stand up general anyone?

[RD]

moparmanjim... the daughter of the builder has frequented this site in the past.. so MANY of us know about this car and its history considering we have read about this car not only here, but in the mopar collectors guide too.

I am really not wanting to post in this thread... and a part tells me I am an idiot in doing so, and ever since this thread got started I hoped it would just fade away, but alas... here are my words

Most of us know about this car, and probably a lot of us are not admitting to it, because this thread is about a vehicle that creates more animosity than some political debates.

So... on that note.. PLEASE TROY JUST DELETE THIS PUPPY AND LETS MOVE ON.

[Drache]

PLEASE TROY JUST DELETE THIS PUPPY AND LETS MOVE ON.

This topic = 

[bull]

Since I somehow missed out on all the fun regarding this car I will say just two things about it:

1. If the car was never in a DOH show that was produced and aired it doesn't share the same fame as the cars that were. Other than it once being owned by WB (allegedly) there are no points given for "what might have been."

2. An unrestored GL, used in the show or not, is not worth $500k to anyone. If "Bo's General Lee" only sold for $450k in near-perfect condition at BJ there's no way an unrestored WB Charger with the engine in the back seat is going to sell for $50k more.

[Mike DC]

   
There's no real debate here.  Everyone (except the seller) is in perfect agreement that the $500K figure is a joke.  DOH fans and non-fans alike. 



As for the car itself, IMHO it deserves to be seen as a virtually legit television GL. 

To me the original crew's handiwork is worth more than whether or not it was used in front of a 35mm camera back in the day or not.  I'd rather have a never-used car right off the original "assembly line" than a GL that was technically onscreen but has been totally torn down & rebuilt a couple times since then. 

Just my opinion.

   

[The70RT]

I don't think that stupid thing deserves ANOTHER thread. 

Bla Bla Bla...like i was saying.

[JB400]

This mess of a car is back in the limelight via Mopar Collector's Guide in the next issue.

http://moparcollectorsguide.com/moaccess/allonline/2015/feb2015/index.php

[Ghoste]

And is still at the center of the same controversy.

[Kern Dog]

I seem to recall the name Bill Sephton being the legit owner, right? Wasn't the cars title somehow forged, followed by a siezure by the police? The original owner died before the whole mess could be straightened out?

[hatersaurusrex]

Good article - I never knew about that car and it's sordid history - I wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole at any price.

I wouldn't turn down the blown 440 out of it though - not like it matches the VIN or anything

[hatersaurusrex]

I seem to recall the name Bill Sephton being the legit owner, right? Wasn't the cars title somehow forged, followed by a siezure by the police? The original owner died before the whole mess could be straightened out?

Read that article in MCG Kern - Sephton's wife's lawyer sold it illegally to pay back legal fees from the divorce, and now basically everyone involved with the car's ownership is dead (including the lawyer) and a mountain of tangled paperwork is all that's left.   People are asshats.

[Mike DC]

   
The owner was Rich Sephton.  

He was responsible for a ton of the vehicle work on DOH, as well as lots of other TV/movies.  Nice friendly guy.

[tan top]

 wondered what had happened  to the wheel standing GL

nother GL charger surrounded in controversy   not good    ,

wonder what the latest  with Lee one is ?  has the golfer still got it  

[RECHRGD]

Was at B&B Hobby shop in Spokane just before Xmas.  The wife found a great 1/18th scale model of a sunfire yellow '68 Hemi Charger.  The owner started talking Mopars and said he had an original GL.  One thing led to another and he stated that he had the "stand up Charger" that had been in the news a few years back.  He said he was the one that "stole it back".  I'm not sure if he said he still had it or had sold it.......

[Ghoste]

Last I seem to recall was that Bubba 1 was changing a bunch of stuff on Lee 1 but seeing as how there isn;t much on there that really is Lee 1 I'm not sure if it matters.
It's a real shame about the Wheelstanding GL, nothing but headache from its creation.