Ya que hablamos de chuzos clásicos y ahora que esta de moda con el estreno de la película de los Dukes of Hazzard aqui les dejo unas fotos del General Lee
General Lee (car)
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Bo (R) and Luke Duke in their famous car, The General Lee
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Bo (R) and Luke Duke in their famous car, The General Lee
A fan's Dodge Charger replica of the General Lee
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A fan's Dodge Charger replica of the General Lee
The General Lee engine compartment
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The General Lee engine compartment
The General Lee's 1976 license plate, "registered" in the fictional Hazzard County, Georgia
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The General Lee's 1976 license plate, "registered" in the fictional Hazzard County, Georgia
The General Lee is the car driven by the Duke cousins Bo and Luke in the television series The Dukes of Hazzard. It is known for the chases and stunts, especially high jumps, in almost every episode. The car's name is a reference to the Confederate General Robert E. Lee. The General Lee is popularly known as the most recognizable car in the world.
"The General" is an reddish-orange 1969 Dodge Charger with a Confederate battle flag painted on the roof, and the words "GENERAL LEE" over each door. Each door also has a large "01" in black. The upper left corner of the "1" in the "01" differs on occasion, causing continuity errors. When the car's horn is pressed, it plays the first 12 notes from the de facto Confederate States anthem "Dixie's Land" (See Media section below for sample).
Though General Lee is often used as a daily driver by Bo and Luke, the implied primary purpose of the car is dirt-track racing. The car has often been chased by the Hazzard police, being Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane, Deputy Enos Strate, and Deputy Cletus Hogg. Most of the time, the car outran the police or the Dukes figured a way not to get a ticket after they were stopped by the cops. Its windows are left open because the doors are welded shut—explained on the show as a common trait of race cars. This leads to various entry techniques, depending on the age and flexibility of the subject. Uncle Jesse is often picked up by Bo and Luke and lifted in, feet first. When in a hurry, others enter head first. Luke sometimes jumps onto the roof from the driver's side and enters the passenger window from above, or "knee-slides" across the hood to get to the passenger side.
According to Ben Jones ("Cooter" in the show), 309 General Lees were used to film the series. Twenty still exist in various states of repair. On average, more than one General Lee was used up per show. When filming a jump, anywhere from 500 to 1,000 pounds of lead ballast was placed in the trunk, to prevent the car from nosing over. Stunt drivers report enjoying the flights but hating the landings. Despite the ballast, the landing attitude of the car was somewhat unpredictable, resulting in moderate to extremely violent forces, depending on how it landed. All cars used in large jumps were immediately retired because of frame damage.
Though they did not perform any of the jumps for which the car is famous, actors John Schneider and Tom Wopat (Bo and Luke) routinely drove The General quite aggressively on camera.
General Lee reappeared on TV in 2005 in the TLC Network car television series Rides as "Xtreme Lee", which was a modified General Lee owned by Kenny Wayne Shepherd. The vehicle was originally unveiled at a 2004 SEMA show. It was upgraded to a 550hp V-8 engine with six speed automatic transmission. The paint job kept most of the original elements intact, but with slight changes, including a stylized Confederate flag with apparent wind movement and minor battle damage.
