The TV present The Dukes of Hazzard was well-known for the automotive stunts from the orange 1969 Dodge Charger referred to as the Normal Lee. The motion that seems in a tv program has penalties in the actual world. For instance, take a look at the aftermath of this wrecked Normal Lee from Western Taney County, Missouri.
The traditional Charger was the one automobile concerned within the crash. The 2 occupants required medical therapy with what Hollister Police Chief Preston Schmidt stated the hospital referred to as “reasonable accidents,” in response to the Springfield Information-Chief.
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“After an investigation on scene, it was decided the motive force of the automobile was touring too quick for the street circumstances and misplaced management of the automobile he was working,” Schmidt stated.
Judging from the photographs, the motive force’s facet of the Charger took a lot of the harm. The influence severely bent the physique. The bumper is askew, and the entrance fender now bends into the engine bay. A part of the hood is hanging off the passenger facet. There would not seem like any vital hurt to the remainder of the outside.
The photographs do not present below the hood, however the considerably bent fender doubtless means harm to parts within the engine bay. The entrance wheel’s angle suggests the suspension wants work, too.
Based on the Fb publish from the Western Taney County Fireplace Safety District (above), this Charger was a Normal Lee truly from The Dukes of Hazzard TV present. Nonetheless, there are many replicas of the automotive on the market, so we will not know this automobile’s authenticity for certain.
From what we will see, this one will get most of the particulars proper. It has a tan inside, and there is not a passenger-side mirror. An correct Normal Lee would even have a flat black part across the taillights and the phrase “Gas” on the outside fuel cap.
John Schnieder who was one of many stars of The Dukes of Hazzard as Bo Duke talked a bit of concerning the Normal Lee in a video from 2019. He stated a number of the Chargers on the present used fabric medical tape for the white parts of the flag on the automotive’s roof. At any time throughout filming, there have been round 13 Normal Lees prepared to be used. The manufacturing went via a whole bunch of automobiles throughout the seven-season run.