anyone tried to slide the hood like Luke Duke?

CB · September 30, 2005, 04:40:48 PM

Man, I think I'd break my balls trying this.
Anyone tried this at home?

mustanghater · September 30, 2005, 04:45:58 PM

I did it on a honda once. I slide across the hood and landed on my back.

Doc74 · September 30, 2005, 04:48:39 PM

I did with the 68, I should've polished it first cuz i kinda bounced off, not pleasant

Did manage to get the window jumping down real good, my friend however tried to jump in without touching anything and planted his face on the roof, not a pretty sight, hehee

Oh and the first time i jumped it, the door knob caught my skin, I think details are unnecessary ?
If you ask me Tom Wopat could slide like no other, I'll leave it to him.
How's the 69 doing btw ?

CB · September 30, 2005, 04:56:07 PM

Yea, window jumpin' wouldn't be easy either.
Only need to climb out when I parked the car to close to the wall due to my tiny garage.

(So Doc74, I need lower 1/4's installed, and prepared for paint.
Any chance you have time/space/..., very soon? Like next week or so?)

PURTBOY · September 30, 2005, 04:58:10 PM

IF I REMEMBER RIGHT, LUKES FAMOUS HOOD SLIDE WAS AN ACCIDENT!!!

Doc74 · September 30, 2005, 05:00:20 PM

Quote from: CB on September 30, 2005, 04:56:07 PM

(So Doc74, I need lower 1/4's installed, and prepared for paint.
Any chance you have time/space/..., very soon? Like next week or so?)

Yikes, I'll check but I'm not positive, I'll let you know early in the week, maybe if I can make the turn to get into my buddy's garage then I can prep it in a weekend (hopefully next) and paint it in the shop right after.
What needs to be donenbesides quarters and what about those themselves?
I saw they were weavy and who knows what I'll find underneath all the gum.

Wakko · September 30, 2005, 05:22:53 PM

And Tom scratched the hell out of his arm when he did that hoodslide in the credits to Dukes.

CB, don't try it...you'll dent your hood!!!

moparguy01 · September 30, 2005, 05:30:22 PM

I did it on my grand marquis in high school. scratched the crap out of the hood. haha. I dont plan on doing that to the charger. the window thing gets easy as you get used to climbing in and out because of the damn downbar on the roll bar....

FastbackJon · September 30, 2005, 05:39:51 PM

Sliding across the hood is one thing, but trying to quickly jump in through the side window of a '69 Charger, if you haven't removed the door lock, is another.

I wonder if they just cut off all the threaded door lock tops for the show. The '68's wouldn't be as bad as you all know the lock was farther back, but on a real '69, that thing would nail you where the sun don't shine.

73ChargerSE · September 30, 2005, 06:15:15 PM

I used to do it with my Cadillacs. Just to be a jackass and because the hoods were huuuuuge

Wakko · September 30, 2005, 06:24:47 PM

Yeah, they cut them off for the show. In the movie you can see where they put a plug in the lock hole. I should do that...my locks don't work anyway!

Ghoste · September 30, 2005, 06:30:01 PM

I dated a girl once and her kid brother used to try that stunt on the car that I owned at the time (around 1984). It used to drive me insane because I just wanted to slap the little bugger on the back of the head every time I caught him doing it, but I didn't want to cut off the sugar. The choice would be much easier today. Now I know the sugar is always available.

Charger Aficionado · September 30, 2005, 06:58:25 PM

Quote from: Wakko on September 30, 2005, 06:24:47 PM
Yeah, they cut them off for the show. In the movie you can see where they put a plug in the lock hole. I should do that...my locks don't work anyway!

Ian,

Companies I have talked to about re-producing the upper door pads (CudaMike on eBay (guy who does CORRECT dashes and headrests), I have mentioned that the Gen Lee guys would like SMOOTHE pads with no lock hole...

When I was in Japan, I let my two buddies from H.S. "Garage Store" my '69... I think it turned-into more of a "Central Ca. Dukesfest" instead... They SWORE they didn't do the "Wopat-Slide" across the hood, but there were NOTICABLE scratches... Later-on I heard stories of "Jumps" by a canal where the car SPARKED on the pavement coming down... That thing only had XP suspension too... OUCH... Well it's "All-good" now... One of those Jokers now owns the car, so he inherited any damage done

karma sucks, don't it???

heh...

,Jude
P.S.
Wakko, havent' you ever slid-across the hood of the Crown Vic on-duty in an emergency??? Sorta like Super Troopers?

You guys don't really do stuff like that do you? heh...

Hey Mike, sign-up on here and post pix of my first Charger! Put it in General Discussion, titled "C/A's First Charger". Deal?

Chargen69 · September 30, 2005, 07:28:06 PM

I did it on a Malibu I used to have... Waxed the hood real good before I did it though

generalfan01 · September 30, 2005, 07:35:59 PM

the first time tom jumped through the window he cut his back on the door lock, a huge cut all the way down his back! OUCH!

BrianShaughnessy · September 30, 2005, 08:38:34 PM

I did it once way back when when I weighed a lot less. I waxed up the old '69 pretty good but it wasn't a smooth ride. Between the depressions in the hood and the ridge in the center... it just didn't work out too well. I remember something hurt for awhile

It was the '70's and I'm sure I was under the influence of something or another

kikgas01 · September 30, 2005, 08:53:16 PM

What a funny thread lmao.

Wakko · September 30, 2005, 09:27:11 PM

No hood slides for me. I'd kill the hood with all those sharp protrusions on my belt.

Chargerguy74 · September 30, 2005, 11:33:39 PM

I do it to my buick all the time, sure is full of dents now.

Charged · September 30, 2005, 11:37:36 PM

Even though I have a 3rd gen and therefore its not right...I still wouldent, untill the day that Warner Bro. (or whoever) is paying for my hoods.

Charged

Silver R/T · September 30, 2005, 11:42:59 PM

Quote from: FastbackJon on September 30, 2005, 05:39:51 PM
Sliding across the hood is one thing, but trying to quickly jump in through the side window of a '69 Charger, if you haven't removed the door lock, is another.

I wonder if they just cut off all the threaded door lock tops for the show. The '68's wouldn't be as bad as you all know the lock was farther back, but on a real '69, that thing would nail you where the sun don't shine.

hmm how does one know..

THE COLONEL · October 01, 2005, 01:26:27 AM

Quote from: PURTBOY on September 30, 2005, 04:58:10 PM
IF I REMEMBER RIGHT, LUKES FAMOUS HOOD SLIDE WAS AN ACCIDENT!!!

Yeah it was an accident. Some how he lost his footing because he was supposed to vault totally over the hood, but got his foot caught up. This is the slide you see in the opening credits, and in "Daisy's Song", episode 2. He also ripped the antenna off the General, in that same slide. If you have it in slow motion, the antenna catches him in the neck and rips it right off. If you listen in the episode, you can hear him moan from the pain as he leaps into the window head first. It sure did get a lot of attention though.

Lowprofile · October 01, 2005, 02:11:37 AM

With my fat ass, I couldn't afford the sheetmetal bills!

MoparYoungGun · October 01, 2005, 08:09:17 AM

Have I tried it? Yep. Did it work? Nope. Lets just say I was hurting afterward

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69pistolgripRT · October 01, 2005, 09:27:22 AM

I used to jump in the window of an old targa porsche I had. Tried it on a date , caught my left foot on the top of the door panel, fell head first into the car, and with the stuck left foot ripped a 6" tear down the center of the door panel.

smoooooth with the ladies.......

Wakko · October 01, 2005, 09:30:10 AM

Ah, but did you get any? When I blew the headgaskets in the GN last December, the girl I was showing off to thought it was so cool she...ummm....yeah.

BigBlockSam · October 01, 2005, 10:52:29 AM

i did it one time when i was younger. trying to get away from a cop, sorry Wakko

2fast4u · October 01, 2005, 12:43:35 PM

Definitely don't want to wear jeans that have the metal rivets in them.....they take paint off man

Blown70 · October 01, 2005, 12:49:07 PM

I did once. Did not jump soon enough.... dented the fender. OHHH well it was not my charger. it was a POS it did hurt too 'cause I had a full head of steam running up to it. I could not do it now I weigh too much....

Wakko · October 01, 2005, 01:40:51 PM

BigBlockSam...no apologies to me...you don't think I've run from the cops before?

Charger Aficionado · October 01, 2005, 01:55:45 PM

Quote from: Wakko on October 01, 2005, 01:40:51 PM
BigBlockSam...no apologies to me...you don't think I've run from the cops before?

OBVIOUSLY he got away too folks...

BigBlockSam · October 01, 2005, 02:29:12 PM

Ghoste · October 01, 2005, 02:44:37 PM

I guess this has wandered enough off topic to share a not totally unrelated story. A friend of mine dated a girl many years ago who enjoyed making out on the hood of his car. It wasn't a Charger, it was a 68 Fury. Anyway, she liked to park her butt over that crease that runs down the center portion of those hoods. Over the course of a summer, they managed to create a pair of little dents on either side of that crease. When he scrapped the car, he removed the hood and it hangs on the wall in his storage shed to this day. The girl is long gone.

BigBlockSam · October 01, 2005, 02:47:31 PM

Quotehe removed the hood and it hangs on the wall in his storage shed to this day. The girl is long gone.

CB · October 01, 2005, 02:57:29 PM

heh heh great story !

JimShine · October 01, 2005, 04:19:30 PM

John Schneider topped it in a later episode. He did a roof slide, landed on the other side and jumped right into the car. If I remember the scene correctly they were parked in front of the courthouse. He used the curb as a platform to launch himself over the top of the car. I only remember seeing it once, so I am sure it was something he only got right maybe once.

Telvis · October 01, 2005, 04:39:43 PM

If my big lard butt did that the roof would collapse.

Headrope · October 02, 2005, 07:45:25 PM

Quote from: mustanghater on September 30, 2005, 04:45:58 PM
I did it on a honda once. I slide across the hood and landed on my back.

A Honda? Aren't those things made of plastic and fiberglass? You must be tiny.

Brock Samson · October 03, 2005, 12:45:26 AM

Quote from: mustanghater on September 30, 2005, 04:45:58 PM
I did it on a honda once. I slide across the hood and landed on my back.

You SURE it wasn't your head?..

MoparYoungGun · October 03, 2005, 06:27:50 AM

Quote from: Stratocharger on October 03, 2005, 12:45:26 AM
You SURE it wasn't your head?..

jgbailey57 · October 03, 2005, 10:25:50 AM

when i got my charger out of the back yard and was putting it in the garage, my brother thought he would do the slide through the window deal. i guess he wasn't thinking because the drivers side is missing the door jam so there's nothing to hold the door shut. as soon as he touched the door it flew open and he landed on his ass and smacked his head on the door. i later saw him running to do a hoodslide but i was able to stop him before he tried.

Kern Dog · December 09, 2015, 01:58:49 AM

I've tried this on other cars but no way I'm taking the chance of damaging mine"

wingcar · December 10, 2015, 10:35:20 AM

I did the hood slide a couple of times on my 69 Charger back in the day.....never looked as good as when the duke boys did it....I guess I needed more wax on the hood.

Or...perhaps I just needed to mount one of these on the hood.........

DixieRestoParts · December 10, 2015, 11:24:44 AM

Not since 1983. Found out real quick, that don't work. Same on the door thing. Sometime in 1981 I learned that cars don't like to jump like on TV. I jumped one (brand x) at an intersection and the moment it went airborne, the nose dived and it took out the radiator, front spoiler and oil pan. I rode the bus to High School for the next month as punishment from my Dad for being a knucklehead. Too bad it didn't cure me.

ws23rt · December 10, 2015, 04:25:25 PM

Where are all the video clips being taken by the guy holding the beer?

Ghoste · December 10, 2015, 06:10:04 PM

Quote from: Kern Dog on December 09, 2015, 01:58:49 AM
I've tried this on other cars but no way I'm taking the chance of damaging mine"

But by dredging up this old thread you may be turning a whole new crop of Charger fans on to the slide and before you know it becomes a "must do" for anyone who owns one and then by your hand you end up forced to break your own vow.

VegasCharger · December 11, 2015, 05:10:59 AM

Quote from: THE COLONEL on October 01, 2005, 01:26:27 AM
Yeah it was an accident. Some how he lost his footing because he was supposed to vault totally over the hood, but got his foot caught up. This is the slide you see in the opening credits, and in "Daisy's Song", episode 2. He also ripped the antenna off the General, in that same slide. If you have it in slow motion, the antenna catches him in the neck and rips it right off. If you listen in the episode, you can hear him moan from the pain as he leaps into the window head first. It sure did get a lot of attention though.

Good call

Here's a YouTube clip from "Daisy's Song" episode.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akqKsOQ10OQ

It's at the 2:27 mark where Luke Duke starts the hurdle across the General's hood. You can hear the moan lol. I never knew about that until reading this thread. Also I freeze framed a pic just after Luke's landing and I put a green arrow in the pic pointing to the damaged antenna.

Man I loved those early Dukes episodes when it was filmed in Georgia. It was so genuine

Mike DC · December 11, 2015, 08:52:01 AM

Tom Wopat was still wearing his normal street shoes while they rehearsed the shot. He ran across the hood on foot. That was the intention.

But the Luke Duke cowboy boots didn't give as much traction. When the cameras rolled, his boot slid out from under him upon hitting the hood, and history was made. It's easier to spot the accidental part once you know to look for it.

I used to do hood-slides on my '69 with my friends in high school. It's harder than it looks.

You really have to be running towards the car (and wearing pants) just to make it work. Your ass will stall halfway across the hood if you're not going in 100% committed, or if the car is parked so you're sliding uphill even a little bit. And you have to do it on the smooth part of the Charger hood behind the scallops & ahead of the cowl. No other path across the front bodywork works very well. If you land your ass/hip on a supported area (fender/hood intersection, hood/cowl intersection, etc) it hurts like hell.

Ghoste · December 12, 2015, 12:01:21 PM

Quote from: Mike DC (formerly miked) on December 11, 2015, 08:52:01 AM

I used to do hood-slides on my '69 with my friends in high school. It's harder than it looks.

You really have to be running towards the car (and wearing pants) just to make it work.

Are you saying you tried it naked??

JB400 · December 12, 2015, 01:52:29 PM

Thanks a lot. I needed that visual

Mike DC · December 12, 2015, 04:07:10 PM

Naw, some teenage hot chick in Daisy Duke shorts tried it, and she friction-burned her thigh.

That help?

Ghoste · December 12, 2015, 05:44:23 PM

It is a better way to imagine it.

JB400 · December 12, 2015, 06:02:09 PM

I would agree. A visual aid would help though

Kern Dog · December 13, 2015, 01:49:03 AM

That girl is hot. I like sex.

c00nhunterjoe · December 13, 2015, 10:27:08 PM

https://youtu.be/IrtJjp37O10

4:47 in is my boy sliding on mine.

XS29L9Bxxxxxx · December 14, 2015, 02:25:38 PM

Over the weekend, Tom Wopat signed our GL. I joked about sliding across the hood, but neither of us did.

News:

anyone tried to slide the hood like Luke Duke?