Dukes of Hazzard

[Richard_FM]

I heard 300 odd Chargers were written off making The Dukes Of Hazard, it got hard to buy up 69s so some other model years were used in the later series!

[warren t claim]

1 minute ago, Richard_FM said:

I heard 300 odd Chargers were written off making The Dukes Of Hazard, it got hard to buy up 69s so some other model years were used in the later series!

68 and 69 according to John Schneider. A mixture of manual and auto 383/440s. No Hemi Chargers were used. 

[garethj]

19 minutes ago, Richard_FM said:

I heard 300 odd Chargers were written off making The Dukes Of Hazard, it got hard to buy up 69s so some other model years were used in the later series!

Hmm, that figure seems a little high, I think there were only 6 Chargers in the first series.  The guy who did the digging on which car was which reckons it’s between 150 and 200 tops.  There are a lot of claims though.

1968 and 1969 models are very similar, with a change to the tail light panel and unscrewing the side marker lights it’s hard to tell them apart.

[garethj]

17 minutes ago, warren t claim said:

68 and 69 according to John Schneider. A mixture of manual and auto 383/440s. No Hemi Chargers were used. 

I think it’s 318s and 383s, with maybe one or two 440s.  According to super geeks, just because John Schneider was there at the time he didn’t necessarily follow the car builds closely.

Why would he, when there were more womanly things to be interested in, thanks to just being made a sexy TV star.

[warren t claim]

1 minute ago, garethj said:

Hmm, that figure seems a little high, I think there were only 6 Chargers in the first series.  The guy who did the digging on which car was which reckons it’s between 150 and 200 tops.  There are a lot of claims though.

1968 and 1969 models are very similar, with a change to the tail light panel and unscrewing the side marker lights it’s hard to tell them apart.

Having most cars fitted with black steering wheels but others with white was a major, and easily avoidable, continuity cock up.

[warren t claim]

1 minute ago, garethj said:

 

Why would he, when there were more womanly things to be interested in, thanks to just being made a sexy TV star.

Probably less than you'd think due to his young age at the start of filming!

[warren t claim]

3 minutes ago, warren t claim said:

Having most cars fitted with black steering wheels but others with white was a major, and easily avoidable, continuity cock up.

Although probably not as bad as the Coy and Vance Duke season.

[ETCHY]

On 15/10/2023 at 12:38, DSdriver said:

I came here for pictures of Daisy 😀

Still ain't really happened.

[bunglebus]

A pic of the General Lee 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

^ What's with the missing 01? This shot is my all-time favourite laptop wallpaper.

[bunglebus]

35 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said:

^ What's with the missing 01?

You know those door numbers, always falling off

[FakeConcern]

Obviously I've seen lots of pictures and clips at various times but I have never seen an episode of Dukes of Hazzard!

Still I found this thread interesting and am currently heading to PirateBay...

[garethj]

3 hours ago, bunglebus said:

You know those door numbers, always falling off

I can really geek-out over the Herbie films, I wrote most of a book on it, had a publisher but got blocked by Disney Publishing even after waiving taking money for it.

Anyway, the door is cut away at the bottom so it doesn’t scrape on the ground.  The numbers would look really out of proportion so rather than using a smaller sticker, they left it off completely.

In the days before freeze frame on videos or DVDs it wouldn’t matter, but that picture was also used as one of the lobby cards and even the box art for the Revell model kit where it was added by hand.

[bunglebus]

Think it's on the cover of one of the VHS or DVD releases too unless my mind's playing tricks on me?

[garethj]

12 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Think it's on the cover of one of the VHS or DVD releases too unless my mind's playing tricks on me?

Could be, also the laserdisc version.

You’ve got to wonder if the people who created the graphics for these had ever seen the film, or any other pictures of the car.

[Rod/b]

7 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said:

^ What's with the missing 01? 

 

A very early publicity shoot for the series had the Charger without the 01s and also with the doors open.  The boys also wore cowboy hats which they never did in the series.

The rest, as the saying goes, is history

[Rod/b]

3 hours ago, garethj said:

I can really geek-out over the Herbie films, I wrote most of a book on it, had a publisher but got blocked by Disney Publishing even after waiving taking money for it.

Anyway, the door is cut away at the bottom so it doesn’t scrape on the ground.  The numbers would look really out of proportion so rather than using a smaller sticker, they left it off completely.

In the days before freeze frame on videos or DVDs it wouldn’t matter, but that picture was also used as one of the lobby cards and even the box art for the Revell model kit where it was added by hand.

Have you still got a copy?

[Split_Pin]

I also loved the Herbie films as a boy.

I literally wanted to be Jim Douglas. Willoughby Whitfield, not so much.

[High Jetter]

I waz young, D of H was fun, american. Daisy!!? Hot

[Jon]

Many may be aware already but for similar levels of research into a rival(ish) show of the time (I think their broadcast dates barely overlapped), the Knight Rider Historians channel on YouTube is worth a look. It's a laughably epic name for a channel, albeit rather accurate, as it's obvious that these guys are OBSESSED with anything Knight Rider.

I liked KR as a kid (just too young to remember DoH) and it's fascinating to see the levels of research that the channel creators have taken to do their research of tracking the screen used vehicles and also the shooting locations, too. Do be warned though, that these 'geek out' levels often garner proficient use of the skip forward button....

That said, they were given a computer system used by the company that provided picture vehicles to KR and many other shows, which allowed them to track down one of the Knight Industries tractor units and also the original trailer within the last couple of years - both of which they're meticulously restoring, albeit with the trailer containing a version of the interior, which in reality was shot in a studio.

Worth a look but there's loads of videos on there of varying interest, so be selective. And fast forward the rambling bits.

[Split_Pin]

Did they spot that the engine sound track for the truck which was played during the interior shots of the trailer was lifted straight from Duel?

[Shortos]

On 15/10/2023 at 16:21, bunglebus said:

Yeah that Lee 1 "resto" was a travesty, should have preserved it as found.

I wonder how much ERTL made producing 1:64 models of them?

I well remember jumping my General Lee from one school desk too another, snapping one of the wheels in the process. YEEE-HAW!

Most of mine look like they've been used in an episode or two

I do have a few nice ones though

I also have Cooter's truck

Various Pontiac Bonneville police cars

And the Boss's Caddy - two different interiors are fitted for some reason

I think they made Daisy's Jeep too but not tracked that down

I’ve got Daisys keep somewhere 

[Shortos]

Jeep! 

[FakeConcern]

As I said earlier I've never seen D of H before. Now I've watched the first two episodes and can hardly believe it's as shite as it is. I love it haha!

In the first episode the Charger landed hard and bent the complete front end up on at least two occasions in full view!

However the chase around a scrap yard with Torino that seemed to have escaped from Starsky & Hutch was good...

 

In the second episode, they again had a chase around a scrap yard when I spotted something familiar, is that a Crapi?

Suire is boy, I mean it looks like it...

Hang on, two of them on the way out as well...

I spose I'd better watch some more now!

 

[bunglebus]

MK1 Capris were sold as Mercurys in the US. You get other slightly out of place oddities like MK2 Cortinas too, one gets smashed up by Christine in the film for example 

[Stinkwheel]

I absolutely loved watching the Dukes of Hazzard as a youngster, It absolutely shaped my ideas that cars should be fun and slid around on grass and gravel. It also pushed me into owning the 5 V8 yank tanks that i have to date.  As a young adult i was as obsessed with the show as some of the folks who have done the research on all these cars. The early internet was awash with snippets of fan info and rumour about it all.

I always swore to myself someday i would own a 2nd gen charger. This may still happen, but i'm starting to doubt it even myself with the prices they now command. 1998 i was pipped to a very restorable '68 by seconds - it was the princely sum of 3.5k. Same car now would be 15-18k

I did have a great 74 Coronet Wagon for a while with the baby 318 - that kind of scratched the Mopar itch.

Thing's like Vanishing Point and 2 lane Blacktop, American graffiti etc just re-enforced the whole idea, along with all the 80's and 90's american shows at billing and santa pod.

Dont get me wrong, i dont really like america that much, but something about the wide open spaces and being irresponsible in a big RWD car, hits a nerve somewhere. Early Roadkill shows really captured the same feel, although i feel thats lost its wat somewhat with all the management buyouts etc.

And obviously, Daisy (and sometimes her friends in the show as well)

Also, I'd like to touch on the whole 'southern - rebel flag etc thing'

I've watched a lot of Dukes over the years and luckily, to my mind they were never racist, always inclusionary to all shapes, sizes, colours etc and i really cant quite understand the fake mythos of it being questionable in this day and age. (which im very glad of)

[motorpunk]

As I recall Buck Rogers was one one channel and Dukes on another, at the same time. I remember flicking between the two. Can we have an Airwolf thread, too? I always thought Knight Rider was shite even as a little kid, although I happily watched all of the ‘turbo boost’ jumps on YouTube recently, 45 odd mins of crap stunts, and bloody loved it. 😂

[bunglebus]

There's a Youtube channel run by a guy that has an original car, and somehow tracked down the tractor and trailer from the series too. Seriously nerdy stuff

https://www.youtube.com/@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial

[5speedracer]

I bloody loved the Dukes of Hazzard and I was 17 when it started. I loved the, to my eyes anyway, Americanness of it. Fast, sexy cars doing stupid stuff with seemingly no repercussions. Land of the free!

Obviously as I was 17 daisy was also a major attraction.

 

[sheffcortinacentre]

11 hours ago, Stinkwheel said:

I absolutely loved watching the Dukes of Hazzard as a youngster, It absolutely shaped my ideas that cars should be fun and slid around on grass and gravel. It also pushed me into owning the 5 V8 yank tanks that i have to date.  As a young adult i was as obsessed with the show as some of the folks who have done the research on all these cars. The early internet was awash with snippets of fan info and rumour about it all.

I always swore to myself someday i would own a 2nd gen charger. This may still happen, but i'm starting to doubt it even myself with the prices they now command. 1998 i was pipped to a very restorable '68 by seconds - it was the princely sum of 3.5k. Same car now would be 15-18k

I did have a great 74 Coronet Wagon for a while with the baby 318 - that kind of scratched the Mopar itch.

Thing's like Vanishing Point and 2 lane Blacktop, American graffiti etc just re-enforced the whole idea, along with all the 80's and 90's american shows at billing and santa pod.

Dont get me wrong, i dont really like america that much, but something about the wide open spaces and being irresponsible in a big RWD car, hits a nerve somewhere. Early Roadkill shows really captured the same feel, although i feel thats lost its wat somewhat with all the management buyouts etc.

And obviously, Daisy (and sometimes her friends in the show as well)

Also, I'd like to touch on the whole 'southern - rebel flag etc thing'

I've watched a lot of Dukes over the years and luckily, to my mind they were never racist, always inclusionary to all shapes, sizes, colours etc and i really cant quite understand the fake mythos of it being questionable in this day and age. (which im very glad of)

Because like most of these attitudes, are based on heresay so the sheeple jump on the band wagon  without having any clue on the subject.