Video: Inside “Lee 1" with Jim Shine – How the General Lee was Born!
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February 2, 2012 |
Video: Inside "Lee 1" with Jim Shine - How the General Lee was Born!
It's not often that a kid gets to meet a childhood hero, but two weeks
ago at the 2012 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction I got just that
chance. There I got the chance to meet "Lee 1" in person. Lee 1 is the
very first General Lee ever made, and his first (and last) jump can be
seen at the end of the theme song of every episode of the Dukes of
Hazzard where he jumps over Rosco's patrol car. He's the only General to
wear chrome rocker trim, had a hand painted confederate flag on the
roof, misaligned numbers on the doors, and character out the wazoo.
I had the good fortune of running into a man named Jim Shine at the
auction, and Jim was a huge player in the restoration of Lee 1 a few
years ago. I had planned to meet Jim at some point during the show, but I
had no idea that he'd give us the full run through of the General right
then and there. The video that you see here was an impromptu segment
done with Jim where he walked through the history of Lee 1"s
restoration, and all of the "secret" information about Lee 1 that would
set the template for every General Lee that would be created from there
on it.
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