The Dukes Ride Again on CMT - what will this do to the values of 1969 Chargers?

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

On January 5th, 2014, nearly 35 years after originally airing on CBS, the Dukes of Hazzard will be returning to the small screen on the CMT Network   The show is being advertised as being run in HD  

That in mind, how do you think the show being back on the air, might affect the prices or the demand for 1969 Dodge Chargers


Also, thinking about the HD, or high definition nature, I wonder if the networks have "remastered" the flag from the roof of the General Lee, removing it from history?   I have seen the previews on CMT, but all angles have been of the General in ways that I cannot tell  

[Baldwinvette77]

uhhhhh, my guess is that when people look at the general they will say, "OH LOOK, ITS THE CAR FROM FAST AND FURIOUS, BUT WITHOUT THE BLOWER" 

[tan top]

uhhhhh, my guess is that when people look at the general they will say, "OH LOOK, ITS THE CAR FROM FAST AND FURIOUS, BUT WITHOUT THE BLOWER"  

 yeah ,
kids will be asking  general leed up charger owners ,   it  should be black   or when are you going to paint it black & why hasn't it got a  supercharger  

[c00nhunterjoe]

I can tell you as a lee owner, going to car shows/cruises draws mobs. My car is no trophy winner by any means, but just backing into a parking spot is a challenge from the initial swarm around the car.people of all ages want their picture with the car. I have a little biy who is about 4 years old that attends all the cruises looking for my car. His parents are funny. He is a duke fan. Loves sitting in it and honking the horn.

[Baldwinvette77]

on a side note, Daisy Duke in HD 

[Ghoste]

I don't think it will have much impact on the price of Chargers.

[charger_fan_4ever]

I don't think it will have much impact on the price of Chargers.

X2

[69rtse4spd]

Here is food for thought, what if they use the new four door Chargers.  . Better get one now before the price goes up. .

[Mike DC]

                        
Removing the flag with computer graphics would cost more than building that whole fleet of General Lees back again.  Don't worry about it.  

That kind of thing is practical in a 2-hour movie with a $100 million dollar budget.  A cheap used TV show from the Carter administration, running for 100+ hours of footage . . . that's another story entirely.  

(Although, I suppose maybe they could just blur out the flag and not try to remove it from the car with realism . . . the cost of that would be more reasonable.)




I doubt there will be much impact in Charger values.  

Maybe if the show was to hit VERY BIG again (very unlikely) then look for an increase in another 15+ years.

 

[Lord Warlock]

AS long as they refrain from jumping old chargers, and decimating the remaining population of chargers, I won't mind to see it on tv again, hopefully they'll get better acting in the new one.   Short shorts on a foxy chick won't do much to sell the yuck yuck acting of sheriff Roscoe P Coltrain.  Think the car was the star of the first show anyway. 

I doubt you'd see much value increase on the rest of the chargers, it'd have to be a huge hit to do that, and I'm not seeing it.  It still surprises me how well received the original was/is still. 

[War wagon]

Not to thread jack but amazing how many don't accually read the posts
I'm looking forward to seeing the series in HD. I was given the first season on DVD for Xmas one year. The acting is sooooooooo badddddd it's amazing that show lasted at all.  
Didn't notice the acting so much back in the day LOL

[myk]

Meh, give me Airwolf or Blue Thunder in HD...

[LaOtto70Charger]

I still think Dukes is one of the better ones from that time period.  At least I cringe less watching it compared to Knight Rider or Airwolf. 

[cavemanno1]

I think Knight rider is still cool!yeah it's cheesy but it reminds me of my childhood!One episode had a '69 charger in it  blow it tho i think

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

I think Knight rider is still cool!yeah it's cheesy but it reminds me of my childhood!One episode had a '69 charger in it  blow it tho i think

That episode, the car looked like Myk's orange 1969  But when you watch the explosion, it's a 4 door Monaco/Fury which actually exploded...

Anyways, back on topic... 

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On January 5th, 2014, nearly 35 years after originally airing on CBS, the Dukes of Hazzard will be returning to the small screen on the CMT Network   The show is being advertised as being run in HD 

That in mind, how do you think the show being back on the air, might affect the prices or the demand for 1969 Dodge Chargers 


Also, thinking about the HD, or high definition nature, I wonder if the networks have "remastered" the flag from the roof of the General Lee, removing it from history?   I have seen the previews on CMT, but all angles have been of the General in ways that I cannot tell 

[cavemanno1]

yeah,you are right it came up before!sorry for the hijack my apologise

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

yeah,you are right it came up before!sorry for the hijack my appologise

No apologies necessary  No worries 

[myk]

They shouldn't edit out the Confederate flag; the General Lee and its show are representative of the zeigeist of the time and to change it is to change the essence of the show itself; why then bother? 

Besides.  If they want to alter something they should just change the horn.  To be more politically viable and correct, instead of playing Dixie it could play the first few notes of "We are the World," or maybe "Give peace a chance." 

[Baldwinvette77]

I dont think they will bother removing the flag, it really doesn't mean much to the modern world i find.  , yeah a couple people might be offended by it, but... deal with it, there isn't much if any racism or bigotry in the DOH that i recall, so i don't see what would be so offensive by having the flag, it's just there, its not really "used"

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

To be more politically viable and correct, instead of playing Dixie it could play the first few notes of "We are the World," or maybe "Give peace a chance." 

pardon me while I vomit 

[myk]

I dont think they will bother removing the flag, it really doesn't mean much to the modern world i find.  , yeah a couple people might be offended by it, but... deal with it, there isn't much if any racism or bigotry in the DOH that i recall, so i don't see what would be so offensive by having the flag, it's just there, its not really "used"

Reminds me of the scene in the '05 DOH movie when Sean William Scott and Johnny Knoxville were stuck in traffic with the General Lee; the comments from the other drivers were pretty funny.

"The South will RISE again!"  lol...

[1974dodgecharger]

will decrease its value.....

[hatersaurusrex]

TNN showed the original Dukes for several years back in the late '90's.

Me and all the dudes in my dorm cut class the day it aired, and gathered in my dorm room to watch it.   We named our intramental softball team the 'Hazzard County Boys'

[Mopar Nut]

On January 5th, 2014, nearly 35 years after originally airing on CBS, the Dukes of Hazzard will be returning to the small screen on the CMT Network   The show is being advertised as being run in HD  

That in mind, how do you think the show being back on the air, might affect the prices or the demand for 1969 Dodge Chargers


Also, thinking about the HD, or high definition nature, I wonder if the networks have "remastered" the flag from the roof of the General Lee, removing it from history?   I have seen the previews on CMT, but all angles have been of the General in ways that I cannot tell  

Nothing new here, the series has been on TV land the last five years or so.

Not to thread jack but amazing how many don't accually read the posts
I'm looking forward to seeing the series in HD. I was given the first season on DVD for Xmas one year. The acting is sooooooooo badddddd it's amazing that show lasted at all. 
Didn't notice the acting so much back in the day LOL

All I remember was Daisy Duke and a orange car.

[Cooter]

At least, and I mean the very least, it won't have 'staged' drama where constant bickering and bleeps, fake street racing/moonshine making, and some dude/chick 'twerking' ....


Yeah, gimme the DOH an day.

[JB400]

I'm all for seeing the Dukes on tv again.  It's much better than the crap that's on now. 

I doubt that it'll raise the value of ours any.  But, since it's been almost 10 years since that bad set of movies, it'll introduce a new audience to our cars, which is what it has done ever time reruns have been shown.

[Lord Warlock]

Probably my error, thought it was being remade, not running the same shows in higher detail.  Running the same shows over again won't increase value at all, may get a few more GL fans though, for those that missed it the first 400000 times its aired.  (we still get reruns where i live)

[myk]

TNN showed the original Dukes for several years back in the late '90's.

Me and all the dudes in my dorm cut class the day it aired, and gathered in my dorm room to watch it.   We named our intramental softball team the 'Hazzard County Boys'

I remember setting my VCR to tape TNN every day for that show...

[c00nhunterjoe]

Meh, give me Airwolf or Blue Thunder in HD...

Hell yeah!!! I have all 4 seasons of airwolf remastered on dvd AND the made for tv movie on bluray!!!

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

I remember setting my VCR to tape TNN every day for that show...

Yeah, really - what a colossal waste of time, recording those episodes on VHS. I have them all, with hand written descriptions for each episode. Now, I don't think I even have a working VHS player any more. Again, what a waste! 

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

I'm all for seeing the Dukes on tv again.  It's much better than the crap that's on now. 

I doubt that it'll raise the value of ours any.  But, since it's been almost 10 years since that bad set of movies, it'll introduce a new audience to our cars, which is what it has done ever time reruns have been shown.

You know, there is a show on tv right now called "Modern Family", which I caught a few minutes of the other day. No thanks, never again!!  I'll take that good 'ol backwoods Hazzard Family over some interpretation of "modern", any day!!  The dumbing of society

[Ghoste]

Yes, much much better program than the crap out now.  Corny?  Maybe, but see through 30 minutes of Honey Boo Boo or Dance Moms.

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

Probably my error, thought it was being remade, not running the same shows in higher detail.  Running the same shows over again won't increase value at all, may get a few more GL fans though, for those that missed it the first 400000 times its aired.  (we still get reruns where i live)

I do think the values will go up and the overall demand for Dodge Chargers A whole new generation will be able to see this show, and the star of the show, The General Lee   

[Ghoste]

Disagree, the people who will be watching it will 90% have no interst in actually getting the car even if they think it would be cool to have one.  The amount of new exposure will be very small.  The show has been re-run twice, had a pair of made for tv movies had a big screen feature and a straight to dvd movie.  It is a very well known franchise.  Of the handful who would fall into this new exposure, only a handful will want the car and of that handful, only a handful will be able to afford it.
There simply won't be enough numbers of people jumping in to affect value.

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

Of the handful who would fall into this new exposure, only a handful will want the car and of that handful, only a handful will be able to afford it.

I agree with that idea, but to a great extent, parents today just buy their kids whatever car they want, unlike in the 1980s, or even in 1996 when it was originally re-aired on TNN. 

[Ghoste]

It still isn't going to happen in the numbers needed to make prices go up.

[Mike DC]

  

The great overwhelming majority of modern kids don't want 45yo cars, even when they look cool.  These cars are ancient consumer products with shitty build quality, no options, and they fall apart fast.  Seeing a cool 1969 car doesn't make then want it, it makes them want a modern version of it. 


To a kid born in 1996, a 1980s 5.0 Mustang is old enough to be "classic".  They grew up in suburbia with paved roads & franchise stores as far as the eye can see.  Ipods are literally outdated to them already.  To most of them, a car's sound system is severely outdated if it only plays CDs and doesn't have a data port for the handheld stuff.  

The fictional world of that TV show is getting almost as far removed from their life experience as the Wild West was to us.  A car like the General Lee is cool but they won't form the attachment that we did, not in big numbers.  It's probably not much more relatable to them as a production passenger car than the Batmobile.  

 

[myk]

Disagree, the people who will be watching it will 90% have no interst in actually getting the car even if they think it would be cool to have one.  The amount of new exposure will be very small.  The show has been re-run twice, had a pair of made for tv movies had a big screen feature and a straight to dvd movie.  It is a very well known franchise.  Of the handful who would fall into this new exposure, only a handful will want the car and of that handful, only a handful will be able to afford it.
There simply won't be enough numbers of people jumping in to affect value.

The key in Ghoste's statement is the money factor.  When DOH made a resurgence in the 90's, muscle cars like Dodge Chargers were relatively cheap; looking back on things now it seemed like people couldn't give them away.  It wasn't hard for me, then a high school graduate, to work a summer at McDonald's and have enough money to buy a solid, daily-driver Charger.  I got my DOH fix rather easily.  Today however, even if another DOH run gathered a lot of fandom, only the well-heeled would be able to duplicate what I did back in the 90's.

Another point that I want to bring up is options.  Back in the late 80's, early 90's, the world of cars wasn't very exciting, at least it wasn't to me.  If you wanted a cheap, performance oriented car it was either a Mustang or a Camaro OR...somethiing a little older.  These days, car buyers have over 50 years worth of inventory to choose from, and I'll wager that most performance car buyers will be interested in something much newer and probably cheaper than these classic rolling pieces of iron and steel...

[Brock Lee]

How long was it off the air? I watched it on TV at a hotel 2 years ago.

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

How long was it off the air? I watched it on TV at a hotel 2 years ago.

It's been an on again, off again kinda deal... Not like 1996 though, when it was on every night 

[Ghoste]

And I think the 96 resurgence was the first in a while was it not?  It has only been since then that it was on and off again?

[JB400]

It seems that CMT puts them on for around 3-4 months, then will pull them for a year or two, except for maybe a holiday marathon.  Then, they'll put them back on with the same cycles.

They also show mostly the later shows and won't show Coy and Vance.

[Ghoste]

Poor Coy and Vance just can't get a break even in syndication.

[hatersaurusrex]

Disagree, the people who will be watching it will 90% have no interst in actually getting the car even if they think it would be cool to have one.  The amount of new exposure will be very small.  The show has been re-run twice, had a pair of made for tv movies had a big screen feature and a straight to dvd movie.  It is a very well known franchise.  Of the handful who would fall into this new exposure, only a handful will want the car and of that handful, only a handful will be able to afford it.
There simply won't be enough numbers of people jumping in to affect value.

The key in Ghoste's statement is the money factor.  When DOH made a resurgence in the 90's, muscle cars like Dodge Chargers were relatively cheap; looking back on things now it seemed like people couldn't give them away.  It wasn't hard for me, then a high school graduate, to work a summer at McDonald's and have enough money to buy a solid, daily-driver Charger.  I got my DOH fix rather easily.  Today however, even if another DOH run gathered a lot of fandom, only the well-heeled would be able to duplicate what I did back in the 90's.

Another point that I want to bring up is options.  Back in the late 80's, early 90's, the world of cars wasn't very exciting, at least it wasn't to me.  If you wanted a cheap, performance oriented car it was either a Mustang or a Camaro OR...somethiing a little older.  These days, car buyers have over 50 years worth of inventory to choose from, and I'll wager that most performance car buyers will be interested in something much newer and probably cheaper than these classic rolling pieces of iron and steel...

I actually hope so.  Plus most of them will look at a Mopar's price then get a Chevy or Ford anyway.  I'm still amazed when I window shop Craigslist and you can guy a decent driver-quality Mustang for 7500 bucks.    As for me, the more obscure old Mopars are the better.

[myk]

Disagree, the people who will be watching it will 90% have no interst in actually getting the car even if they think it would be cool to have one.  The amount of new exposure will be very small.  The show has been re-run twice, had a pair of made for tv movies had a big screen feature and a straight to dvd movie.  It is a very well known franchise.  Of the handful who would fall into this new exposure, only a handful will want the car and of that handful, only a handful will be able to afford it.
There simply won't be enough numbers of people jumping in to affect value.

The key in Ghoste's statement is the money factor.  When DOH made a resurgence in the 90's, muscle cars like Dodge Chargers were relatively cheap; looking back on things now it seemed like people couldn't give them away.  It wasn't hard for me, then a high school graduate, to work a summer at McDonald's and have enough money to buy a solid, daily-driver Charger.  I got my DOH fix rather easily.  Today however, even if another DOH run gathered a lot of fandom, only the well-heeled would be able to duplicate what I did back in the 90's.

Another point that I want to bring up is options.  Back in the late 80's, early 90's, the world of cars wasn't very exciting, at least it wasn't to me.  If you wanted a cheap, performance oriented car it was either a Mustang or a Camaro OR...somethiing a little older.  These days, car buyers have over 50 years worth of inventory to choose from, and I'll wager that most performance car buyers will be interested in something much newer and probably cheaper than these classic rolling pieces of iron and steel...

I actually hope so.  Plus most of them will look at a Mopar's price then get a Chevy or Ford anyway.  I'm still amazed when I window shop Craigslist and you can guy a decent driver-quality Mustang for 7500 bucks.    As for me, the more obscure old Mopars are the better.

TELL ME ABOUT IT.  I ran into a dude who had a pretty nice '67 Fastback; it wasn't anything special with a 289, automatic, non-matching-numbers, but it had a full resto-mod suspension, nice 17" TT D's, a fresh interior and perfect paint/body.  The kicker?  He picked it up for $8500 from a $9700 asking price.  A Charger, a Mopar, in the condition that Mustang is in would fetch four or five times that price...

[hatersaurusrex]

Disagree, the people who will be watching it will 90% have no interst in actually getting the car even if they think it would be cool to have one.  The amount of new exposure will be very small.  The show has been re-run twice, had a pair of made for tv movies had a big screen feature and a straight to dvd movie.  It is a very well known franchise.  Of the handful who would fall into this new exposure, only a handful will want the car and of that handful, only a handful will be able to afford it.
There simply won't be enough numbers of people jumping in to affect value.

The key in Ghoste's statement is the money factor.  When DOH made a resurgence in the 90's, muscle cars like Dodge Chargers were relatively cheap; looking back on things now it seemed like people couldn't give them away.  It wasn't hard for me, then a high school graduate, to work a summer at McDonald's and have enough money to buy a solid, daily-driver Charger.  I got my DOH fix rather easily.  Today however, even if another DOH run gathered a lot of fandom, only the well-heeled would be able to duplicate what I did back in the 90's.

Another point that I want to bring up is options.  Back in the late 80's, early 90's, the world of cars wasn't very exciting, at least it wasn't to me.  If you wanted a cheap, performance oriented car it was either a Mustang or a Camaro OR...somethiing a little older.  These days, car buyers have over 50 years worth of inventory to choose from, and I'll wager that most performance car buyers will be interested in something much newer and probably cheaper than these classic rolling pieces of iron and steel...

I actually hope so.  Plus most of them will look at a Mopar's price then get a Chevy or Ford anyway.  I'm still amazed when I window shop Craigslist and you can guy a decent driver-quality Mustang for 7500 bucks.    As for me, the more obscure old Mopars are the better.

TELL ME ABOUT IT.  I ran into a dude who had a pretty nice '67 Fastback; it wasn't anything special with a 289, automatic, non-matching-numbers, but it had a full resto-mod suspension, nice 17" TT D's, a fresh interior and perfect paint/body.  The kicker?  He picked it up for $8500 from a $9700 asking price.  A Charger, a Mopar, in the condition that Mustang is in would fetch four or five times that price...

Lol yeah.  By the time I'm done I'll have close to $50K in a car I couldn't sell the next day for 20.   Hell I'm already 20K in (if you count tools I've bought just for the resto) and it's just now done with the sheet metal.  I've still got interior, paint, drivetrain, and rolling stock to go.   Every time I look at one of the Legendary door panel uppers at $450 I think about how many complete cars I've owned for less than a pair of freaking door pads cost.

[myk]

Just think long term man, the payoff will be worth it.

Personally, I plan to be buried in my Charger, but for the sake of discussion if I had to do the classic car thing again it'd be with a 60's Mustang all day long; I'd have the perfect street machine for what it costs to buy a freaking 4 speed Mopar console and a couple of armrest bases...

[1974dodgecharger]

Just think long term man, the payoff will be worth it.

Personally, I plan to be buried in my Charger, but for the sake of discussion if I had to do the classic car thing again it'd be with a 60's Mustang all day long; I'd have the perfect street machine for what it costs to buy a freaking 4 speed Mopar console and a couple of armrest bases...

lmao, man those mustangs are so freaking cheap to restore compared to us mopars lol....

[Ghoste]

If anything a DOH resurgence may lower the prices of Chargers.  Think about it, a small crew of newbies go online looking for GL's and the first thing that Googles up will be HLPAG under the latest identity so these dudes will be all over these things only to discover what complete and utter pieces of mushroom soil they bought.  With the social media in place that didn't exist in the 90's it won't take long for Chargers to get the reputation of overpriced rustbuckets and people with good cars for sale won't be able to give them away ultimately forcing the values to plummet.

[Mike DC]

There's also nothing to stop that from happening during the last 10-15 years, and Chargers haven't gotten any less popular in that time. 

[Ghoste]

My post may have been tongue in cheek too. 

[cavemanno1]

There are less and less of them around for sale!There is ONLY ONE '68 on ebay right now!Used to be a half a dozen of them usually!

[Mike DC]

  
Sales of cars like these seem to go in waves IMO.  The last decade was a big wave of Charger sales and restorations.   Now most of their new owners will probably keep them for at least a few years, if not more.  


There's still plenty of them out there if you are willing to pay what they're worth. 

Take someone who can't find one, give them an extra $10,000 to spend (for the same condition car) and see how much trouble they still have finding it.

[Ghoste]

 

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

On January 5th, 2014, nearly 35 years after originally airing on CBS, the Dukes of Hazzard will be returning to the small screen on the CMT Network   The show is being advertised as being run in HD  

That in mind, how do you think the show being back on the air, might affect the prices or the demand for 1969 Dodge Chargers


Also, thinking about the HD, or high definition nature, I wonder if the networks have "remastered" the flag from the roof of the General Lee, removing it from history?   I have seen the previews on CMT, but all angles have been of the General in ways that I cannot tell  

Watching the trailer again, in one shot, I could barely see the flag on the roof, so there is hope it isn't blurred-out, or otherwise removed 

[Aero426]

The legacy of the Charger is well established as are the Dukes cars in pop culture.    Keeping the cars in the public eye will never hurt.

[Dreamcar]

I dont think they will bother removing the flag, it really doesn't mean much to the modern world i find.  , yeah a couple people might be offended by it, but... deal with it, there isn't much if any racism or bigotry in the DOH that i recall, so i don't see what would be so offensive by having the flag, it's just there, its not really "used"

There was no racism in the show. Period. The Dukes had black friends and always promoted helping anyone in need and doing the right thing. Yes, the show was slightly "corny", I'll admit that. But, as a father of two young boys, I would much rather have them watch the original series than the 2005 movie or many of today's shows that are on t.v. after 8 p.m.

[Ghoste]

No one got hurt.

[Johnnys440Charger]

Is this on now?   I don't see it on TV.   I am on Bell Fibe TV in Toronto Canada.   CMT is channel 1575.  I searched the guide - no Dukes anywhere.

[BROCK]

I dont think they will bother removing the flag, it really doesn't mean much to the modern world i find.  , yeah a couple people might be offended by it, but... deal with it, there isn't much if any racism or bigotry in the DOH that i recall, so i don't see what would be so offensive by having the flag, it's just there, its not really "used"

There was no racism in the show. Period. The Dukes had black friends and always promoted helping anyone in need and doing the right thing. Yes, the show was slightly "corny", I'll admit that. But, as a father of two young boys, I would much rather have them watch the original series than the 2005 movie or many of today's shows that are on t.v. after 8 p.m.

Today's political correctness has rendered many facts & truths "mute". 
Remastered episodes are fine: they are a'kin to watching Shirley Temple
in color.  It's a way to reach a whole new audience.  Sure the audience
dwindles a little more each time you 'update' but any audience is a plus. 
So far, the ultimate badboy car is a Charger in film.  Was true in Bullitt
& most every badboy show since.  Keep that aura alive & you keep value!

[Baldwinvette77]

I just remembered CMT in canada has completely different programing than in the states... damn...  

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

Is this on now?   I don't see it on TV.   I am on Bell Fibe TV in Toronto Canada.   CMT is channel 1575.  I searched the guide - no Dukes anywhere.

Yes, the 2nd show is almost over, and I am pleased to report, although heavily edited for timing, the General Lee was not a victim of CGI or edits.

[69wannabe]

At least, and I mean the very least, it won't have 'staged' drama where constant bickering and bleeps, fake street racing/moonshine making, and some dude/chick 'twerking' ....


Yeah, gimme the DOH an day.

X2!!!!

[myk]

I dont think they will bother removing the flag, it really doesn't mean much to the modern world i find.  , yeah a couple people might be offended by it, but... deal with it, there isn't much if any racism or bigotry in the DOH that i recall, so i don't see what would be so offensive by having the flag, it's just there, its not really "used"

There was no racism in the show. Period. The Dukes had black friends and always promoted helping anyone in need and doing the right thing. Yes, the show was slightly "corny", I'll admit that. But, as a father of two young boys, I would much rather have them watch the original series than the 2005 movie or many of today's shows that are on t.v. after 8 p.m.

Today's political correctness has rendered many facts & truths "mute". 
Remastered episodes are fine: they are a'kin to watching Shirley Temple
in color.  It's a way to reach a whole new audience.  Sure the audience
dwindles a little more each time you 'update' but any audience is a plus. 
So far, the ultimate badboy car is a Charger in film.  Was true in Bullitt
& most every badboy show since.  Keep that aura alive & you keep value!

All true.  Take a look at Deathproof, Drive Angry and that hated little film franchise the Fast and the Furious; many people write it off as 'ricer movies, but in the end it's usually a muscle car, a CHARGER, along with a main character, that sees the final resolution of the story...

[Daytona Guy]

I dont think they will bother removing the flag, it really doesn't mean much to the modern world i find.  , yeah a couple people might be offended by it, but... deal with it, there isn't much if any racism or bigotry in the DOH that i recall, so i don't see what would be so offensive by having the flag, it's just there, its not really "used"

There was no racism in the show. Period. The Dukes had black friends and always promoted helping anyone in need and doing the right thing. Yes, the show was slightly "corny", I'll admit that. But, as a father of two young boys, I would much rather have them watch the original series than the 2005 movie or many of today's shows that are on t.v. after 8 p.m.

I'm personally not fond of the flag for what it stood for, (600K people died because of what it stood for). But the flag was also more the era/and was benign on the car in the program as a post Civil War symbol. I love what you said here about the 2005 movie. Love the car - always fun to watch a Charger. The Tweedle Dee & Tweedle dumb of the '05 Dukes of H - along with Miss Skank - was the dumbest thing I ever saw. The 2005 movie should never be repeated with those actors; too much to explain to my children - just a hand full of trailer thrash. The Dukes were not trailer trash. For the record, I owned a General Lee.

Dane

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