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What do you guys think...General Lee picture (weak stomach? stay away)

Started by 69bronzeT5, April 24, 2008, 02:40:40 PM

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69bronzeT5

I'm sure this picture has been posted before but it makes me wonder. 1: Why does it look like the car was run over by something? 2: It looks like it is sitting on something....what do you guys think?


:shruggy:
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1969 Charger: T5 Copper 383 Automatic
1970 Challenger R/T: FC7 Plum Crazy 440 Automatic
1970 GTO: Black 400 Ram Air III 4-Speed
1971 Charger Super Bee: GY3 Citron Yella 440 4-Speed
1972 Charger: FE5 Red 360 Automatic
1973 Charger Rallye: FY1 Top Banana 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Road Runner: FE5 Red 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Duster: FC7 Plum Crazy 318 Automatic

Arkgl01

Even though I own a general lee it really depresses me to see what they did to that car :( I dunno what they did?
69 440 RT matching.. mostly original!

B5 Charger

Looks like a sad end to a great car whatever they did to it.   :brickwall:

Blown70

looks like it hit something hard in the front and poss look the way both front fenders buckle out, and then certianly FLIPPED maybe end over end? 

JimShine

I can't remember the details as this is an era I really dislike and pay little attention to, but I believe it started as this jump:



Upon landing it began to roll



After a few tumbles it rested on its top


Arkgl01

Wonder what happened to this car? REAL R/T  :icon_smile_dissapprove:

69 440 RT matching.. mostly original!

JimShine

That real R/T was the first car to be jumped in the grande finale of "Carnival of Thrills". It clipped a car on the way down, so they had to jump the offroad modified General Lee for the landing shot.

Here is the above R/T


Troy

Sarcasm detector, that's a real good invention.

bull

This thread is depressing. It's kind of like watching a baby seal get clubbed. :icon_smile_dissapprove:

Blown70

Quote from: Troy on April 24, 2008, 03:28:50 PM
There's a Cuda on top of that pile...

Troy


I was not sure but YES it sure is, eh, dang........ :icon_smile_dissapprove:

moparstuart

  looks like a first gen charger or coronet right below the cuda ?
GO SELL CRAZY SOMEWHERE ELSE WE ARE ALL STOCKED UP HERE

69chargerboy

 I don't like to look or talk about the DOH crashes.  :brickwall: :brickwall: :bawling: :bawling: :engel016:
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69*F5*SE

YeeeHaww, look at those hillbillys F'k up another charger.  What a joke  :flame:  I dislike that sh*t more & more each time I see something like this.  Ted

69bronzeT5

Quote from: Arkgl01 on April 24, 2008, 03:03:33 PM
Wonder what happened to this car? REAL R/T  :icon_smile_dissapprove:



What episode are those scenes from?
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1969 Charger: T5 Copper 383 Automatic
1970 Challenger R/T: FC7 Plum Crazy 440 Automatic
1970 GTO: Black 400 Ram Air III 4-Speed
1971 Charger Super Bee: GY3 Citron Yella 440 4-Speed
1972 Charger: FE5 Red 360 Automatic
1973 Charger Rallye: FY1 Top Banana 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Road Runner: FE5 Red 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Duster: FC7 Plum Crazy 318 Automatic

69bronzeT5

Here's another R/T....
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1969 Charger: T5 Copper 383 Automatic
1970 Challenger R/T: FC7 Plum Crazy 440 Automatic
1970 GTO: Black 400 Ram Air III 4-Speed
1971 Charger Super Bee: GY3 Citron Yella 440 4-Speed
1972 Charger: FE5 Red 360 Automatic
1973 Charger Rallye: FY1 Top Banana 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Road Runner: FE5 Red 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Duster: FC7 Plum Crazy 318 Automatic

JimShine

The pictures are from a Barbara Mandrell TV special where a supposedly driverless General Lee picks John up on a dirt road.

That lower picture was a closeup car for a while. Don't always judge the grilles because they were swapped around often. There was a 1968 Charger that featured a 1969 R/T grille for quite a while early on.

69bronzeT5

Quote from: JimShine on April 24, 2008, 04:07:09 PM
The pictures are from a Barbara Mandrell TV special where a supposedly driverless General Lee picks John up on a dirt road.

Anybody have this on video? :shruggy:
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1969 Charger: T5 Copper 383 Automatic
1970 Challenger R/T: FC7 Plum Crazy 440 Automatic
1970 GTO: Black 400 Ram Air III 4-Speed
1971 Charger Super Bee: GY3 Citron Yella 440 4-Speed
1972 Charger: FE5 Red 360 Automatic
1973 Charger Rallye: FY1 Top Banana 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Road Runner: FE5 Red 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Duster: FC7 Plum Crazy 318 Automatic

Arkgl01

My car is a 68 they changed to a 69 for the dukes. But it wasnt a RT..Just a 318 car.
69 440 RT matching.. mostly original!

The Kid

Quote from: moparstuart on April 24, 2008, 03:42:39 PM
  looks like a first gen charger or coronet right below the cuda ?

Yep, I'm thinking a '66 Coronet.

TruckDriver

PETE

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Mefirst

I knew should not have opened this thread, thanks allot Cody :slap:  -Now I'm depressed :icon_smile_sad:



jaak

Quote from: Arkgl01 on April 24, 2008, 03:03:33 PM
Wonder what happened to this car? REAL R/T :icon_smile_dissapprove:



LEE1 wasn't the only GL with rocker mouldings, you notice this time from time the car still has rocker mouldings, just painted orange. I guess its correct to say Lee1 was the only general with Natural looking mouldings.

Jason

BlaineKaiser450

Quote from: bull on April 24, 2008, 03:28:57 PM
This thread is depressing. It's kind of like watching a baby seal get clubbed. :icon_smile_dissapprove:
it sure is...i really sucks that they destroyed all these chargers just for a lame tv show with bad acting  :icon_smile_dissapprove: :icon_smile_dissapprove: :icon_smile_angry: :icon_smile_angry: :brickwall: :brickwall: :shruggy: :'(
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1993 Dodge W350 Dually

1999 F250 7.3

69bronzeT5

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1969 Charger: T5 Copper 383 Automatic
1970 Challenger R/T: FC7 Plum Crazy 440 Automatic
1970 GTO: Black 400 Ram Air III 4-Speed
1971 Charger Super Bee: GY3 Citron Yella 440 4-Speed
1972 Charger: FE5 Red 360 Automatic
1973 Charger Rallye: FY1 Top Banana 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Road Runner: FE5 Red 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Duster: FC7 Plum Crazy 318 Automatic

JimShine

Quote from: jaak on April 24, 2008, 06:02:14 PM

LEE1 wasn't the only GL with rocker mouldings, you notice this time from time the car still has rocker mouldings, just painted orange. I guess its correct to say Lee1 was the only general with Natural looking mouldings.

Jason

That is 100% correct. And it is something I have corrected a zillion times, but am never listened to.

Khyron

Quote from: JimShine on April 24, 2008, 07:29:42 PM
That is 100% correct. And it is something I have corrected a zillion times, but am never listened to.

what?  ;)


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jasonfromIKILLYA

Quote from: JimShine on April 24, 2008, 02:59:39 PM
I can't remember the details as this is an era I really dislike and pay little attention to, but I believe it started as this jump:



Upon landing it began to roll



After a few tumbles it rested on its top



yo.  there are people in that.  I really doubt they walked away......
"Great souls have always received violent opposition from mediocre minds" - Einstein

WM23N1

Im just glad it wasnt a third gen. We really dodged a bullet there.
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69bronzeT5

Quote from: WM23N1 on April 25, 2008, 01:34:33 AM
Im just glad it wasnt a third gen. We really dodged a bullet there.


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1969 Charger: T5 Copper 383 Automatic
1970 Challenger R/T: FC7 Plum Crazy 440 Automatic
1970 GTO: Black 400 Ram Air III 4-Speed
1971 Charger Super Bee: GY3 Citron Yella 440 4-Speed
1972 Charger: FE5 Red 360 Automatic
1973 Charger Rallye: FY1 Top Banana 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Road Runner: FE5 Red 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Duster: FC7 Plum Crazy 318 Automatic

bill440rt

Quote from: Blown70 on April 24, 2008, 03:30:04 PM
Quote from: Troy on April 24, 2008, 03:28:50 PM
There's a Cuda on top of that pile...

Troy


I was not sure but YES it sure is, eh, dang........ :icon_smile_dissapprove:


If you are referring to the light blue car on top, that is NOT a Cuda. The trunk & 1/4's are way to long to be a Cuda. It looks like an early Olds Cutlass, mid-60's era. It appears to be a full-frame vehicle, & note the blacked-out firewall & full frame.
Relax, everyone breathe. 
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Mike DC



    I think this jump was the origin of the photo that started the thread:
   
   



Troy

Quote from: bill440rt on April 25, 2008, 08:24:17 AM
Quote from: Blown70 on April 24, 2008, 03:30:04 PM
Quote from: Troy on April 24, 2008, 03:28:50 PM
There's a Cuda on top of that pile...

Troy


I was not sure but YES it sure is, eh, dang........ :icon_smile_dissapprove:


If you are referring to the light blue car on top, that is NOT a Cuda. The trunk & 1/4's are way to long to be a Cuda. It looks like an early Olds Cutlass, mid-60's era. It appears to be a full-frame vehicle, & note the blacked-out firewall & full frame.
Relax, everyone breathe. 
You're right, the Cuda would end maybe 1' back from the wheelwell and the area by the rear windows doesn't go up. My bad.

Troy
Sarcasm detector, that's a real good invention.

PocketThunder

Quote from: Mike DC (formerly miked) on April 25, 2008, 09:54:37 AM


    I think this jump was the origin of the photo that started the thread:
   
   




Wow how did they keep all 5 cars from crashing into each other?  :shruggy:
"Liberalism is a disease that attacks one's ability to understand logic. Extreme manifestations include the willingness to continue down a path of self destruction, based solely on a delusional belief in a failed ideology."

moparstuart

Quote from: Troy on April 25, 2008, 10:18:09 AM
Quote from: bill440rt on April 25, 2008, 08:24:17 AM
Quote from: Blown70 on April 24, 2008, 03:30:04 PM
Quote from: Troy on April 24, 2008, 03:28:50 PM
There's a Cuda on top of that pile...

Troy


I was not sure but YES it sure is, eh, dang........ :icon_smile_dissapprove:


If you are referring to the light blue car on top, that is NOT a Cuda. The trunk & 1/4's are way to long to be a Cuda. It looks like an early Olds Cutlass, mid-60's era. It appears to be a full-frame vehicle, & note the blacked-out firewall & full frame.
Relax, everyone breathe. 
You're right, the Cuda would end maybe 1' back from the wheelwell and the area by the rear windows doesn't go up. My bad.

Troy

in your defense it does look like the cuda roof line
GO SELL CRAZY SOMEWHERE ELSE WE ARE ALL STOCKED UP HERE

justin1987

Quote from: PocketThunder on April 25, 2008, 10:22:04 AM
Wow how did they keep all 5 cars from crashing into each other?  :shruggy:

The picture is pieced together from 5 different photos to create a panoramic view.

472 R/T SE

Quote from: justin1987 on April 25, 2008, 11:32:52 AM
Quote from: PocketThunder on April 25, 2008, 10:22:04 AM
Wow how did they keep all 5 cars from crashing into each other?  :shruggy:

The picture is pieced together from 5 different photos to create a panoramic view.

My first thought was you must be new here.  ;)

PocketThunder

Quote from: 472 R/T SE on April 25, 2008, 02:02:29 PM
Quote from: justin1987 on April 25, 2008, 11:32:52 AM
Quote from: PocketThunder on April 25, 2008, 10:22:04 AM
Wow how did they keep all 5 cars from crashing into each other?  :shruggy:

The picture is pieced together from 5 different photos to create a panoramic view.

My first thought was you must be new here.  ;)
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"Liberalism is a disease that attacks one's ability to understand logic. Extreme manifestations include the willingness to continue down a path of self destruction, based solely on a delusional belief in a failed ideology."

BlueSS454

Quote from: Troy on April 25, 2008, 10:18:09 AM
Quote from: bill440rt on April 25, 2008, 08:24:17 AM
Quote from: Blown70 on April 24, 2008, 03:30:04 PM
Quote from: Troy on April 24, 2008, 03:28:50 PM
There's a Cuda on top of that pile...

Troy


I was not sure but YES it sure is, eh, dang........ :icon_smile_dissapprove:


If you are referring to the light blue car on top, that is NOT a Cuda. The trunk & 1/4's are way to long to be a Cuda. It looks like an early Olds Cutlass, mid-60's era. It appears to be a full-frame vehicle, & note the blacked-out firewall & full frame.
Relax, everyone breathe. 
You're right, the Cuda would end maybe 1' back from the wheelwell and the area by the rear windows doesn't go up. My bad.

Troy


It's a first generation Camaro or Firebird.  They have very similar roof lines to the 70-74 E bodies.
Tom Rightler

JimShine

I am pretty sure it is a 1966-7 GTO/Lemans.

Nacho-RT74

Quote from: jaak on April 24, 2008, 06:02:14 PM

LEE1 wasn't the only GL with rocker mouldings, you notice this time from time the car still has rocker mouldings, just painted orange. I guess its correct to say Lee1 was the only general with Natural looking mouldings.

Jason

Are you reffering as LEE1 like the number one GL ? wasn't the fisrt general the 383 recently restored after bought on ebay between woods ?
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jaak

Quote from: Nacho-RT74 on April 25, 2008, 10:35:35 PM
Quote from: jaak on April 24, 2008, 06:02:14 PM

LEE1 wasn't the only GL with rocker mouldings, you notice this time from time the car still has rocker mouldings, just painted orange. I guess its correct to say Lee1 was the only general with Natural looking mouldings.

Jason

Are you reffering as LEE1 like the number one GL ? wasn't the fisrt general the 383 recently restored after bought on ebay between woods ?

Yeah Lee1 is the one your talking about, I was just pointing out the fact that the RT pictured had rocker mouldings on it too, like lee1, only painted orange. Every now and then on the show you see a general with rocker mouldings, painted orange. I was just pointing out that lee1 wasn't the only general with rocker mouldings, it just isn't as noticable because other generals besides lee1, were painted to match the car.

Jason

JimShine

I believe there were only two GL's with the rocker trim. Everytime I have seen the orange painted rocker car, it is the same R/T. It did get fixed up a few times in its life, so you will see dents disappear.

That was an interesting time in GL history. The Veluzat's were really cutting corners at this time. Almost every car had some chrome piece painted orange. There was a vinyl trim painted orange car, wheel well trim painted car, and even a 1968 side marker painted over orange car. I have an actual picture somewhere of them building a GL and they are painting the tailpanel black. They are spraying right over the taillghts and everything.

PocketThunder

Quote from: JimShine on April 25, 2008, 11:06:44 PMThey are spraying right over the taillghts and everything.

Oh the humanity!!!!!   :brickwall:   ;D

Paul
in St. paul

:icon_smile_big: :icon_smile_big: :icon_smile_big:  I love the Dukes of Hazzard,  its what made me the Charger lover i am today.   :yesnod:
"Liberalism is a disease that attacks one's ability to understand logic. Extreme manifestations include the willingness to continue down a path of self destruction, based solely on a delusional belief in a failed ideology."

Mike DC

 
Jim, check out the bad-guy GL that they rolled at the end of "Double Dukes" in early season #4.  (Not the '68 sitting upside down afterwards that the actors climb out of, and not the beat-up GL in Hazzard Square on the backlot.  Just the actual pipe-ramping stunt car.)


It's the death of an orange-rocker'd car. 

If the Valuzets repaired the first one after the inital "carnival" wreck then it's probably the same car.  If I remember right, when it rolls in DD it's also got a passenger fender from the off-roader conversions in season #2.  And you can see that one of the rear quarters is obviously a replaced panel as it crunches. 
 
 

nakita7

Quote from: WM23N1 on April 25, 2008, 01:34:33 AM
Im just glad it wasnt a third gen. We really dodged a bullet there.


Nice Mopar play on words there... :icon_smile_big:

rav440

Quote from: bill440rt on April 25, 2008, 08:24:17 AM
Quote from: Blown70 on April 24, 2008, 03:30:04 PM
Quote from: Troy on April 24, 2008, 03:28:50 PM
There's a Cuda on top of that pile...

Troy


I was not sure but YES it sure is, eh, dang........ :icon_smile_dissapprove:


If you are referring to the light blue car on top, that is NOT a Cuda. The trunk & 1/4's are way to long to be a Cuda. It looks like an early Olds Cutlass, mid-60's era. It appears to be a full-frame vehicle, & note the blacked-out firewall & full frame.
Relax, everyone breathe. 

yep , that aint no CUDA . and i 2nd the olds  :2thumbs:
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According to Comic book guy this is the....


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bamadukefan02

Huge Duke fan but I vote firmly to STOP KILLING CHARGERS ALREADY (yes I know those are old pics).  The last I checked they aren't making them anymore and Dynacorn wasn't about to start.  So while I don't get mad that the dukes killed a bunch, its like jumping a 1999 model car today, no great loss, its no longer 1978 and Chargers are worth too much.  Especially when I haven't been lucky enough to buy one yet

JimShine


Mike DC

QuoteIt doesn't take luck to get one, just cash.

Exactly. 



I've heard rednecks in my town complain about not being able to find any decent 1980s Firebirds  anymore.  But I don't think we're running out of them. 


     

bamadukefan02

I guess I should say I haven't been fortunate enough to find one in my price range, that is worth what is being asked for it, is within my ability to fix, and it happens to come around when I have the money in my "extra funds" for it.  Seems like when I have the money saved nothing comes along, then as soon as I buy something with the money up pops a Charger within my price range.   The worst was in college I elected to buy a good used car instead of repairing what I had.  It cost me $4,700.00 for a used Eagle Talon and the next week I drove by a used car dealer that had a 69 on the lot for $4,500.00 and it was ready to drive home just needed some TLC

squeakfinder


I've had that happen to me allot of times. Win a few loose a lot.
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