Dukes of Hazzard’s ‘General Lee’ Goes for Almost 10 Million on Ebay!

Allie @ Gone Hollywood | Friday, May 4, 2007

If the bids are real - a modified 1969 Dodge Charger, painted to look like the General Lee from the TV Show “The Dukes of Hazzard,” nearly became the most expensive car ever auctioned.

Dukes of Hazzard - General Lee - 1969 Dodge Charge - Sold on Ebay - PIC

The auction closed at $9,900,500 at 1:00 pm Friday. That puts it just $1.1 million away from the $11 million paid for a 1931 Bugatti Type 41 Royale Sports Coupe sold by the auction house Christie’s in 1987. To date, that is the highest price ever paid for a car at auction, according to Christie’s.

The car was used in the show, which typically went through several cars per episode during its 6-year production run in the early 1980s. But this one is owned by John Schneider, who played Bo Duke in the series, a role that was only slightly less central than that of the car.

The car was also used in the 2000 TV Movie “The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood,” a Dukes reunion film. It also had a central role in the movie “Collier & Co., Hot Pursuit,” a limited-release film produced by, directed by, distributed by and starring Schneider.

Schneider decided to auction the car in order to finance production of a sequel to that film.

Asked if the price may have gone so high because bidders wanted to help Schneider makes his next film, Scheider replied: “They sure weren’t around the first time I was trying to raise money.”

I didn’t find the above mentioned auction on Ebay, but I did happen to find this one. He says it’s an authentic General Lee from Warner Brothers and has listed the starting bid at $150,000. What a damn bargain… I’m going to go place my bid right now! No… not really.

source: cnn via aol

Dukes of Hazzard’s ‘General Lee’ Goes for Almost 10 Million on Ebay!

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