Ever seen a Red Dukes of Hazzard clone ?

[Baldwinvette77]

That is strange...  
Factory color aside, it was always my interpretation that based on the story Christine was a '58 Plymouth Fury. I do not recall hearing it being called a Belvedere anywhere throughout the movie, or in the book.
Even the movie poster states it's a Fury.

IIRC, the way the story goes the original owner special ordered it in blood red. This is in the novel. In the film, as it's coming down the assembly line, among a sea of beige ones it's the only one in red.

Not trying to hijack.  
Yes, colors look different in pictures/film.
Yes, the GL is orange. Park 20 together and they'll all be a different color.

i think in the book it was stated christine was a four door, had a hurst shifter, a powerglide and was a ford red colour, so who knows 

[bill440rt]

That is strange...  
Factory color aside, it was always my interpretation that based on the story Christine was a '58 Plymouth Fury. I do not recall hearing it being called a Belvedere anywhere throughout the movie, or in the book.
Even the movie poster states it's a Fury.

IIRC, the way the story goes the original owner special ordered it in blood red. This is in the novel. In the film, as it's coming down the assembly line, among a sea of beige ones it's the only one in red.

Not trying to hijack.  
Yes, colors look different in pictures/film.
Yes, the GL is orange. Park 20 together and they'll all be a different color.

i think in the book it was stated christine was a four door, had a hurst shifter, a powerglide and was a ford red colour, so who knows 

Exactly. That's the point.
It's a STORY. The car is a fictional character.

[Cooter]

That is strange...  
Factory color aside, it was always my interpretation that based on the story Christine was a '58 Plymouth Fury. I do not recall hearing it being called a Belvedere anywhere throughout the movie, or in the book.
Even the movie poster states it's a Fury.

Well, it wouldn't have sounded very "Vicious" now would it, if it had been "Christine, and all her Belvedereness?" They HAD to use the "Fury" name in order for it to sound menacing. That's a given. The point was, he called it a 1957 Plymouth Fury, Not even a '58. So if the Producer [Richard Kobrits] Couldn't even get the model correct, I doubt any know the true color of it. In the Charger world, it would be the same as calling the "Bullitt", black,  chase car a 1969 Charger.
The car had no scripts at all on it, so it couldn't have been a Fury,  Or Even a Plaza, OR Savoy. Although, the Belevedere DID have the silver Sportone trim, unlike the Fury which had only Gold.  It was just a 'Ficticious' car that 'More resembled' a Belvedere than a Fury.

[bill440rt]

Absolutely agree, Cooter. It does resemble a Belvedere.
Despite whatever color, trim, what a movie producer called it, etc, my interpretation is just that Christine was however always a Fury, as outlined in the Steven King's book and the film. Well aware they were only offered in beige. 
Like the internet, anything can happen in the movies! 

[Cooter]

AFAIK, a 4dr, Red and white Sport "Fury" wasn't available until 1959 as well.

[Mike DC]

   
Hey, it's a Hollywood prop car.  Consistency is more important than accuracy.


When it comes to the General Lee, IMHO the missing signal lights/badges/antenna/etc actually makes some sense.  An amateur dirt track stocker would have be changing its outer skin as often as the spark plugs.  Bo & Luke would have been taking sheetmetal off any 2nd-gen Charger they could find at the local pick-n-pulls.

   

[Ghoste]

That does actually make a lot of sense.

[UH60L]

As I recall the GL had an antenna in the first episode and it got broke off when someone slid over the hood, but don't quote me on that......I'm not getting any younger and my memory...well er, what was I talking about....

[ACUDANUT]

The antenna was in the back though 

[A383Wing]

I think he was talking about the OE right side fender antenna for radio....the one in the back was for CB radio

Bryan

[Mike DC]

As I recall the GL had an antenna in the first episode and it got broke off when someone slid over the hood, but don't quote me on that......I'm not getting any younger and my memory...well er, what was I talking about.... icon_smile_big

It's the Luke Duke hood slide in the opening credits.  It was in the 2nd episode.  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U65_uY5N2WM



Tom Wopat had run across the hood during the rehearsal run of that shot.  But he still had tennis shoes on during rehearsals.  The first time he tried it wearing cowboy boots was when the cameras were rolling.  His boot slipped out from under him when it hit the hood, accidentally resulting in the famous hood slide.

It's not very obvious from watching the shot, but his right forearm landed on the antenna sticking up on the fender.  It gashed his arm and he got a few stiches.  After that incident the hood slide was Luke's signature move and the GLs got their radio antennas taken off.  

[Ghoste]

Never heard about the stitches before, that's interesting trivia.

[Mytur Binsdirti]

While we're on the subject of what's original on a Duke's car, in addition of the antenna, notice the positiion of the right side wiper blade.




Also, looks like black door buttons are correct......




Or are they?





What say the Dukee experts?

[JB400]

Both buttons are correct in my book.  Just depends on the owner

[Ghoste]

And at the end of the day, its a cool movie with a Mopar in it.

[Cooter]

Wow, that picture has door open and NO "01" on it. Wonder if that could be actually correct? Hmmmm.

[A383Wing]

I don't see a "Charger" script on the sail panel either

Bryan

[Mytur Binsdirti]

Wow, that picture has door open and NO "01" on it.

I don't see a "Charger" script on the sail panel either

Bryan

With all the documented pictures out there, why can't you guys replicate the damn car properly?!?!?!?!   

[Matthan]

nice

[Mike DC]

                    
                         
The General Lee also looked like this on a regular basis.  Maybe it should be "correct" too.





(People always ask, "Why couldn't those morons ever make the car land flat instead of crunching it so bad?"  The pic shows why.  Flat landings don't help.)

[Ghoste]

The flat landing pic looks like a chiropractic nightmare, I pity the stunt driver.

[VegasCharger]

Did anyone notice this in that pic as well?

[Ghoste]

Sure did.  She was put together back in the day wasn't she?

[ACUDANUT]

Nothing good last forever.

[JB400]

I heard there was a time where she was on top of the General and one of those slipped out of her top.