Is This a REAL General Lee?

We make the trip to the Music City Mopar Show again this year, and I do a little testing with my DJI Phantom 3 Standard drone. I tried a different style of editing where I do quicker cuts. Let me know if you like this new style!
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[@71plymouth.]

Absolutely beautiful. This whole video,showing all the Mopar parts,that old general lee,the lil red express,and... my god: That Challenger Convertible... Hahaha,hopefully one day I can come to a swap meet as well... And if I can ever get to the one you're going to: you can show me how everything works. There's a lot of parts I need for my 71 Satellite,70 Charger and 70 GTX. Thanks once again. Thumbs Up to you,Mopar or no car.

[@reidmcleod6630]

WARNING! General Lee at 9:47

[@mattmiles9779]

No roll bar, cant be real.

[@wyattwebb3076]

You idiot it don't madder if it didn't have a roll bar it has the signature s all over so it's the real one stupid

[@TJ-qz6hr]

Never trust a edited comment.

[@mattmiles9779]

@@wyattwebb3076 Lol Signature makes it real!

[@rebelchild6019]

@@mattmiles9779 it might have not been used for the jumps scenes from the show bc they used stunt generals bc there have been so many destroyed from them landing

[@freqnlodown]

That convertible challenger at the end. I think I made a man-smoothie.

[@shaunclifton5281]

I Love your videos , Dylan. Great job ! Nice show there in Lebanon. That survivor sunroof 69 Charger is Killer

[@DylanMcCoolVideo]

Thanks! It was a car out of California and a little old lady had bought it brand new and drove it everyday.

[@OlivierEdits]

@@DylanMcCoolVideo what a crazy story

[@wingedhorsegarage473]

I love the Lil’ Red Express! My family followed one in to town every day on our way to school. 👍

[@flyingfortressrc1794]

I love your scamp/Dart. I had a 70 Dart swinger with the straight six. My buddies and I got bored one weekend and changed out K frames with a 318 with disc brakes from a wrecked 73 dart. Man I wish I still had that car. My first car. Great video..

[@judgehastheword9069]

Hello one of my all time Trucks is the Little Red Express . Awesome have you ever thought on selling it ?? My car at 16 was a 68 Dodge Charger . Only had 318. love that car. An now the price is so high.

[@lizm7908]

68- 70 chargers are bringing crazy prices

[@hutchthehusky]

top 5 handsomest classic cars I love #5 1966 Chevy Nova #4 1957 Chevy Bel Air #3 1969 Oldsmobile 442 #2 1969 Mustang Boss #1 1969 Dodge Charger

[@justinraystyles3537]

My favorite vehicles are 1 1957 chevy bel air 2 or 4 door all original 2 1964 chevy impala 2 or 4 door 3 1977-78 trans am bandit 4 1974-1980 chevy truck!!

[@alcyr5655]

I really like that Swinger with the cop rims, and who doesn't like a LRE.

[@lizm7908]

The general lee is the coolest car of all time....js

[@mhambithelion]

Liz Mcnairy and elenor

[@waktosha7378]

l m DAMN RIGHT! There is no better car in the whole world than the General Lee!

[@pl5624]

Seems a natural...a long racy looking old car and orange paint.

[@undeadmonster1352]

I don't get why people like it so much. Imo the car does not look nice in hemi orange with the race numbers on it. Just looks like a bland NASCAR stock car of that era just saying

[@twincammikev]

Damm right...👍

[@christopherhess8523]

Never considered myself a "Mopar" guy as I am more of a Ford guy, but you definitely have some sweet rides. Keep up the great work and have fun doing what you love! It's not really work when you enjoy it!

[@TheVCRTimeMachine]

Shout out to anyone who can restore a '69 Charger WITHOUT turning it into a General Lee.

[@General_Eisenhower1945]

if I didn't get it factory, it's going to the south.

[@aidansmith1345]

OK for me us ally restore charger= general Lee

[@jamesmilligan6760]

Shout out the the ricers that dont replicate Dom's charger from the fast and the furious nor any charger from that saga

[@claystriping1878]

Shot out to all the people turning their Fiero into a Ferrari. lol

[@timesthree5757]

A shout out to all who restore '69 charger to the General!

[@shaunclifton5281]

What part of Alabama are you in , Dylan. We have a large Mopar circle of friends. I remember you made a trip to Mobile to pick up the Mustang. I am on the Eastern Shore (Daphne/Fairhope, Al ). I went Mopar wagon crazy this year. When you can, how about some video of the convertible 64 Chrysler in the shop you were filming. I have a 64 Chrysler wagon , but installing 63 taillights that I prefer. Thanks again, Great work !

[@DylanMcCoolVideo]

I'm not sure what Mustang you're referring to, but I actually live in Tennessee. The '64 Chrysler was very cool, but I don't know when I'll be going back out that way again. If I do soon I'll definitely get a better look at it. Thanks for watching!

[@tylerseely]

Love the blue Dart! Looks great with those steel wheels.

[@DavidoggL]

I love your drone shots, it looks amazing, especially in about 11:51

[@RIPSRIDES57]

I have a couple videos of it at The Hazzard Run in Nashville and some of a bunch of General Lee's leaving Cooters. It's a cool car

[@sidebarrecon2201]

Back in the 60's and 70's we ordered cars with dog dish hub caps, Because we intended to put Mags on it. Now every one is looking for the correct dog dishes. We trashed them as we never intended to use them. I see you guy's putting them back on cars that never ran them. I can see you guys putting Dog Dishes on Mr. Norm's Charger cause it came that way.. It also came with a 318, 2 barrel, Norm dropped the Hemi in it.

[@Squirrelitis]

Would have liked to see more of that 72-73? baby blue Charger. I've never seen one in that color with the white mini-billboard and matching vinyl roof.

[@raythackston1960]

The older I get , the more I have vinyl tops. One on a killer Mopar is like a beautiful woman with a bad wig.

[@jamieround2072]

I SAW A NICE VOLARIE OR ASPEN THE BROWN 2 DOOR ONE ROLL BY YA.... IS THERE ANY OF THEM AROUND FOR SELL DECENTLY CHEAP...???

[@bizkit81]

Did you get the little red out of Pulaski?

[@waynewilliams5802]

Loretto Tennessee

[@aaron71]

hey love the cars but have a soft spot for those old dodge trucks in the drone shot. had an 87 we swapped a 440 into. Miss that big block Mopar sound!!

[@steviedee71]

Not sure if she was real but she sure damn well was sweet as pie! The paint was just beautiful on it both those general these were cool

[@av8tore71]

I've been looking for a truck like your Little Red Truck for a long time, but living at the start of the rust belt it few from far between. What year was yours??

[@emerybryant]

i dont think either of them were. lol love that challenger at the end tho :D its nice!

[@BlizzardHockey4432]

I like the style

[@timothyfritsch8801]

aww just back checking your videos hm guess it,s a mopar world well good i am learning alot

[@jayden2592]

That black 70 charger is nice so is the roadrunner

[@timothyfritsch8801]

looks like a nice little mopar show maybe you know someone who would sell a charger project even a barebones driveable somethin or other

[@zackwade7378]

That car has been in a fire

[@jamieround2072]

what sort of gopro u use there 1 2 3 or 4...... n was it brand new or used n u bought or traded for it...... I ASK ALL THIS CUS I'M A POOR BOY HERE N I LIKE THE GOPRO'S BUT HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO WORK ANY PART OF THEM AT ALL HERE

[@Brett235]

Ma uh be someone can answer this, why did dodge make the charger with four doors this go around? I'd love to see a new 2dr model, kinda like they did with the challenger. I'm not a mopar guy but I do like the older cars and trucks from that line.

[@delboytrotter8806]

All cool dude....even your name.....hell yeah...

[@lilorbielilorbie2496]

back when the Dukes was on tv my best friend and i where driving around Hollywierd. we ended up by the studio where they filmed the tv show. there was a chain link fence that was used to keep people out. so we stop his truck and stand in the bed and look over the fence. to see row upon row of General Lees. some where in good shape other,s not so much. they also had a life size for real car hanging on the side of the building with all of the cast members pictures around it. i don,t think that in today,s world they could have a show like that on tv.

[@Eerost]

sick drone test!

[@waynewilliams5802]

At the end of the day love it or hate it the general Lee is the most famous car of them all...

[@sixpacksandsrts9122]

Hell that challenger come from

[@DylanMcCoolVideo]

Check my "Today I Drive" playlist.

[@lynyrdskynyrd7779]

Amazin !!!

[@its_psych]

My grandpa had a little red express and a midnight express. Do I ever miss him

[@tprimeau1]

That swinger is BA.

[@n1ckbmx946]

Is that the Lil red truck from born to race

[@mt-nv4jd]

What's the name of the blues guitar tune at 7:43? It plays after the acoustic tune.

[@charliekline3975]

If it from the first five shows check by the vin number they had a number plate because they where numbered and if it is the California general lee on the rear window in the corner was the type of engine that was in the car

[@cmw184]

Hey where do you live man? I see some nice trucks there...

[@wildstreak73]

That first General was in a fire. There is a video on YT of it.

[@wildstreak73]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/maWtnn6Kr62aeNE

[@antoniomancini8738]

I'd like to get my hands on one of those big block Motors probably 440

[@gearhead2017]

the first one looked real because in the trunk lid there were signatures by "bo duke" aka john schneider

[@johnkramer7161]

That is cool but it doesn't mean the car is real. But it might be, it's been wearing the General Lee uniform for a long time.

[@DUSTER7071]

not real , that is dudes car, he found it in a junk yard like that ,, if fired up and he is STILL going !!! lol

[@kermitthesnitch8735]

Whatever happened too your charger?

[@DylanMcCoolVideo]

A good friend of mine bought it. Next time I'm over there I'll get a video of it.

[@kermitthesnitch8735]

He's a lucky man, Keep up the good work

[@DylanMcCoolVideo]

+Kermit the Snitch It went to a very good home. Thanks!

[@billywozniak2736]

what year is that blue Dart my dad had a 74 Dart for his first car he bought it for 50 dollars

[@luketeverino6085]

Hey i live in georgia and have a 1970 mustang. I am wondering how to find swap meets near me because i cant seem to fond any

[@DylanMcCoolVideo]

I Googled "Georgia swap meet" and found a couple big ones. I saw one called the NE Georgia swap meet that looks like it would be a pretty good one to go to.

[@hardcorebestnlrccarbuilder]

Sel the mustang and buy a doge foge have a hemi ford dont have a hami

[@bigbrian2977]

wonder if any one can help me ,in one the episodes didnt they put mud tires and jack up the gen lee i cant find what episode that is and man love the cars!

[@orangewheels01]

brian appshole yeah the episode was called "arrest Jessie duke" season 2

[@bigbrian2977]

orangewheels01 wow tyvm me and my buddy was fighting over it hes like they never jacked it up and put mud tires on it i was like ya they did thanx agian man!

[@orangewheels01]

brian appshole no problem, I'm a dukes geek lol!

[@bigbrian2977]

orangewheels01 love ur vids btw we have a awsome car show in the up in michigan but i live in th elower its kinda hard to get to !

[@jefferycrawford9963]

brian appshole I remember that too

[@whatchuwant77]

What are those papers on the windshield?

[@oJoJo]

they ran through 300 or something of those cars during filming right? so yeh could be

[@vurtane]

JoJo they ran 3 motor sizes but most were the 318

[@kaptankaptann9449]

what is mucic pls help love this song

[@dylankerns260]

What year is ur lil red dodge

[@MrJeep75]

The original general Lee's had WB stamp on the wheels and on the vin

[@kruleworld]

the "old general" is not a TV series car, only Lee-1 had the c-pillar chrome trim and wheel arch chrome, and that was restored a few years ago.

[@rogergoodman8665]

They used more than 300 Chargers during the run of the original series. So it could definitely have been a Warner Brothers constructed car, plus it was loaded with autographs on inside of trunk lid.

[@stevehenson5737]

I'm no expert but I don't believe that they took the time to paint the under side of the trunk lids for the show. The only sure way of knowing is to check the rear glass, all "real" Lees' had numbers etched into the glass, Lee 1, Lee 2, and so on

[@DUSTER7071]

steve !! SHHHHH !!! ;) LOL

[@assymcgee2835]

Right up to Lee 255, I believe that was the total number of cars. Also several of the hero cars were different colors in the trunk.

[@BigBlockDoubleC]

That old General Lee belongs to my friend Dude. It's the only name he goes by 😆.

[@fabio40]

There were dozens of General Lees in the series.

[@TH3_JAC0BY22]

Hell yes it is I know from any where

[@WhiskerWhippers]

Whats the music?

[@richardnunez3474]

Are you strictly all mopar?

[@nive6009]

I need all of those cars

[@timothyfritsch8801]

i dont see any of these for sale i dunno

[@memester9732]

Where’s the roll bar?

[@pineapple467music8]

Heck I'd drive the damaged one I dont care bout the outside condition that much as long as I have a general.

[@gregorykern9679]

Almost 10 minutes into a 13 minute video???

[@ronsaps26]

This in Missouri?

[@tommyfennell8670]

Hey, what's the name of the song that starts at 7:43

[@jerrypocha3707]

Man I really miss my Dodge Rams as my Warlock.

[@morganhay859]

All these cars are so nice in Pennsylvania all the old mopars rotted out and people scraped them

[@monsterjam_1013]

Are you somewhere in Louisiana

[@timmytom1479]

nice truck at 2:33

[@volvowagon70]

Check the vin number, that removes all doubt.

[@jayden2592]

I want that rusted General Lee

[@jayden2592]

That’s the one that was in a fire (house fire)

[@1991tommygun]

These General lees dont have rollcages!

[@cruiserf1508]

This might be a stupid question but is your last name really Mccool?

[@austinrobertson7067]

What's the blue car

[@bwtv147]

It's probably as real as any "General Lee". How many did you see wrecked in the out takes from the Burt Reynolds movie? Every one the TV show jumped was then scrapped. The "Cooter's" souvenir shops each have one. What would qualify a "General Lee" as real?

[@bwtv147]

Look around youtube. There was a stunt show car that was "General Lee" sheet metal on a Ford Crown Vic.

[@tamaraburden1832]

where can I find one

[@VengefulBatz]

Tami Flint-Burden hemmings craig’s list on any country barn down south...

[@deckypcgames8850]

what year is it? ( 12.38 )

[@xexpromo4442]

Where is this

[@OlivierEdits]

GENERAL LEE is my dream car but I'll never probably have the money to get it so my "reachable" dream car is a BMW M3 E30

[@yoboi01]

How much for the Challenger !?!m!

[@bretthoffman2128]

Where's the Car? I can get my own music and go to the swap meet

[@casimirkulikowski5949]

I thought the real general lee was in Lee Chapel, Lexington, Virginia, VA

[@InvincibleExtremes]

depends what you mean by "real" ....

[@smittywerbenjagermanjensen9802]

By "real" he means not fake.

[@stevenduering5702]

That General Lee was from the season 2 episode Arrest Jesse Duke.

[@InvincibleExtremes]

Steven Duering gotcha, so one of the screen used chargers. pretty cool

[@the_criminal_mastermind]

Invincible Extremes Muscle Cars Garage used in set

[@brianglade848]

Where's the roll bar

[@caveman2881]

Actually the real General Lee got stolen when they were at a T.V show site. They never found the car even to this very day. That car would have been worth tons money because it was there first car and had metal stamps hidden inside the car in different places to prove it was the real General Lee car. Also to know from their stunt cars they had because they had to many stunt cars to use in the shows.

[@shakerattleandrollgarage7223]

alot of the real ones were marked on the serial # , all my friends say I'm a Dukes of Hazzard nut however there are bigger ones than me out there, plus I can't afford a charger; I'm not much of a mopar guy, don't get me wrong any old car is cool but parts for dodges aren't cheap because nutty Dodge guys: ( again not all Dodge guys are nutty); think they're gold, or you're going to go jump and trash it , been trying to get something going on you tube life has been kicking myself and family in the butt , anyhow challenger sounds good, looked like a great show

[@pineyLt]

Is it real? It’s not a long shot as they built about 100 of them. Way back when the series was still airing news shows TV guide did a write up on the show and said how the producers would search parking lots for ‘68-‘69 chargers and leave notes on the windshields with offers to buy them. The cars would then be painted and modified with enough of a cage that the stunt driver would survive but the car? Not so much so they went through a lot. I saw one of the originals at the Ridgely Md show last year and it was rough. I think if you find a pristine original it’s either been restored or it’s a fake.

[@BillMulholland1]

I fallow John Schneider. Real General Lee’s have medical tape on the roof around the outside of the confederate flag. He does a whole vid on what mistakes people make when trying to reproduce the car. 👍

[@rshackelford4445]

You have an accent that kind of sounds like Richard Petty.

[@peterbarber7613]

the guy who played bo duke did own the real one

[@VengefulBatz]

peter barber john schneider

[@peterbarber7613]

@@VengefulBatz that's him I just couldn't think of his name

[@justinhissong1984]

The real one is in South Dakota

[@benconway9010]

Mate there's real ones all over the place there was more than just one general

[@MaximRecoil]

An original General Lee? The surviving ones are all accounted for (do some research about a guy named Wayne Wooten). While it's technically possible that one or some real General Lees slipped out into the wild without being accounted for, it's highly unlikely. Plus, that car's details are wrong. The most obvious thing that's wrong is the numbers on the doors. Whoever put them on there used 45-degree angles for the corners of the zeros, which is an extremely common mistake among General Lee clones, especially older ones that were made before there were companies offering replica General Lee graphics that you just stick onto your car. The real Warner Bros. General Lees used 35-degree angles, exactly like the "O" letters in the Hollywood sign (which is, in all likelihood, what they copied when coming up with the design of the "01" for the original General Lees). Also, that car doesn't have a roll bar/cage of any kind, and all General Lees that were used in stunts had roll cages for obvious reasons. The closeup/hero cars had a non-functional roll bar which was just a main hoop and diagonal cross bar made from exhaust tubing. That car's push bar doesn't match the shape or dimensions of either of the two styles that were used on Warner Bros. General Lees. The style of it looks similar to the small push bar that was used in the early seasons, but that one is too big, the lower cross bar is too low, and it doesn't have the "J" hook shapes at the bottom. Here's a good screenshot from the TV show showing what the real ones looked like - i.imgur.com/HRSh4Lw.png Also, while the wheels are the right type, they are completely unpainted. Real General Lee wheels had the recessed rough-cast-finish areas painted black, like so - i.imgur.com/rmIWRtW.jpg. You can also see the shallow 35-degree angles in the zero in that screenshot.

[@pgtmr2713]

Didn't the tv show cars have their doors welded shut? Except for one that was supposed to be a phony General Lee as per the episode.

[@dead-manproduction8286]

That was only in the script. They'd never weld the doors shut any of the cars, it would be another pointless step in building the cars. If you anything about behind the sences, Warner Brothers was very cheap when it came to making the cars and actually welding the doors shut was just another pointless step that could risk destroying the car, via either weld burn though or setting fire to the interior

[@officialclownbusiness7788]

Dead-man Production many of the jump cars didn't even have a full interior. As you said, they were cheap, so they just pieced together some of them out of other cars they had wrecked, and since the jump cars were mostly only seen from the outside, they didn't even bother with it. Plus, as far as ruining the car with a weld burning through, again, these were only the jump cars. They were about to be destroyed by the landing anyway.

[@pgtmr2713]

Dead-man Production What do you mean only in the script, missing lines and handles can be seen... or not seen actually. The whole reaso for sliding through the windows

[@officialclownbusiness7788]

PGTMR2 thanks, man. :)

[@dead-manproduction8286]

When I said that was only in the script, I meant that they only said and pretended that the door were welded shut and that they really weren't.

[@Traindude77]

It is an original general Lee from the show , fairly sure it’s from season 4 of the episode goodbye general Lee , seen coreening down into a canyon saved by cooter before it jumped off the cliff edge

[@countrycrazy82]

And yet they say I'm Country come to town ....I know we all Love them Dukes. But if you think them boys flattened hills and straighten out curves with just one General than your probably a little too backwoods ligit.. and I'm assuming ya knew bout Robert E. Lee...not sure where his bones are but somewhere in Dixie Land there is a Bone yard of Generals fer sale all banged up by the handsome Duke Boy's...... chew tabacca chew tabacca.....sometimes I don't spit .....