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The an cipa on was almost too much to bear. "When I first received the vehicle," he remembers, "when it
came off the truck and right into my garage… I pre y much lost it." The Charger had already been painted
orange in prepara on for the movie, but it was s ll a long way off from a General Lee. A new motor, push bar,
decals, and countless other addi ons and fixes later (to the tune of 500+ hours), and Tony was finally face
to face with the car he'd coveted since first catching a glimpse of it on the TV screen. A notorious, and very
conspicuous, car.
"It's really quite amazing. When I bring this car down to a show, or even just to the gas sta on, I've got
people of all ages surrounding it. It's almost like a kid in the candy shop," he laughs. "You've got to be in the
right mood to own this car," Tony adds. "If I'm having a bad day and I get into it, I s ll have to think posi ve,
because there's always going to be people honking at me and waving at me."
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