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The General Lee (sometimes referred to as simply "the General") is an orange 1969 Dodge Charger driven in the television series The Dukes of Hazzard by the characters the Duke boys, Bo and Luke, along with cousins Coy and Vance (in season 5).
- Dodge Charger, 3-speed Torqueflite Automatic
The General Lee car was famous for its incredible jumps and airborne stunts throughout the “Dukes of Hazzard” television show. The highest recorded jump performed by the General Lee was approximately 16 feet high and 82 feet long, which occurred during an episode titled “Carnival of Thrills.”.
- 440 Magnum V8
- Charger R/T
- Dodge
- 1969
The Dukes of Hazzard features one of the most iconic TV cars around, The General Lee. Whatever happened to the orange 1969 Dodge Charger?
The General Lee is the 1969 Dodge Charger driven by the Duke cousins Bo and Luke in the television series The Dukes of Hazzard and the subsequent films. It is known for performing wild stunts, especially high jumps, in almost every episode. The car appears in all but one episode of the series...
- The General Lee Was A Modified Charger. Using the General Lee, the Duke boys pulled off amazing stunts that would make professional racers envious. But in reality, a retail-bought Dodge Charger wasn’t capable of such tricks, forcing the prop masters and mechanics to modify every Charger used for the show.
- The General Lee Needed Weights. Every time the General Lee made one of hundreds of daredevil jumps, it soared in the air and landed rear-wheels first. Realistically, this was impossible because the bulk of a car’s weight is in the front, meaning that it would nosedive into the ground.
- The Dixie Horn. The General Lee is known for many iconic features, one of which is a horn that plays the Confederate song "Dixie." But unlike the show’s intricate stunts and car chases, the use of the Dixie horn was the unplanned result of pure luck.
- The General Lee Broke A World Record. The General Lee is known for making breathtaking jumps, with its highest peak being 16ft high across a distance of 82ft before crashing down.
Mar 27, 2024 · Dubbed General Lee, the four-wheel star of the Dukes of Hazzard TV show and subsequent feature film transformed the second-generation Dodge Charger into one of the most famous muscle cars...
May 19, 2023 · Enter the AMC Ambassador, a car not typically associated with the high-octane world of “Dukes of Hazzard.” However, in a surprising turn of events, the Ambassador was chosen to stand in as General Lee, the famous orange Charger driven by the show’s protagonists.
