General Lee demolition derby car, have tissues ready.............

[Alaskan_TA]

These are links to photos from 1982.  Have tissues handy.........       


Before;

http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/images/coolShots/derbyDukes03.jpg

http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/images/coolShots/derbyDukes01.jpg


After;

http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/images/coolShots/derbyDukes02.jpg

http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/images/coolShots/derbyDukes04.jpg

[greenpigs]

And a 70 no less, that is nasty.

The teardrop Thunderbolt scoop is a funky touch

[terrible one]

What a shame. Always is.

[69charger2002]

that car looks to have been in sad shape even before. still no excuse.. what a shame to turn it into a wing car.   
trav

[Chris G.]

Man, tough to look at, but back in '82 what were most of you guys doing? I was watching the Brewers try and win a world series. I loved Ben Oglivie's batting stance, and don't get me started on Cecil Cooper. 

Thanks for the pics Barry. 

[rare69]

looks like it held up pretty good, considering it was probably playing with some huge land yachts.

[MassCharger73]

Not that I want to give anyone any ideas, but that thing bent up perfectly. The trick is to get the back to bend up just like that.

[THE CHARGER PUNK]

in 2 lane blk top , big willys 69 daytona had a tear drop hood like that 70 charger-MATT

[Arthu®]

http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/images/coolShots/derbyDukes05.jpg

That was how it looked before, back in 82 that car was a write off it was just not worth it to be fixed. Sad but true.

Arthur

[Ghoste]

In 1982 I stripped my 69 Super Bee and pushed it into an irrigation pond on my fathers orchard because it was "too rusty" to save.  I've fixed worse cars since then.

[69charger2002]

you know what is sad.. how fast those cars rusted and how badly they were abused.. that's like seeing a 94 model car today.. usually not that rough looking, unless it's a beater truck. but of course they aren't technically the same bodies as old so the comparison isn't as equal, but still. my 97 ram i beat on every day, and in 3 years it won't look near as bad as that 70 charger did in 82.

[Arthu®]

Yeah the quality of especially the bodies were bad compared to what the standard is today + a gas crisis just made these cars unwanted.

[262chargers]

in 2 lane blk top , big willys 69 daytona had a tear drop hood like that 70 charger-MATT

[dodgeracen]

WE MUST HUNT HIM DOWN AND RIP HIS BALLS OFF. THEN HANG HIM BY WHATS LEFT.

[262chargers]

WE MUST HUNT HIM DOWN AND RIP HIS BALLS OFF. THEN HANG HIM BY WHATS LEFT.

What a great first post, welcome to the board!
Relax, this was 1982, we all did stuff in 1982 that we wish we hadn't  + + =

[MassCharger73]

 I must admit that I put a 71 Charger 500 through the derby after I had stripped what I wanted off of it. This was back in about 1986 ?

[cobradriver]

i remember back in 86 and having a chance to buy a burnt orange 440 six pack hemi 4spd, for 2500 bucks and the motorwas outbut not blown just need to put back into her....i turned it downbecause
"it needed to much"........

[Jim Curnane]

Hey what do you think that car in the pond would look like now its only been 24  years .

[CaptMarvel]

In 1982 I was making the transition from bmx to internal combustion and my first vehicle, a 4 year old Power Wagon. I was also routinely riding/driving by an abandoned 66 Charger down the road from my house and wondering how I could get it. That, and being hung up on Terri Garr....

[haueter66]

not to make anyone feel "old" but in 1982 I was being born 

[cobradriver]

jesus....82 i was a freshman in HS....lol......

[mikepmcs]

sophomore in high school and 1 year away from picking up my first car ever.  1970 Charger, plum crazy. that was oh about 100 vehicles ago.  I will never sell my charger again.

[ChargerAndy]

Hmmmm, I wonder where the jack to that car is now   

[PocketThunder]

In 1982 I was making the transition from bmx to internal combustion and my first vehicle, a 4 year old Power Wagon. I was also routinely riding/driving by an abandoned 66 Charger down the road from my house and wondering how I could get it. That, and being hung up on Terri Garr....

this lady...?...?? 

[Ghoste]

Hey what do you think that car in the pond would look like now its only been 24  years .

At one time you could see it through the ice in the winter.  It landed on it's side down there.  The pond was filled in about 8 years ago so it has probably nearly completed it's return to the soil by now.