The mountain or the law still haven't got those Duke Boys!

Everyone is familiar with the General Lee. The orange 69 move Charger driven by Bo and Luke Duke all week from 1979 to 1985 on the thump CBS fair, The Dukes of Hazzard. While at hand are several real thing General Lee's from the tube fair still in existence, at hand is solitary unique solitary to facilitate will be up representing Dutch auction next to the Barrett-Jackson radio dish car Dutch auction January 15th through the 22nd. This detail car is branded in Dukes circles as Lee 1, and was the chief General Lee to still be jumped on the cycle, as well as the 1st car built. Lee 1 was used extensively through the chief episode or making the chief iconic hop larger than Roscoe P. Coltrane to facilitate would soon after be seen in the opening credits of all episode.

After a 16 bottom high spot, 82 bottom distance hop, the stallion was extensively damaged. It was repainted shortly in the same way as to look like a wrecked run of the mill car and used in a further youthful episode or being retired to a junkyard go up to Covington, Georgia along with a a small number of other cars from the youthful episodes. That's wherever Travis Bell comes in. A fail troublesome Dukes and film car fan did a quantity of delve into on the fair and made a visit to Covington. Speaking with several crew members led to the tip to facilitate a a small number of cars from the fair might still be in the junkyard and a visit was designed. Hidden in the woods was Lee 1. Still wearing it's whole paint and i.D. Tags representing the fair, and accurately not here to rot. A rescue mission was happening and Lee 1 and several other cars were saved and preserved. Several years and owners soon after a chock-full refurbishment was happening. With attention to specify as to how the youthful cars were built, and in an effort to preserve as much as potential, the car was restored and painted as a run of the mill 69 stallion or the characteristic orange paint and graphics were re-applied. Unlike performing a concours refurbishment, all hard work were taken to restore the car to "as used' condition. That way it's not a absolute fair car, but there's rejection denying it's heritage. And promptly the General Lee can be all yours. I'm convinced this is solitary car to facilitate will ring the bell in Scottsdale. It's furthermore solitary of a handful of popularity and picture cars to facilitate are being auctioned next to the various auctions in Scottsdale in the then link weeks.

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