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General Category => Pattern Requests. => Topic started by: JJammo1 on December 30, 2010, 12:49:08 am
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Anybody have a pattern ready made? Found a 69 but wifes Grandson says they're alot different.
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He has that right! 1970 they messed it up. 69 was a great looking car. I had the 69 Cornet 440, gold with black top, wish I had it back!!!
Jim
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He actually prefers the 70 and is wanting one for his first car. I'll end up cutting the 69 for him if I can't get the 70.
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Hi, I gave your request a go, hope its of use,.......Paul ;D
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Nice job Paul, thanks for sharing. I think the 69 Dodge Charger was the one used in the Dukes of Hazard. 8)
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Nice job Paul,I grabbed a copy too, thanks
Mike
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The "General Lee"...
THE CAR
The General Lee was a 1969 Dodge Charger 440 with the 440-cubic-inch Magnum V8 engine
Over 300 Dodge Chargers were used on the show because once a car was jumped it was not used again The shock of the impact completely destroyed the structural integrity of the car.
At the end of filming of the TV show there were only 17 original General Lees remaining Warner Bros. authenticated all these, each car being given a Certificate of Authenticity of its participation in the TV Show.
The General Lee was painted bright orange and had a confederate flag on the roof and the number '01' on the door.
During the show's prime, the General Lee received over 30,000 pieces of fan mail monthly mainly asking for an autographed picture. The autographs being prints of the tire tread made by driving the car over the photograph.
Boxes of lead weights were stored in the trunk during jumps to balance the weight of the engine in the front thus preventing the car from turning end to end in the air. 500-600 lbs were used for short jumps and 1,000 lbs were used for the longer jumps.
At least 3 general Lee cars were used per episode
On all the General Lees used for the show, the locking mechanism was disconnected from the foot-operated parking brake for the "Bootleggers' Turn", the 180-degree turns the Dukes made in practically every show to lose sheriff Rosco, and/or deputies Enos and Cletus.
And now you know....
~~~GB~~~
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Thanks again Paul. Don't know why wifes grandson prefers the 70 over the 69. I prefer that one. I'm a 55 Chev man, since i'm a 55 model myself and currently 55 at this time. Amazing. :) I like the 55 Ford Vicky too.
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Hey GB, That's to much information!
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I agree TMI, TMI. 8)
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Thank you for the info GB there was some things I did know and others I did not but do know now.
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Great pattern and interesting info about the show. Thanks. Dan