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My daughter told me she saw a "General Lee" in downtown Worcester today.
Wasn't you, huh? http://www.summernationals.com/index2.html "Eisboch" wrote in message ... Thought this was on topic, huh? Tonight's cruise night pics. www.eisboch.com/t1 Eisboch |
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"Eisboch" wrote in message ... "Bryan" wrote in message . com... Eisboch, Bullseye! I had a feeling you would know the perfect site. Thank you, Bryan Hey, I am not just another pretty face, ya know. Eisboch Ya, we know. |
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"Jim" wrote in message ink.net... "Eisboch" wrote in message ... "Bryan" wrote in message . com... Eisboch, Bullseye! I had a feeling you would know the perfect site. Thank you, Bryan Hey, I am not just another pretty face, ya know. Eisboch Ya, we know. So, are the Jr. Astronauts going to hang around until Tuesday? Eisboch |
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"Eisboch" wrote in message ... "Jim" wrote in message ink.net... "Eisboch" wrote in message ... "Bryan" wrote in message . com... Eisboch, Bullseye! I had a feeling you would know the perfect site. Thank you, Bryan Hey, I am not just another pretty face, ya know. Eisboch Ya, we know. So, are the Jr. Astronauts going to hang around until Tuesday? Eisboch Nope. I gave em 2 chances and they blew it. If these guys are afraid of rain; Why do they schedule these things during rainy season? Jim |
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"Steve P" wrote in message ... My daughter told me she saw a "General Lee" in downtown Worcester today. Wasn't you, huh? http://www.summernationals.com/index2.html Nope. There are probably hundreds if not thousands of General Lee "clones" that people have built in the US and Europe. There is a company called Smith Bros. restorations that will build you an authentic looking General Lee, although they are backed up with orders. I've seen pictures of General Lee Mustangs, Capri's, even a Peterbuilt tractor and a golf cart painted to look like a General Lee. Mine's authentic in the respect that it was built by General Lee Enterprises in 1981 and has the documentation, including copy of previous title. Gary Bixby, the General Lee stunt driver in the TV series, helped fund this company because by then they were running out of '69 Chargers. General Lee Enterprises built 8-11 cars (the number varies, depending on who you talk to) and Warner Bros. used some of them for close up shots during filming and some for TV and magazine ads and cast personal appearances. Mine is number 3 of these cars. Three were built with black interiors because the people photographed better against the black background according to historical accounts. If you watch the reruns of the show it is comical to see that in a couple of episodes Bo and Luke will be driving a General Lee with a tan interior, jump over a river or whatever, then skid into town in front of the Boar's Nest restaurant in a General Lee with a black interior. The show producers never worried about that kind of stuff. For a while Warner Bros. was actively pursuing legal action against the owners of clones that were selling or renting their cars and advertising them to be "real". They still own the copyrights to the "General Lee" car logo and paint scheme. Apparently they are not as interested anymore since becoming Time Warner and then AOL Time Warner. The goofy movie that came out last year rekindled General Lee interest and it remains the most recognizable TV car. There are rumors of another movie to be filmed and released in the 2008 time frame. And that's about all I know about the history of the General Lee. I took mine out for it's monthly summer exercise today and I get a big kick out of people's reaction. They hoot, "Hee-Haw", beep their horns and take pictures with their cell phone cameras whenever I am at a stop light or at the gas station. It's fun to watch others smile, laugh, be happy and otherwise enjoy seeing the car. Eisboch |
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