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12-11-2010, 12:33 PM
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On this very day in 1978, a stunt man on the set of new show called The Dukes of Hazzard made television history. Of course, he didn't know it at the time, but the sight of him soaring through the air would become an icon. Well... not him specifically, but the car he was driving. We can only imagine what that bright orange Dodge Charger sounded like as it roared to the dirt ramp before leaving the ground and touching down 82 feet later. It was totaled upon impact, but its legacy is still going strong three decades later.
The show debuted in 1979 and ran for 16 years. During that time, the General Lee (yes, the car) received 35,000 fan letters every single month. More than 300 Chargers were used over the course of the show, and most of them ended up trashed. As you read these words, we know you can hear the first few plucks Waylon Jenning's guitar and picture the Duke boys evading capture to make their way the only way they know how. Stop imagining it and check out the video of the show's intro after the jump. Link to video... http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/11/o...-jump-w-video/
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12-11-2010, 01:55 PM
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Thanks for the trip down memory lane mate. Loved that car almost as much as I loved Daisy Duke. Almost.
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12-11-2010, 02:04 PM
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I watched that when I was a kid, and Daisy made me feel all... funny. Like when we'd climb the rope in gym class.
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12-11-2010, 02:19 PM
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Yee Hah!! good memories there.
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12-11-2010, 04:20 PM
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got every single episode aswell as both versions of the movie.
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12-11-2010, 07:52 PM
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Inadvernently drove the prices of '69 Chargers through the roof. They were getting that desperate in the end they reverted back to models!!!
I alaways thought Daisy Duke was the most memorable part of that show!! |
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On this day in history....
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