OOPS: Morons Attempt A “Dukes Of Hazzard’ Jump Over A Drawbridge – That Was A BAD IDEA

Clash Daily ^ | 5/26/19 | Wes Walker

[Impala64ssa]

It's bad enough they painted Confederate flags on the roofs of those Chargers, them Duke boys encouraged those poor souls to emulate one of their stunts and it cost them their lives! Anyone involved with the Dukes of Hazzard need to be arrested for crimes against humanity! /s Better keep my big mouth shut or some ambulance chasing shyster may get some dumb ideas.

[SaveFerris]

[more than 300 1969 Dodge Chargers were totaled during the run of the show]

Now that is a shame. A real shame. The ‘68 is my favorite but the ‘69 and ‘70 are right up there too.

[jimtorr]

My BIL had a 1969 Charger. He wrecked it when he hydroplaned one day during a heavy rain....and he was only doing 70!

[Impala64ssa]

I had a 1968 Charger. Not an RT. The only mod I did was put a low res exhaust on it and what a difference it made. It was no Superbird, but for an otherwise stock 318 it would haul ass.

[rdl6989]

Just two good ol boys, never meanin no harm...

[lee martell]

Hold my E-Cig, and watch this!

[Beagle8U]

My older brother had a 1969 Dodge Dart Swinger with a 340 6-pack, traction bars, and a rollcage in the back.

It would snap your head back and keep it there.

[Reno89519]

What a lame way to commit suicide. Driving a 2016 Chevrolet Cruze up a drawbridge and into the drink.

[Bullish]

Dukes of Hazard they are not.

[Salamander]

I have a Magnum RT.

I coulda made it.

:D

[lowbridge]

Their problem was that they were trying the stunt with the wrong car. They should have used a 1974 Dodge Monaco.

"It's got a cop motor, a 440-cubic-inch plant. It's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas."

[Salamander]

2016 Chevy Cruze Horsepower 153

2005 Dodge Magnum R/T Horsepower 340 hp

Oh hell yeah.
I coulda made it.

:D

[SaxxonWoods]

A friend got a gorgeous blue 68 Charger 440 RT for high school graduation. We were in Texas. Took it to California and back. What a car. Only got one ticket, a cheap 78 in a 70 north of Amarillo going down a long hill. $16.

[fieldmarshaldj]

[grateful]

I’ve been on the set of The Dukes of Hazzard. I saw jumps performed live. Those cars are total wrecks afterwards.

[PLMerite]

“ELWOOOOD!”

[Impala64ssa]

"It's got a cop motor, a 440-cubic-inch plant. It's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas."
"So waddya think, is it the new Bluesmobile?"
"Cigarette lighter don't work"

[Prolixus]

On the bright side: they’re no longer morons.

[dp0622]

Especially with the hispanic names and being aged 25 and 32 they should have known better.

Not that the hispanic names matter, unless they were illegals, in which case they were going by the laws of physics in Mexico, which are very different from the US.

And the passenger got out to push up the gate.

Here in the NY/NJ area we have a divider that drops down and not a gate. Same difference. I’m sure an idiot can push the divider up too if he wanted to.

One thing’s for sure, idiots are idiots wherever they come from.

And my 4,000 pound challenger, even AFTER accounting for the 60 or so HP I added to the already large number, would SINK TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT AFTER I MADE THE JUMP!!!

[equaviator]

Life imitating art. How’s that working out for ya?