You Can't Make This Stuff Up!

[Lee Stewart]

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by Lee Stewart

I've told this story before, too -

There were multiple dozens if not hundreds of Dukes cars made for the TV show.

Our friend paint and body man Red Hodges up in Columbiaville was the local rep for Carl Casper auto shows.

Rather than build the cars out west and ship them here for custom auto show appearances it was decided to find local cars and build them here.

Red had a small production line going. Roll bars and push guards were made from exhaust tubing. They got so fast that John Chapin could paint and letter the flag on top in the length of time it took me to visit and drink a 12oz Coke.

After they had run the auto show circuit here they were shipped back for use on the TV show. By the end of the run the donor cars were getting pretty bad. Red would say "if you see a pink cloud when the car hits the ground you'll know it was this one...."

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[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by Lee Stewart

5-time grammy winner Roy Orbison - "The Big O"

I always wondered if Roy Orbison was blind (because of the dark glasses).

After seeing this photo I would guess not.

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by Lee Stewart

Wonder if that is his car, or someone elses?

https://www.nj.com/monmouth/2023/12/...s-in-suit.html

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[olredalert]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

I always wondered if Roy Orbison was blind (because of the dark glasses).

After seeing this photo I would guess not.

----Terry Michaelis of Pro-team Corvette sales sold Roy several Corvettes over the years....Bill S

[Lee Stewart]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

I always wondered if Roy Orbison was blind (because of the dark glasses).

After seeing this photo I would guess not.

When he first started touring the spotlight hurt his eyes. So he donned a set of dark glasses. His manager liked the look, so it became his "signature."

[Lee Stewart]

Originally Posted by Lee Stewart

[Lee Stewart]

[Lee Stewart]

The Dukes of Hazzard ran from 1979 to 1985. During that time, the production used somewhere between 250 and 355 1968 and 1969 Dodge Chargers. Of those, only 17 are accounted for. The production used up about a car an episode during the jumps and stunts.

The General Lee Charger was a 1969 model year, but during the course of production, car builders used 1968 and 1969 Chargers, and often mocked up the cars with 1969 model year grilles. No 1970 Chargers were used until the 2005 film reboot.

[Lee Stewart]

So how much horsepower does a NASCAR V8 produce. First it's 358 CI. 670 HP. NASCAR has been reluctant to increase the HP saying it will raise costs. But the teams are now asking NASCAR to raise the limit to 750 HP saying the cost is minimal.

The max HP a NASCAR engine can produce is a whopping 900 HP!