Looking to buy a General Lee? STAY AWAY FROM BK AUTO!! It's almost over!!!

[Neal_J]

Hey Jeff:

Don't start gluing Hot Wheels to your car to make it unique.  It's already been done:

http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2006/10/23/little-do-the-duke-boys-know/

Yee haw.

Neal

[jb666]

Hey Jeff:

Don't start gluing Hot Wheels to your car to make it unique.  It's already been done:

http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2006/10/23/little-do-the-duke-boys-know/

Yee haw.

Neal

Ok now.. A lot of people asked me, this year "Why put so much time, $$ and effort into a General Lee?". I always had an answer for that... But this?? WHY???   

[G-man]

Hey Jeff:

Don't start gluing Hot Wheels to your car to make it unique.  It's already been done:

http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2006/10/23/little-do-the-duke-boys-know/

Yee haw.

Neal

I love General Lees. I dont have 1, wont have 1... but nobody should knock it, it kicks ass.

[RamchargerMopar]

I wouldn't make a GL but I would never knock one. I wouldn't have one just because I would like a unique car not one everyone will ask if I am going to jump. I will become bitter and next thing you know a year into owning a GL I would be arrested for choking out the millionth redneck who said hey jump that thing!

[jb666]

I wouldn't make a GL but I would never knock one. I wouldn't have one just because I would like a unique car not one everyone will ask if I am going to jump. I will become bitter and next thing you know a year into owning a GL I would be arrested for choking out the millionth redneck who said hey jump that thing!

Believe me, I was getting pretty close at the end of this season...

[jb666]

I just wanted to share something with you guys that my brother made me for Christmas...

Here he is, holding his work proudly.



And here it is, displayed over my GL door on the wall.

[MoparManJim]

Man, that looks down right cool! Also some good craftmen skill to I might ad! give him a pat on the back for me 

[jb666]

I will  . I've always said "give him a vacant lot and a pile of wood and you'll come back to a log cabin"..  He's got some series skills with wood working.. I wish they were passed along to me 

[tan top]

 nice  ! your brother is clever with woodwork  Jeff

[towscum]

was this car bought on e bay?

[69bronzeT5]

was this car bought on e bay?

I believe it was bought directly from another member on this site after that member made a For Sale ad in the Classifieds section.

[Neal_J]

was this car bought on e bay?

I believe it was bought directly from another member on this site after that member made a For Sale ad in the Classifieds section.

Yea, that sounds correct.  And if I remember correctly the sale didn't go well or something and the car needed some work.  I forget the whole story...

[RamchargerMopar]

was this car bought on e bay?

I am willing to bet you have not read the whole thread or at least the first part of it ...  Having said that...Welcome to the most awesome thread on the internet freeway. This is a EPIC thread if I may say so myself. 

Do yourself a favor and go ahead and indulge in the yummy snacks hidden on each tasty page of this thread. Bask in its glory, take a ride in the passenger seat as Jeff takes you on a ride you wont forget. There are scary moments, twists and turns and thrills as he races you towards the finish line!

While your there take in the sights, enjoy the hundreds of visuals you will find on this trip and don't forget at the end of the ride...to tip your driver!

[towscum]

i will bad mouth B.K. auto all i can what a bunch of dirt bags.

[Back N Black]

was this car bought on e bay?

I am willing to bet you have not read the whole thread or at least the first part of it ...  Having said that...Welcome to the most awesome thread on the internet freeway. This is a EPIC thread if I may say so myself. 

Do yourself a favor and go ahead and indulge in the yummy snacks hidden on each tasty page of this thread. Bask in its glory, take a ride in the passenger seat as Jeff takes you on a ride you wont forget. There are scary moments, twists and turns and thrills as he races you towards the finish line!

While your there take in the sights, enjoy the hundreds of visuals you will find on this trip and don't forget at the end of the ride...to tip your driver!

I don't think any newbie is going to read 222 pages to get the story....... maybe it should be cleaned up and drop a 100 pages. 

[MoparManJim]

Even being cleaned up still won't get it down to a 100 pages my friend, There is around maybe 50 pages that can go. I went through the thread afew days ago looking for afew infos and I just scan the pages at that and it took me like a hour to get to 100 page mark and thats not with reading either.   

was this car bought on e bay?

I am willing to bet you have not read the whole thread or at least the first part of it ...  Having said that...Welcome to the most awesome thread on the internet freeway. This is a EPIC thread if I may say so myself. 

Do yourself a favor and go ahead and indulge in the yummy snacks hidden on each tasty page of this thread. Bask in its glory, take a ride in the passenger seat as Jeff takes you on a ride you wont forget. There are scary moments, twists and turns and thrills as he races you towards the finish line!

While your there take in the sights, enjoy the hundreds of visuals you will find on this trip and don't forget at the end of the ride...to tip your driver!

I don't think any newbie is going to read 222 pages to get the story....... maybe it should be cleaned up and drop a 100 pages. 

[ACUDANUT]

 Anyone else e-mailed BK auto @ bkautomotive@sbcglobal.net
I did and told them they are a bunch of thieves.

[The70RT]

I know it would take some work, but make a modified duplicate. You could then make it non reply. Just a thought 

[66chargerkid]

I just read your ENTIRE thread (starting a couple days ago).
All I gotta say is, You are one motivated person.
Congrats on the nice car and how is the legal situation coming?

[ACUDANUT]

I know it would take some work, but make a modified duplicate. You could then make it non reply. Just a thought 

I shoudn't be the only person e-mailing them though.

[jb666]

I know it would take some work, but make a modified duplicate. You could then make it non reply. Just a thought 

I shoudn't be the only person e-mailing them though.

You aren't..  Believe me...  But I do thank you for being persistent.

[jb666]

About the legal battle - 

Try to nail down cases of specific things being not what was described on paper.  That's your best bet. 


Legally speaking, a $300 steering box that wasn't actually replaced might get you more headway in court than $3000 worth of unsafe work on the framerails.  The steering box is a specific thing on paper.  Its absence cannot possibly be written off as a difference of opinion or misunderstood intentions between you and BK.

 

And this advice, given well over a year ago... Was so accurate...

I was just hanging out with the wife, and we got to talking about things in 2009.. I said, jokingly, that The General TOOK OVER 2009 from beginning to end.. We both looked at each other and started laughing... It's SO TRUE.. 2009 was the year of the General in every sense.. Emotionally , financially and in some cases physically (I sure lost a LOT of sleep this year because of this car)... Now it's done.. So, I think it's only suitable that I ring in 2010 with the damn car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

[TylerCharger69]

This is a very awesome story!!!!   I'd publish this one!!!

[jb666]

I wanted to thank someone publicly who, after seeing this story, donated a 30+ year old model to me that's been preserved in a cabinet. It was assembled by a gentleman that's no longer with us, but has some really nice history. It's pretty cool, because aside from being a GL, it's got a full cage, a Hemi and a few other small details that closely resemble my build!!

Anyways, THANK YOU! I will display this with pride and treasure it!

[Mike DC]

Wow, those 1/16th General Lee kits are tough to find in any condition. 

It's actually based on an old 3rd-gen Richard Petty NASCAR Dodge Charger model kit.  They just swapped the body & some details.  (Picture that GL's rollcage under a 3rd-gen body - it would fit better.) 




What's even more interesting is if you watch Season#7 of Dukes with the miniature car stunts.  Look at the minature GLs and you might notice that some of them had the hogged-out front wheelwells like on the 1/16th kit!