What is the name of the car

[SnowFox]

Hi all !

What is the name of th e car ( General Lee ) they used in "Dukes of Hazzard" ?
And what year ?

Thank you.

[bartvandenberg]

# MAKE/MODEL: Dodge Charger [Road & Track (R/T)]
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# YEAR: 1969

# ENGINE:
The engine of the General Lee was a 426 Hemi, with an Eldebrock torquer intake. Hemi is short for "Hemispherical", an engine design that provides more horsepower than any other V8, including the 440 Magnum. Some Generals had 440 Magnums, but the 426 Hemi was shown in many episodes. The General Lee also had headers with 3" exhausts. It had a street-stock stall converter.

# FACTORY: Detroit, Michigan.

# TIRES: Racing, black sidewalls.

# CARBURETOR: A four-barrel Holly 780 Double-Pumper.

# TRANSMISSION:
A Chrysler "Torqueflite" A-727, the most durable automatic tranny ever built. In some episodes, however, a manual transmission was shown.

# LICENSE PLATE: Georgia CNH 320.

# MODIFICATIONS:
To customize the car for the show, it was stripped down to the bare metal on the outside, the rough spots were sanded thoroughly, and then several coats of specially-mixed paint were applied. All of this work was done right at the studio, where the producers had set up a repair shop just for that purpose. The stock horn was replaced with a special horn that played the first twelve notes of "Dixie".
New manifolds were put in the motor and a special exhaust system was installed; all spark plugs were replaced.
A grill guard is also added, though it probably didn't protect much, knowing the way the General was driven.
The roof of the General Lee was supported by three-point roll bars that helped retain the strength of the metal in the event the car was flipped over during a scene.
The doors were welded shut for structural rigidity and storyline continuity. Of course, some General Lees (there were over 300) had un-welded doors.

[SnowFox]

Thank you ! That is a nice car. =D

[Aero]

heck yeah. Theres a place by me that sells them..without anything (no engine, trans, etc) but just the body's. They always have atleast 2 sitting in the parking lot, they are fun to look at.

[Reyer]

i saw one yesterday at school

[xmastree]

What is the name of the car ( General Lee )Yep, that's its name! :rolleyes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_General_Lee

[SnowFox]

I also want to say that Ford Mustang Fastback is one of my favorite cars.

[progbuddy]

I know that they used a hairdryer to get the glossy effect of the paint.

[SnowFox]

I know that they used a hairdryer to get the glossy effect of the paint.

What the ?

[Aero]

you could also thin the hell out of rustolium orange paint. If you thin it enough it will self level creating a perfect finish without sanding/buffing. BUt it takes alot of coats, although it will still be way cheaper than ding it the old fashoned way.

[xmastree]

Damn, missed it!
http://tinyurl.com/36wojo

[Ichbin]

i prefer the cutlass. Now thats nice nice un.