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Edgy DC May 03 2007 11:32 PM

General Lee at $9.9 million.

soupcan May 04 2007 09:10 AM

I spent two years of high school in southern California (North Hollywood High School) and my best friend owned and drove a white 1969 Dodge Charger with a tan landau top. This guy couldn't ever park his car anywhere without coming back to it and there being a note on it offering to buy it from the people who produced 'The Dukes of Hazzard'. This was when the show was on the air and apparently they would trash about 3 of these cars per episode and needed a constant supply of them. My friend loved his car and hated finding these notes all the time. He actually still owned the car up to about 5 years ago when it was stolen from in front of his house.

Edgy DC May 04 2007 09:25 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 04 2007 11:49 AM

It probably ended up being the one that became John Schneider's personal General. Ms. Edgy, in a prior life, was a bad-ass drag-strip girl in Northern Califormia. She drove a rootbeer-colored '68 Mustang, and was pretty good about baiting the guys into thinking they could take her because she was a gril. Twice (maybe thrice) she raced for pink slips and each time emasculated her opponent as she relieved him of his car. One of those was a '69 Charger, which she gave to her brother. It drove him crazy, collecting all those damn notes. "See your car on TV!" Knowing him, he probably ran it into the ground instead. I, of course, have largely mythologized her past. Occasionally, while shopping for used books, I come across a pulp novel with a name like Drag Strip Girl, Hot Rod Honey, or Hellcat!. I smile and she whacks me on the back of the head. Sometimes really hard.

soupcan May 04 2007 09:45 AM

We used to do some dragging in my friend's car. It had a stock 440 Magnum engine and he had it rebuilt. The thing was deadly off the line. One night an old beat-up El Camino sidled up and the appropriate nods were exchanged. Light turned green and the El Camino was three blocks away before we even moved. My boy was crushed. As he recounted the tale to various parties over the next few days he found out that that El Camino was notorious. The guy that owned it had installed a nitrous oxide injection into the manifold. Basically the El Camino was outfitted like a real drag racer. The owner kept the body non-descript to better bait unsuspecting 'Hellcats' and the like. Made my boy feel a bit better and we both got a good story out of it.

Willets Point May 04 2007 10:03 AM

Was she a hibachi or a brazier?

Edgy DC May 04 2007 10:06 AM

A girl. No more semi-autobigraphical narratives for you, Mr. Dyslexia-Hater.

Yancy Street Gang May 04 2007 10:12 AM

I thought this thread was about making pigeon calls.

soupcan May 04 2007 10:22 AM

I thought it was either about the Red Sox centerfielder or breakfast cereal before I opened it up.

Johnny Dickshot May 04 2007 10:24 AM

Not that this is any of my bizwax but you should just marry that chick before I do. I'm not sure how that's gonna work with my current family but I'll find a way. btw , speaking of multiple wives, I thoought this thread was gonna be a Cooby mating call.

Methead May 04 2007 11:54 AM

I've wanted an El Camino since I was a little kid.

Edgy DC May 04 2007 11:55 AM

Johnny Dickshot wrote: Not that this is any of my bizwax but you should just marry that chick before I do. I'm not sure how that's gonna work with my current family but I'll find a way. I just spoke with her. She accepts and says she'd be happy to relocate.

Willets Point May 04 2007 01:30 PM

="Edgy DC"]A girl. No more semi-autobigraphical narratives for you, Mr. Dyslexia-Hater. Hey, mocking misspelled words is a cherished Crane Pool tradition.

Frayed Knot May 04 2007 03:02 PM

]"The most famous model of the most famous car in the world!" I'll take ridiculously over-the-top claims for $500 Alex I, for one, wouldn't know the 'General Lee' if I ran into it at an intersection. My father - not exactly being in the 'Dukes of Hazzard' demographic - didn't know about the car either even back a bunch of years ago when the show was still on. Dad is an artist and was connected with some charity which went into a chlidren's hospital around the holidays to draw pictures for the kids. So, after one sick kid asks him to draw General Lee, dad procedes to produce a very nice drawing of a bearded white-haired Confederate officer. I could only imagine that the kid - who of course hadn't a clue as to who the car was named after - proceeded to give him a 'get a clue grandpa' look.

Edgy DC May 05 2007 12:56 PM

Frayed Knot wrote: ]"The most famous model of the most famous car in the world!" I'll take ridiculously over-the-top claims for $500 Alex I, for one, wouldn't know the 'General Lee' if I ran into it at an intersection. My father - not exactly being in the 'Dukes of Hazzard' demographic - didn't know about the car either even back a bunch of years ago when the show was still on. Dad is an artist and was connected with some charity which went into a chlidren's hospital around the holidays to draw pictures for the kids. So, after one sick kid asks him to draw General Lee, dad procedes to produce a very nice drawing of a bearded white-haired Confederate officer. I could only imagine that the kid - who of course hadn't a clue as to who the car was named after - proceeded to give him a 'get a clue grandpa' look. Can you feel it? Forum's coming back.

Edgy DC May 10 2007 12:29 PM

SAN FRANCISCO - A nearly $10 million eBay bid for a car made famous by "The Dukes of Hazzard" seems to have vanished faster than the Duke boys escaping from the sheriff. The General Lee's owner — actor John Schneider, who played the blond heartthrob Bo Duke in the 1980s television series — is upset that the $9,900,500 winning bid appears to be a hoax. The bid set an eBay record last week. Schneider plans to list his 1969 Dodge Charger with a bricks-and-mortar auction firm that strictly screens buyers, and may file a lawsuit against the bidder, said Allen Stockman, who runs the star's Agoura Hills estate and has sold scripts, memorabilia and other items on eBay for three years. "If this guy was just doing it as a prank or to ruin someone else's chances, he deserves to be hit in the pocketbook," said Stockman, who gave the winning bidder a negative rating in eBay's feedback forum. Schneider, 47, was at a promotion in Las Vegas and could not be reached for comment. The winning bidder — identified on his eBay home page as William Fisher, or "fishbashr1" — did not return e-mails and did not answer the phone listed for his house in Laguna Hills. Schneider's plight is the most recent fraudulent bidding episode at eBay. In December, a Montreal man listed a 40-year-old acetate of "The Velvet Underground & Nico" by Andy Warhol. Bidding began at 99 cents, but after 10 days, 253 bids and numerous articles about the item in the media, the winning bid was $155,401. Within hours, the bid was determined to be a hoax and the item was relisted. In March, bids on a gas grill said to be owned by Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez reached $99,999,999, the highest bid the Web site was technically capable of listing. EBay pulled the listing after the company couldn't verify the grill was owned by Ramirez. EBay spokeswoman Catherine England said the company doesn't keep track of how many winning bidders renege. "There are all sorts of reasons a transaction may fall through, and we have a claims process for both buyer and seller," England said. When bidding escalated on the General Lee, a customer service agent called Stockman and recommended that he only accept pre-qualified bidders who could prove that they had secured financing. But Stockman said he didn't have the time for credit or background checks.

Rockin' Doc May 10 2007 01:01 PM

"When bidding escalated on the General Lee, a customer service agent called Stockman and recommended that he only accept pre-qualified bidders who could prove that they had secured financing. But Stockman said he didn't have the time for credit or background checks. I guess he should have put more diligence into authenticating bidders before hand rather than threatening them with legal action after they have duped his client do to his lack of diligence. I'm sure the hoaster can barely sleep at night khowing that Stockman gave him negative feedback on eBay. I believe Schneider might be wise to get someone else to represent his estate.

Willets Point May 10 2007 01:05 PM

Yancy Street Gang wrote: I thought this thread was about making pigeon calls. I thought it was the "I Am the Walrus" sing-a-long.