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28 chargers gone

Started by rt green, August 07, 2005, 09:38:42 AM

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rt green

it was reported they wrecked 28 chargers when making the new dukes movie. anyone know when the funrel is? my car wants to go.
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kikgas01

No they didn`t.In fact they wasted more cars using them for the different kind of shots and they would cut them up for cameras and etc.W/B took most of then back to Cali for a sequel.Even the junk.They will atleast be reused.It`s true thet had alot of them but didn`t use them all so you need to get this straight before you say things like that.

Ghoste

Either way, they're gone and it also fuels the fire for more Charger smashing at future Dukes festivals.  Someone will make the point of it's only 20 out of 100,000 but I say it's more like the longest journey starts with one step.

hemihead

I think they should update the next movie and use 06 Chargers so Dc could unload some unsold products for a tax write - off .  :yesnod:
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Runner

i went and seen the movie last night. and at the end they rolled the credits and showed bloopers of the cars being wrecked and the stunts, every time a car would get wrecked bad 99 percent of the people in the theater would cheer (my wife and i excluded). they did a good job on the movie, i just wish the dukes would trade in the chager for a chevelle     lol.     and boy was daisy hot   :yesnod:

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BigBlockSam

Quotebut I say it's more like the longest journey starts with one step.


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Troy

I think I just posted this but... there's an article in one of the magazines that details every car used. Many of the cars weren't really in "restorable" shape. They reused cars for multiple jumps so they wouldn't harm as many. The ones that are still in good shape are being saved. The net effect is that Chargers are now back in the spotlight so values went up and with more interest, more repro parts will be made. Since this board has been active I've seen pictures of more than 28 cars that will never be on the road again or accomplish anything useful for the hobby. In this case I'd say that the benefits probably outweigh the downside.

Maybe now people will stop mistaking Chargers for GTOs as well.

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Ghoste

Quote from: BigBlockSam on August 07, 2005, 10:36:46 AM
Quote     but I say it's more like the longest journey starts with one step.


man thats deep

Yeah, yeah, I know it's an older saying than dirt but it was the most applicable thing that popped in my head.

kikgas01

I remember when I had posted about Chargers getting wrecked for stupidity and had people pissed at me for it and now everyone says to stop destroying Chargers and that pisses me off.Whats the difference if I say it or somone else that argued with me about this before says it??This is crazy.At one time the people that are opposed about   me saying anything about destroning Chargers are now bitching about them getting destroyed???What ever.I can guarantee Troy remembers this thread on the old site because everyone from the general lee fan club was even mad at me but now after it is said and done they are against destroying Chargers also.Must be just because it wasn`t thier post or people just want to argue. :rant: :cussing: moderation moderation cha-cha-cha :dancinglock:

morepower

the movie was pretty damn good...and i was crying when iseen the credits and them cars going boom.
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Runner

Quote from: morepower on August 07, 2005, 02:41:10 PM
the movie was pretty damn good...and i was crying when iseen the credits and them cars going boom.


   but,  was everyone else in the theater laughing and cheering?

   my daughter was pissed about the movie, she has gotten some "general lee" about her car in the past and she thinks that its realy going to happen now,  what do you think? lol   i personally think its kinda funny, and even told her i was going to put an 01 on the door  :icon_smile_blackeye:



     

71 roadrunner 452 e heads  11.35@119 mph owned sence 1984
72 panther pink satellite sebring plus 383 727
68 satellite 383 4 speed  13.80 @ 102 mph  my daily driver
69 superbee clone 440    daughters car
72 dodge dart swinger slant six

RECHRGD

Mike, If she ever tires of that car, let me know. :)  Have you put a big block in there for her yet?   Bob
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kikgas01

Quote from: morepower on August 07, 2005, 02:41:10 PM
the movie was pretty damn good...and i was crying when iseen the credits and them cars going boom.
Like I said one was already crashed from the tv show.They trashed more by cutting them up then crashing them.

Runner

Quote from: RECHRGD on August 07, 2005, 03:19:38 PM
Mike, If she ever tires of that car, let me know. :)   Have you put a big block in there for her yet?     Bob

   i dont think she is going to tire of it. we have acually loosened our grip on her use of the car. she drives it quite abit this summer, she probably dives it to work about 80 percent of the time now.   as for the big block,  she was pissed when we used the 400 block out of the parts car for the new motor for the roadrunner  lol,  she wants one but she doesnt ever want to spend HER money to make it happen.  im sure it willl be a 318 for a while.

71 roadrunner 452 e heads  11.35@119 mph owned sence 1984
72 panther pink satellite sebring plus 383 727
68 satellite 383 4 speed  13.80 @ 102 mph  my daily driver
69 superbee clone 440    daughters car
72 dodge dart swinger slant six

bluesfool

QuoteMaybe now people will stop mistaking Chargers for GTOs as well.

I was listening to the morning radio on the way to work last week and the DJ's were talking about the movie and the car. One of 'em made a comment about the car and a listener called in to "correct" him...according to the listener the car that was used was actually a GTO Charger  ::) I couldn't believe it.

cudaken

 I hope they use the 2006 Charger in the next film. Someone got to buy them! I have only seen one on the road so far? Tell's you something.

41 Husk and I and the   :-[ wifes are going to see the movie in a week or so.

Funny my Charger was used on TV as a General Sort Of A Clone and I hate the TV show. In fact when I was called and asked if I had a General Lee, I told the lady I had a General Grant! ;D She was confuesed for a while. ;D

As far as the dead   :-[ Charger's. Well mine should never seen the Road Again, it broke in half from rust after. As far as resale, does not mean a thing to a real Mopar Person. Only Reason I Am Glad of the higher resale is the Aftermarket Stepped Up. Other wise I wish a Hemi anything was still only worth $500.00.

My boss asked me thursday "is your car the same I saw in the Paper today"? Told him "yes". Asked "are you selling it"? Well you know the answer! "NO"! :icon_smile_approve:


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ChargerHound69

I have to agree about using the 06 charger for the sequel.   I have seen plenty of the new chargers on the road, and they still look pretty bad.

If 28 cars were destroyed during filming, doesn't that just raise the value of yours if they keep making movies??

Ghoste

It sure does.  Doesn't it just make you wish that they'd destroy every single one in the whole world for cheap video thirlls except for one and then it'd be worth billions.  Now whose car gets to be the one?


Pick me, pick me!

KMPX2

This is one big reason not to see the movie

General Ryan

What needs to be done is, have that company stamping out real steel crate bodies of the 69 Camaro and the whatever year Mustang and soon to be released sometime 70 or 71 Cuda, they should stamp out 69 Chargers so the movie companies can buy them up and destroy them instead of the real deal cars!

Ghoste


DarkAngel0816

Didn't I read somewhere that the cars they used to wreck or cut up were cars bought from Hlplag?  Whatever their name is?

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TruckDriver

Quote from: DarkAngel0816 on August 07, 2005, 08:36:17 PM
Didn't I read somewhere that the cars they used to wreck or cut up were cars bought from Hlplag?   Whatever their name is?

Yes you did. That was said many times in this web site and the old one. They for the most part were junk to start with.
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