhhhhhhh.what a beautiful car..one of my favorite shows.as a kid..😆👍👍
@x-man4702
@x-man4702 4 жыл бұрын
This program aired all over the world, I watched it growing up in South America. I'm a big fan of the show.
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 4 жыл бұрын
Me too. I grew up on this
@gelandewagen4376
@gelandewagen4376 4 жыл бұрын
you can immediately see that he is well versed in oil cars and loves supercharged legendary cars and likes bro
@fujimandkimyates3206
@fujimandkimyates3206 5 жыл бұрын
WWW . Take that damn sticker off. Com. Generally did not have a www sticker on it hello.
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
It’s just a sticker. Comical that with a survivor from the show that the sticker gets comments 😂
@Steger13
@Steger13 4 жыл бұрын
Yep didnt have it.
@MrMoe158
@MrMoe158 4 жыл бұрын
The first 200 people before you already said it shut the hell up
@joechrow8341
@joechrow8341 4 жыл бұрын
Such an ICONIC car....And a BEAUTIFUL car....LOVE the color
@medallionmotionpictures
@medallionmotionpictures 4 жыл бұрын
That car made the show. The engine sounds like a monster loose out of a cage. the car looks fantastic. Thanks for the history on this car.
@colonelcatastrophe4821
@colonelcatastrophe4821 5 жыл бұрын
I can live with the lame sicker on the pushbar cause it's still got the flag on the roof!!
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
And it’s just a simple sticker for the company. No big deal although some folks are freaking out here!
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
And it’s just a simple sticker for the company. No big deal although some folks are freaking out here!
@matthewboylez34
@matthewboylez34 5 жыл бұрын
Horns a little special on this one..."der-pa deeeeer-pa deeer-pity deeeeeeeer-pa deeeeer-pa."
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
matthewboylez34 a little slower but it makes it even funnier for me
@ARCEYE78
@ARCEYE78 3 жыл бұрын
Finally at 43 I’m gonna be driving a general lee charger next month for 6 miles on a track, it’s also stated that it’s a genuine car from the show with a few of the actors signature on the boot(trunk) It was my favourite show and car when I was a kid and it’s still my dream car to this day, to say I’m excited is an understatement, After watching this and hearing that car roar had just added even more excitement, not many of these beasts here in the U.K.
@jetstreamthemusicalgamer7879
@jetstreamthemusicalgamer7879 Жыл бұрын
The dukes of hazzard introduced me to the Dodge Charger. This, fast and furious, bullit and Dirty Mary Crazy Larry solidified my love for this car. It’s my dream car 😍
@terrymonroe2580
@terrymonroe2580 5 жыл бұрын
You’re so lucky! I’d love to drive that beast!
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
I know. This was so cool to drive and even the slow horn didn’t bother me...thought it was funny
@DUNEATV
@DUNEATV 5 жыл бұрын
My all time favorite car!
@thommothomason7297
@thommothomason7297 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for showing us that there is a real one left and it still drives! I enjoyed your video Man
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it. So cool that it’s a rare survivor from the show
@5jjt
@5jjt 2 жыл бұрын
When Bo & Luke were replaced, it just wasn't the same. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. That was fun!
@sirroadkillgtx8833
@sirroadkillgtx8833 5 жыл бұрын
The reason the push bars are different is because there was two different shops that built GL's for Warner Bros.
@appointedone9574
@appointedone9574 5 жыл бұрын
Will always love the general
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
You and me both 👊
@lincolnknott4833
@lincolnknott4833 4 жыл бұрын
Great video about The General. I don't want to know a life where The General Lee doesn't exist! Also like the quick shot of the 190E 2.5 16V Evo II. These are both my dream cars!
@mavos1211
@mavos1211 4 жыл бұрын
Love the general lee awesome! The mkI escort was gorgeous also
@nathansciarone5627
@nathansciarone5627 5 жыл бұрын
I like the stance with the tall rear end lol.
@Brad772006
@Brad772006 5 жыл бұрын
That 440 sounds so good with that exhaust. This car bring back some good memories of Friday evening viewing at 8 o'clock.
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
I’m with you 👊
@scryla2000
@scryla2000 Жыл бұрын
Why do I ALWAYS come back to your old videos?!🤣🤣
@yannikavadas1490
@yannikavadas1490 5 жыл бұрын
We loved/love the show across The Pacific Downunder with passion also. That Charger is mad! Yeehaah!😯😳😍
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
I think a lot the world loved that show and the car. Awesome!
@rogergoodman8665
@rogergoodman8665 5 жыл бұрын
Nice General Lee but to me the most important car is the one that was presented to John Schneider by Warner Brothers.
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
Roger Goodman fair call. I’d still go with this one as it’s the only 440 RT left from the show
@Pcola70Chevelle
@Pcola70Chevelle 5 жыл бұрын
Roger Goodman is day Lee1 is the most important. Bubba Watson owns it here in my hometown.
@mikegibson8698
@mikegibson8698 5 жыл бұрын
@@Pcola70Chevelle Didn't Bubba paint over the flag on the roof?
@Pcola70Chevelle
@Pcola70Chevelle 5 жыл бұрын
Mike Gibson No, he just has a big magnet covering it. The kind you see on a business/work truck door. Its color matched to the general.
@TheNova64000
@TheNova64000 5 жыл бұрын
When Warner Brothers sold the 17 cars, they kept one car that went on to star in the reunion movies and the 2005 remake! Its currently on display as part of the Warner Brothers Studio Tour! Even if the car that WB still has isn't a 440 RT, would the fact that it went on to appear in the movies make it more desirable than this one? While some might argue that it is, it is not likely to end up in private hands. This is arguably the most desirable General Lee that Chris from Chrome Cars could buy...
@mynameis9057
@mynameis9057 5 жыл бұрын
Now that's how you're supposed to drive them!!! Rug it!!! Wow! That's a nice collection in those garages, hopefully we can see some more of those beautys in action. I just found your channel and damn Skippy I subbed up!!! Thanks Shawn! ▪☆☆☆▪
@AutotopiaLA
@AutotopiaLA 5 жыл бұрын
Exactly 👊🤠
@aaronmcconnell7358
@aaronmcconnell7358 3 жыл бұрын
I remember running up the road after getting of the school bus to make it to my grandparents house to catch the reruns at 4 with my grandfather this show is my childhood.
@michaelcline7458
@michaelcline7458 5 жыл бұрын
My mind melted when you got out by opening the door at the end
We found the 1st General Lee in a scrap yard & restored it
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