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Post by Steam McQueen on Sept 14, 2011 0:04:23 GMT -5
An authentic jump-car from the 2005 movie. It was bare bones but the guy straightened the frame and built it back up from the inside out. The full jump done by this car for sale is not seen in the movie because there wasn't enough air-time. I remember reading that something under the car scraped (or gouged) the ramp and slowed it right down. I believe they leave the launch portion done by this car in the movie but the air-time was done with the set-up they had to launch driverless General Lee's. You can see part of the full air-time jump at :57 seconds into the trailer ... That full air-time jump car is not the one for sale. cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Authentic-General-Lee-Stunt-Car-51-Dukes-Movie-/150661046805?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item2314192215 --- I actually enjoyed this movie lol. And this next video has nothing to do with the auction, or whether or not Jessica Simpson can actually sing ... it's just, y'know ... gratuitous LOL. ;D
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Post by Steam McQueen on Sept 26, 2011 16:45:40 GMT -5
19 bids - $15,655 - Reserve not met.
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Post by Lord Vadus on Sept 26, 2011 20:10:08 GMT -5
That film ruined too many chargers for a sub-par film.
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Post by Steam McQueen on Sept 26, 2011 20:30:37 GMT -5
Sub-par? It starred Johnny Knoxville ... what were you expecting?
;D
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Post by Lord Vadus on Sept 27, 2011 8:17:01 GMT -5
So it was doomed from the get-go.
I think this quote sums up how they should've been treated when they were looking for chargers for the film: "After losing the two previous vehicles we had been issued, the only car the department was willing to release to us at this point was an unmarked 1987 Yugo, a Yugoslavian import donated to the department as a test vehicle by the government of that country and reflecting the cutting edge of Serbo-Croatian technology."
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Post by Steam McQueen on Mar 1, 2012 22:39:08 GMT -5
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Post by Steam McQueen on Mar 13, 2012 16:47:51 GMT -5
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Post by Steam McQueen on Apr 2, 2013 11:52:33 GMT -5
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Post by Steam McQueen on Jan 2, 2014 23:00:57 GMT -5
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Post by Steam McQueen on Nov 9, 2018 21:16:35 GMT -5
^ I'm not sure what happened with that one, price was dropped to $50,000 but no sale.? This thread was General Lee's from the movie but we can add clones here too. Not too many General's posted here, what I've seen in the last decade or so is a decent General is in the $30,000 range. Here's one in Nashville for $35,000 so there's the slight 2018 inflation And it appears to be a really nice General ... - nashville.craigslist.org/cto/d/1969-dodge-charger-big-block/6741661366.html
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Post by Steam McQueen on Dec 1, 2018 19:15:13 GMT -5
- Nice one in Missouri, proper 1969 Charger. Sometimes we see 68's or 70's with the front or rear made to look like a '69, sometimes they're left as-is and don't look quite right. The '69 is the way to go and of course there's always an element of folks who weep for Charger's being made into General Lee's but if you spend time online looking around there's TONS of original 1969 Charger's out there FAR outnumbering the ones turned into General's. Nothing wrong with a well done General as far as I'm concerned . Bids at $36,990 with 2 days to go. www.ebay.com/itm/1969-Charger/113402685543Of course we all watched the show for the General, right guys? Guys ... you there ... ? Lol
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Post by Steam McQueen on Jan 25, 2019 18:32:14 GMT -5
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Post by Steam McQueen on Feb 28, 2019 19:34:26 GMT -5
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Post by Steam McQueen on Aug 6, 2019 13:02:00 GMT -5
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Post by Steam McQueen on Mar 29, 2020 18:52:21 GMT -5
- I'm not sure if this one is in this thread already, I think it's the 1st time I've seen a General on Copart. - www.copart.com/lot/33058300
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