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Admit it. Everyone who has seen the Dukes of Hazzard has thought about jumping into their vehicles through
the window—and quite a few have tried. Just search YouTube. It's definitely a lot harder than it looks, and
that was probably the easiest stunt involving the General Lee. Episode a er episode it flew through the air,
jumping bridges, hills, and pre y much anything in its path. The car was such an integral part of the show it
was basically a character—it's even got its own name.
Tony Wong was no different than most kids growing up in early 80s. He idolized the Duke cousins, sure… but
what he really wanted was their car. "I had models and small die-cast toys, and as your dream grows up and
you get older you figure you've got to make this thing come true, somehow," Tony states. A few years ago he
felt he was finally in a posi on to make that dream a reality. With the help of a mechanic friend of his, Kevin
O'Dowd, the hunt was on. Fruitless months were spent with Tony rejec ng one 1969 Dodge Charger a er
another, finding too many faults or imperfec ons. With the movie being remade for 2005 (starring Seann
William Sco and Johnny Knoxville), Tony finally found the one—from the official supplier of the movie cars.
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