More General Lee nonsense

[Ghoste]

Oh snap.

[Fitz73Chrgr]

I would HAZZARD a guess that there are a lot more Chargers being ruined by being turned into General Lees RIGHT NOW then were ever ruined in the production of the show and the movie combined.

Come on, bud!  It's just a paint job!

[jb666]

I would HAZZARD a guess that there are a lot more Chargers being ruined by being turned into General Lees RIGHT NOW then were ever ruined in the production of the show and the movie combined.

[nvrbdn]

yea, its amazing. every time they spray orange paint orange paint on a charger it starts to get the metal all tensed up.and when the flag and numbers are unveiled, oh my gosh. ive seen these cars actually crumble up and start rusting right there in the paint booth. bam, the car is ruined.  

[MoparManJim]

Nea, you all have it all wrong! They didn't crash 250, 250,000 OR 250,001 cars! They crash 1 Million 

[Magnumcharger]

I would HAZZARD a guess that there are a lot more Chargers being ruined by being turned into General Lees RIGHT NOW then were ever ruined in the production of the show and the movie combined.

Name calling. Just what I'd expect.

[MoparManJim]

I would HAZZARD a guess that there are a lot more Chargers being ruined by being turned into General Lees RIGHT NOW then were ever ruined in the production of the show and the movie combined.

Come on, bud!  It's just a paint job!

That is 100% correct, so there for he just slam all charger owners   

Because under that orange paint job, is infact a charger. So if painting a charger a certain color ruin's it, THEN we all better watch out what colors we paint our chargers for now on AS we just might ruin our chargers if we painted them certain colors that we didn't know would ruin our most beloved chargers. 

[tan top]

getting a bit  side tracked now ,
but i once read somewhere , years ago ,  at WB  where they  had the generals in the workshop  , couple of  them were dumped in the river , behind the shop , have searched the gl sites looking for this info quite recently , seeing if i did indeed read it correctaly or even dreampt it up & confused it with something else  

[71gtx]

   

[skip68]

The story is some of the GENERAL LEE's that were jumped into the ponds were never pulled out.  

[MoparManJim]

getting a bit  side tracked now ,
but i once read somewhere , years ago ,  at WB  where they  had the generals in the workshop  , couple of  them were dumped in the river , behind the shop , have searched the gl sites looking for this info quite recently , seeing if i did indeed read it correctaly or even dreampt it up & comfused it with something else 

Not far off, but it is a fact that some General Lee's where in fact barried..

[JaxRhapsody]

I would HAZZARD a guess that there are a lot more Chargers being ruined by being turned into General Lees RIGHT NOW then were ever ruined in the production of the show and the movie combined.

Come on, bud!  It's just a paint job!

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That is 100% correct, so there for he just slam all charger owners   

Because under that orange paint job, is infact a charger. So if painting a charger a certain color ruin's it, THEN we all better watch out what colors we paint our chargers for now on AS we just might ruin our chargers if we painted them certain colors that we didn't know would ruin our most beloved chargers. 

If you paint them GL orange or generic action movie black, they melt and implode.

[tan top]

The story is some of the GENERAL LEE's that were jumped into the ponds were never pulled out.  

getting a bit  side tracked now ,
but i once read somewhere , years ago ,  at WB  where they  had the generals in the workshop  , couple of  them were dumped in the river , behind the shop , have searched the gl sites looking for this info quite recently , seeing if i did indeed read it correctaly or even dreampt it up & comfused it with something else 

Not far off, but it is a fact that some General Lee's where in fact barried..

oh right , thanks for the replies & info !! guys appreciated   

[Mikesmoparperformance]

The story is some of the GENERAL LEE's that were jumped into the ponds were never pulled out.  

Awesome let's look for them They put one out in the 05 movie

[Cooter]

I would HAZZARD a guess that there are a lot more Chargers being ruined by being turned into General Lees RIGHT NOW then were ever ruined in the production of the show and the movie combined.

Wow, hate much do 'ya? Paintin' an aweful wide stripe with that brush there skippy..Especially on this site.

[MoparManJim]

I would HAZZARD a guess that there are a lot more Chargers being ruined by being turned into General Lees RIGHT NOW then were ever ruined in the production of the show and the movie combined.

Come on, bud!  It's just a paint job!

O
That is 100% correct, so there for he just slam all charger owners   

Because under that orange paint job, is infact a charger. So if painting a charger a certain color ruin's it, THEN we all better watch out what colors we paint our chargers for now on AS we just might ruin our chargers if we painted them certain colors that we didn't know would ruin our most beloved chargers. 

If you paint them GL orange or generic action movie black, they melt and implode.

Just for your info, the original orange for the General Lee was Hemi orange WHICH is a mopar color. 

[Darkman]

The story is some of the GENERAL LEE's that were jumped into the ponds were never pulled out.  

Wouldn't that be an awesome discovery!

To all the General Lee haters, there will always be clones out there, whether you like it or not. DEAL WITH IT

[Ghoste]

I think its less about an actual hate for the car than endlessly being told we HAVE to like it or that we should "deal with it". (me anyway)

[Mike DC]

I can imagine that gets annoying.  

But keep in mind it's basically a defense against unsolicited attacks.  Along with the praise, GL owners get hit with a set of overt negative feedback that few other projects get.  

A lot of haters also assume you somehow just found a Charger in 1979 condition, for a 1979 price, and now you're going to drive it to an early death like it's 1979.  They don't show you the kind of basic respect that most other restorers get.

[Ghoste]

Fair enough. (and 35k is probably light in many cases)

[Mike DC]

(Sorry, I must have been shortening my last post while you were responding to it   )

[Back N Black]

Here is a cool vid to watch in the meantime. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tOORni_6Uo&feature=endscreen&NR=1

[wingcar]

I traded my freshly restored '66 Charger (my first car) in on a '69 440 RT/SE Charger that was loaded with every option except sunroof and luggage rack.  It had been repainted orange by George Barris back in '74/'75 time period....long before the Duke boys.   The '69 had a tan interior and was originally either T5 Copper Metallic or T7 Dark Bronze Metallic before being painted orange in lacquer paint...shades of General Lee!   Barris had used lacquer paint which created problems when my dad repainted the car with regular paint in its original color several years after I gave the car to my parents, as the paint started to part as if Moses had run his hands over the hood.    I had a 1970 triple black, 440 Challenger RT/SE by that time.   Both cars are but a piece of my past history however, I still have the Barris Kustom City emblems off the '69.  Just hope my old '69 wasn't one of the "Million" '69's that gave up their lives for the TV show as I lived in Southern California at the time......who knows maybe my old Charger was the original inspiration for the Dukes Charger being orange!   (Maybe not, but it sounds good!)

[nvrbdn]

hey, its your story. you end it however you want. i will from this point on give the dukes orange paint credit to your ex car. and also your dad gets credit for the first crackle paint job by accident.

[wingcar]

hey, its your story. you end it however you want. i will from this point on give the dukes orange paint credit to your ex car. and also your dad gets credit for the first crackle paint job by accident.

Thank you! 
I think........? 
Wait a minute...Does this also mean I also take the credit for "ruining" all those Chargers that were painted in orange from that date forward??