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Dukes of Hazzard car for sale
Aw Shucks! ^ | May 15, 2003 | Peter Valdes-Dapena

Posted on 05/16/2003 6:43:22 AM PDT by stainlessbanner

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Here's your chance to purchase a real drive-able piece of kitschy TV memorabilia.

A real "Dukes of Hazzard" General Lee, one of hundreds used in the show and, according to the seller, one of 17 verifiably sold by Warner Brothers, the show's producer.

Association with a television show, movie or historical event can add greatly to the value of even the most plebeian vehicles. (More of those later.) In the case of the General Lee, the fact that the car is a Chrysler (DCX: Research, Estimates) "muscle car" from the late 1960s or early '70s also adds to its value.

Listed in the April duPont Registry -- a glossy publication that's sort of an "Auto Trader Magazine" for the caviar set -- the 1969 Dodge Charger with a 383 four-barrel engine is being offered at the asking price of "$46,000 OBO."

It was "a real stunt car used in the filming of the 'Dukes of Hazzard' TV series," according the listing. The seller has not returned calls to the number given in the listing.

Authentic-looking General Lees are not hard to find. The cars used in the show featured a bright orange paint job, the number "01" emblazoned on the side and a Confederate flag painted across the roof. Replicas are common.

"I've seen seven of these sold over the years; most of them are clones," said Larry Batton, president of the Auto Appraisal Group of Charlottesville, Va.

Proper documentation is key to proving the value of any car that claims to have a historic or unique past. In this case, the claim of being an authentic Dukes of Hazzard General Lee contributes a lot to the car's value.

A mechanically similar standard 1969 Dodge Charger in "#1" condition -- the sort of shape that only about one in 5,000 cars of that age would be -- would fetch about $35,000, said Batton. If this car were used as a stunt car, it probably would have had a rough life for a while. If you ever watched the show, you will recall that the General Lee was not driven lightly.

Overall, assuming the paperwork was in order, Batton called the asking price reasonable.

Another General Lee, also with paperwork but with a larger 440 engine, was bid up to $41,000 at a June 2001 auction at Petersen's Automotive Museum. The car went unsold as the owner held out for more, said Tim McGrane, director of marketing for Barrett-Jackson of Scottsdale, Ariz., the company that arranged the auction.
Fame and money

Brushes with -- or baths in -- celebrity or history can greatly increase the value of even ordinary vehicles.

A Batmobile used as a promotional vehicle for the Adam West television series sold for $182,000 in last month. Another Batmobile, used in the 1995 movie "Batman Returns," sold for $359,000 in August of 1999.

A 1999 Ford F350 Ryder rental truck used to carry contested presidential election ballots from Palm Beach to Tallahassee, Fla., after the 2000 elections sold on the Yahoo! Auction Web site for $67,100 in December 2000.

The bus that Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of went to the Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village for $427,919 in October 2000. The bus's authenticity was verified by a scrapbook kept by a bus company employee immediately after the 1955 event which listed the bus number and driver's name.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bo; charger; daisey; dixie; dodge; dukes; generallee; luke; unclejesse
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1 posted on 05/16/2003 6:43:22 AM PDT by stainlessbanner
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To: stainlessbanner
Throw in

Daisy Duke, and it's a deal.

2 posted on 05/16/2003 6:49:00 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (What am I thinking? She's probably 75.)
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To: stainlessbanner
"A 1999 Ford F350 Ryder rental truck used to carry contested presidential election ballots from Palm Beach to Tallahassee, Fla., after the 2000 elections sold on the Yahoo! Auction Web site for $67,100 in December 2000."

Bet it would'nt bring 1/3 that amount now.
3 posted on 05/16/2003 6:52:22 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: stainlessbanner
OH how I hated that show. I grew up with the same surname as Roscoe and found myself living in yankee territory; then this show had to come out during the junior high years. I'm surprised I didn't eventually need therapy.
4 posted on 05/16/2003 6:53:38 AM PDT by lainie
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To: stainlessbanner
Given the CSA Battle Standard (Flag) on the roof, I surprise anyone will advertise the vehicles sale.
5 posted on 05/16/2003 6:54:03 AM PDT by The_Victor
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To: stainlessbanner
Yeeeee-ha!!
6 posted on 05/16/2003 6:55:27 AM PDT by Constitution Day
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To: TruthShallSetYouFree
She's not 75 but MAN she didn't have a long shelf life!

prisoner6

7 posted on 05/16/2003 6:56:30 AM PDT by prisoner6 ( Right Wing Nuts hold the country together as the loose screws of the left fall out!)
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To: The_Victor
Need Coffee!

I surprise anyone will advertise the vehicles sale

Should be: "I'm surprised...vehicle's..."

Sheesh.

8 posted on 05/16/2003 6:57:33 AM PDT by The_Victor
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To: TruthShallSetYouFree
Jeez. Have you seen Catherine Bach lately?
The years have not been kind.
9 posted on 05/16/2003 6:58:55 AM PDT by Constitution Day
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To: stainlessbanner
I hope somebody outbids the NAACP or it will go the way of "Song of the South". By the way; another movie I've found conspicuously missing from shelves that have externsive Shirley Temple collections is "The Littlest Rebel" (my personal favorite). Know anything about that?
10 posted on 05/16/2003 7:05:48 AM PDT by sweetliberty ("Having the right to do a thing is not at all the same thing as being right in doing it.")
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To: Constitution Day
"There was ol' Cooter, stickin' out like a bourbon bottle at a country revival."
11 posted on 05/16/2003 7:05:57 AM PDT by stainlessbanner
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12 posted on 05/16/2003 7:07:53 AM PDT by stainlessbanner
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To: Constitution Day
Did you check my tag line? :)
13 posted on 05/16/2003 7:10:41 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (What am I thinking? She's probably 75.)
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To: stainlessbanner
See, that's the thing - I'd buy the car, but only if it comes with Waylon Jennings to give my driving a running narration.

"I don't know about you, but it looks to me like them Duke boys in is a whole heap o' trouble now..."

14 posted on 05/16/2003 7:11:39 AM PDT by general_re (No problem is so big that you can't run away from it.)
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To: TruthShallSetYouFree
LOL!!
15 posted on 05/16/2003 7:14:57 AM PDT by Constitution Day
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To: stainlessbanner
Must not be worth much (car).

As I recall the doors would not open.

16 posted on 05/16/2003 7:17:38 AM PDT by TruthWillWin
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To: general_re
Right on. Just make sure your car doesn't freeze in mid-air when you jump the detour bridge by switchback county : )
17 posted on 05/16/2003 7:18:10 AM PDT by stainlessbanner
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To: general_re
I don't think Waylon will be available. So sad.
18 posted on 05/16/2003 7:18:59 AM PDT by Constitution Day
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19 posted on 05/16/2003 7:22:32 AM PDT by martin_fierro (A v v n c v l v s M a x i m v s)
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To: stainlessbanner
LOL - I think Bo and Luke Duke were the only folks I knew who could blow through a dozen sets of shocks in the space of a half-hour ;)
20 posted on 05/16/2003 7:22:55 AM PDT by general_re (No problem is so big that you can't run away from it.)
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