Did the General Lee really jump?
Did the General Lee really jump? On November 11, 1978, a stuntman on the Georgia set of “The Dukes of Hazzard” launches the show's iconic automobile, a 1969 Dodge Charger named the General Lee, off a makeshift dirt ramp and over a police car. That jump, 16 feet high and 82 feet long (its landing totaled the car), made TV history. Was the General Lee ever blue? Originally painted B5 Blue with a black interior, the interior was repainted tan to match LEE 1 and 3 though its steering wheel remained black. It was used for the opening scene in...