‘Dukes of Hazzard’ ‘General Lee’ wrecked in Missouri

A couple of would be Duke young boys went out of luck — and roadway — when they wrecked their “General Lee” muscle automobile in Missouri on Sunday.

The set ran of Highway 165 in Hollister, outdoors Branson, on Sunday afternoon, seriously harming the automobile.

Photos published by the Western Taney County Fire Protection District reveal the renowned orange Dodge Charger on a grassy roadside embankment.

Its front end folded in from striking a tree.

According to authorities, the residents, whose names were not launched, were assessed at the scene and required to a health center, however just suffered small injuries.

But while early reports recognized the automobile as one of the lots utilized throughout the making of either the “Dukes of Hazzard” television program or the 2005 movie based upon it, a Western Taney County Fire Protection District spokesperson informed to Fox News Digital that it was simply a customized reproduction.

Part of the confusion originated from the reality that it had actually been signed by cast members, however the owner of the automobile, who was not present throughout the mishap, connected to the firm to validate that it was not a screen-used automobile. One free gift was that its doors weren’t bonded shut like the automobiles on the program.

It did have all the signature functions of the timeless, nevertheless, consisting of a front push bar, the number 01 on the doors and the questionable Confederate fight flag still painted on the roofing system.

Many other copies and a number of of the staying genuine automobiles have actually had their flags covered or eliminated in current years.

Pro golf enthusiast Bubba Watson acquired the “General Lee” that was utilized to leap over a police vehicle in the program’s opening credits at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale, Arizona, auction in 2012 for $121,000 and in 2015 stated on Twitter that he was going to cover the flag.

“All guys ARE produced equivalent, I think that so I will be painting the American flag over the roofing system of the General Lee #USA,” Watson composed.

“Obviously, I wear’t stand for the Confederate flag,” he also at the time. “The Confederate flag was not used (in the show) for what people see it as today, so that’s sad. But NASCAR was built on moonshining, so the show was built on moonshining. I thought it was fun. I didn’t buy the car to get publicity; I bought it because I love it.”

However, the car has not been seen in public since and Bo Duke actor John Schneider told Fox and Friends in 2019 that he doesn’t believe Watson ever followed through on the promise.

“I’ve heard that he took the flag off, but, honestly, I have no reason to believe that that’s true,” said Schneider, who was promoting his film “Christmas Cars” that featured a General Lee replica with the flag.

“No, I wear’t think that he would do that, I certainly have not done that and I’m from New York.”

The following year, Watson told Golfweek he was looking for a museum to donate the automobile to.

As for the Dukes of Hollister, Police Chief Preston Schmidt told the Springfield News-Leadeer on Monday that “it was determined the driver of the vehicle was traveling too fast for the road conditions and lost control of the vehicle he was operating,” and that no charges had actually been submitted.