The offer nearly $ 3 million for General Lee Dukes
A change 1969 Dodge Charger, painted to see how the General Lee of TV Show “The Dukes of Hazzard” is being sold on eBay Motors. Hitherto, the tender is more than $ 2, 7 million.
The car was included in the show, as a general rule, went to several cars per episode during its 6 years in production in early 1980. But it is in possession of John Schneider played Bo Duke in the series, a role of the only slightly less than the power of the car.
The car was also for the 2000 TV movie “The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood”, a film Dukes reunion. He also had a central role in the movie “Collier & Co., Hot Pursuit,” a release film, best director and best leading role Schneider. Schneider in possession of the car even before its use in the Dukes. He praised by Warner Bros. for its original On-Screen-concerts.
The car was extensively modified since then.
“I know something nice usually about once a year,” said Schneider.
The car now has a 725 hp Hemi engine 511, Dodge Viper brakes and a rolling cage, which allows him, running over 200 mph.
Unlike the TV on the General Lee, this car can open doors’s. It is one of scratches near the window beside the driver Schneider, Bo Duke, jumped in the car. Schneider left the scratch, but it only increases the car.
“On a scale of Cool-play from 1 to 10,” said Schneider, “this has led to a 12
At one place, “said Schneider, when he observed bid for eBayMotors.com went up $ 6.7 million before Store officials removed, allowing for tenders, the Pranksters.
The Dukes of Hazzard around Bo Duke and his cousin Luke, played by Tom Wopat, working to undo the evil plans of corruption and powerful JD “Boss” Hogg, played by the late Sorrell Brooke.
Each episode contains at least one spectacular continuation of hunting on the roads of the planet fictional Hazzard County, Georgia.
Aside from its relationship with Schneider, the value of the car would probably be a small fraction of what is against the command.
“He speaks of passion for the show and the icon General Lee,” said Andy Holeman, Vice President of Marketing for consumers Country Music Television.
CMT airs nightly rehearsals of the show and sponsors of the annual celebration of Duke Nashville-Tenn., An event that last year attracted 70000 people and about 150 cars painted to see how the General Lee.
This year should be about 200 General Lees June 2-3 event.
“The show, the car is a phenomenal, which is incorporated into the American consciousness,” said Ben Jones, the actor played the mechanic Cooter Davenport in the show.
Still, $ 2.7 million - this is not even the final sale price - is stratospherically high compared to the $ 150000 $ 200000, all other original General Lee would pay.
“There is no basis of my experience in the collector Car World justify that kind of value,” said McKeel Hagerty, President of the collector insurance company automobile Hagerty Insurance.
By way of comparison, the auction house Christie’s, in 1963 the sale of a Ferrari 250 GT Lusso Berlinetta, a car, once in possession of Steve McQueen in an auction August 16. Christie’s estimates the value of this car from $ 800000 to $ 1.2 million.
Of course, it could go higher. Christie’s estimate, “said Christopher Sanger, head of Christie’s car sales, based primarily on the intrinsic value of the object itself and very little about his association with McQueen.
“There are many people in this generation do not know, Steve McQueen, you know, Bo Duke,” said Jones.
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