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Hello from the south, been a long time dukes fan for over 40 years now and still love the show. Been to most all the Georgia filming sites with other dukes fans and have owned my old charger since 1999. Had the uniform on it for over 10 years and had to do a re paint in 2012. It is still hemi orange but with a black R/T stripe and magnum 500 wheels. 493 ci with a 4 speed, has plenty of attitude for a resto looking charger.

The pilot is my favorite episode!

Hey guys! I haven't been here in forever. I missed you all. What am I doing now? Enjoying the last day of my four day weekend while my towels are in the dryer I hope all is well with everyone.

I was able to get into the junkyard way back in the early 2000's and got some pics of the place. The old bus was there then and maybe a few cars were there. Later the no trespassing signs and crap went up so that was that. I got a few pics of the old farm house too when it was still standing. Lots has changed there since the early 2000's

I'm more of a High Octane guy but at least we agree about Georgia.

True, I know when they moved production from Georgia to the Warner Bros lot in California, they decided to “soften” the show even more, as they had discovered it was so popular with kids. Originally I think they were trying to aim towards an audience of perhaps late teens to 30s. But, they ultimately gained an audience & fans of all ages!

Lesson learned: Don't ever EVER buy a vehicle from family!!! Because they will never let you forget the deal they gave you. If it was my decision I would put a for sale sign in it tomorrow but it's the wife's car so it's up to her.

second (I knew a guy like that. You could ask him what the first, second, third or fourth Sunday was of any month of any year and he always got the number right. Sometimes he got it quick and sometimes it took a few seconds. We tested him a lot because he loved doing it and he never missed. He only did Sundays though. He was in his mid 20s at the time and was about at a 5 year old level with intelligence. It was amazing to witness!)

Cousin.... ( specifically MY cousin) He was born blind and retarded because the doctor used forceps on his head. He is a savant however. He is 56 and believes in Santa Claus but he can tell you what day any date is on! This year, last year or next year! He can also tell you how many Friday 13ths we will have. He told me this year we will have only one more! It will be in October! I haven't looked it up but he's always right!

I agree Hobie but what really impresses me is anybody who loves Hazzard County enough to do this. Of course it's the greatest show in the history of television so I guess I shouldn't be too surprised!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all my cousins in Hazzard County!

Sorry to hear this, Skipper. I hope Gary's family is doing well despite the situation.

I'm still lurking around here, Hobie. We had an ice storm yesterday and managed to get through it without losing power. Last time we had an ice storm, we lost power for 3 days. Stay safe and warm, everybody. Wishing you peace and joy this Christmas, my cousins. And a Happy New Year!

Thanks Boss. You too. We are going to have one heckofa white Christmas. It sounds like major weather problems are in store for much of the USA. Stay safe everyone.

The Dukes (and Dukes fans) are sometimes down, but never out!!

Angela Lansbury has died just 5 days before her 97th birthday. She passed away in her sleep at her LA home. Born in London in 1925, when she wasn't in LA, she spent a good bit of time at her home in Co. Cork here in Ireland. I'm sure we all remember her as Jessica Fletcher in 'Murder She Wrote'. Here she is entering the former Duke Farm at Valencia Oaks in the 1988 episode 'Coal Miner's Slaughter', an episode which also featured Denver Pyle and Celebrity Speed Trap victim Hoyt Axton. The rest of my pictures are in the Valencia Oaks Movie Ranch thread. For another Dukes tie-in, from 1976 to 1981, Cathy Bach was married to Angela's stepson David Shaw.

I just heard this sad news on the radio before I left work. They have a spot each week where they talk to a pair of American correspondents with differing political views, but both were united in their tributes to Loretta Lynn. RIP to the Coal Miner's Daughter.

The square in Covington also appeared in 'The Cannonball Run' - Burt Reynolds and Dom DeLuise land their plane there to buy more beer near the start of the movie.

Frog (I'm seeing a lot of Miss Piggy/Kermit memes at the moment) 9 brains and 3 hearts. I've seen another meme a few times recently that says "If Adam & Eve had been Cajuns, they would have eaten the snake instead of the apple and saved us all a lot of trouble."

Hathaway the Hottie and Granny! I saw one the other night, where Jed wished Mr. Drysdale a Happy Groundhog Day and Ms. Hathaway said...." But Chief....Ground Hog's Day is in February!" Drysdale said, " Ms. Hathaway, when a man like Jed Clampett has $ 85 million dollars in your bank and he says it's Ground Hog's Day......IT'S GROUND HOG'S DAY!! LOL!

well I'm still a Harvick and Hamlin fan but I'll always root for my boy, Hobie Jr. !!

Sorry to tell you Hobie, but both of those guys had run ins with my man Chase. So I'm not a big fan of either one of them. Though...what are you going to do at the end of the year when Harvick retires? I think he is scheduled to be in the Fox booth next year. I could be wrong. I am all for my Hendnrick drivers. Chase Elliott is sadly out...so I guess I'll go for my familiar number 24 that's now driven by William Byron, but will always be known as Jeff Gordon's car. But I like Bowman too...as well as Kyle Larson. I was complaining to my dad the other day. When Gordon was racing and he got wrecked out or something, I at least had Johnson as a back up to go to. Now I really don't. Not anyone that I get overly excited about. Dannnnggggg Chase Elliott better never retire...I don't know what I'd do. The only reason I had Chase to fall back onto, is because I knew he was going to be dubbed Gordon's replacement when he retired years before he retired so I kinda followed how he was doing through his ARCA and Xfinity career. So if it wasn't for that...I may have no one right now. LOL. So...yeah...Chase better race for another sixty years or so. Then, maybe, when I'm six feet under, then maybe he can retire...

athletics (You can't fool us Hobie. The only reason your temperature was high was because of those college cheerleaders)

college! They done learned me real good in that there school I done been to! ( I gadgiated with one of the highest temperatures in my class! )

you could always email him with the info. and let him see it! ( NOT being a snitch....just a conscientious observer! )

Naw cousin....I think he just wants to buy a car not quite as intoxicated as the red ones! LOL!

sorry....they ALL look red to me!

I've watched a few more of the Knight Rider Historians' videos, and while the one below has nothing to do with Valencia Oaks, it does contain a funding appeal from the North East Ohio Dukes. It was only posted just over a week ago, so it should still be current.

For some reason, the shot near the end where you're approaching the bridge reminds me of the Dukes heading for Atlanta in 'Daisy's Song'.

“One Armed Bandits”, the Pilot episode that started it all, premiered 44 years ago today: 1/26/1979! 44 years later DOH is stronger than ever—yee haw! I’m thinking about watching the Pilot later this evening...along with the Boar’s Nest Special.

High Octane has some great moments. Boss and Rosco were great in that one and you could really see how great they were as a team. I liked how the Boar's Nest looked early on in the California episodes. It was darker and had the poles holding up the roof. It was closer to how it looked in the pilot. Hazzard County in the California episodes looked like Walnut Grove in Little House On The Prairie with the hills, dirt roads and trees. My wife always says that. We watch both shows and always get a kick out of how similar they look. Georgia really doesn't look exactly like that but it gave a feeling of the south.

In reality I’m sure they were part of that actual farm land...perhaps real-life farm hand’s houses/sleeping quarters at one time? But, the original farm house used for the Dukes in the first few Georgia episodes was already abandoned when they used it for filming...so the rest of the farm & buildings probably were too. There was probably no way to get around having them in the background when they filmed the scene...we were just not supposed to care or know...just go with it, which we did!

That's like my cousin...about 5 in the head but 56 with a moustache. in the body. He's got a heart of gold. If everyone was just like him ( ignoring the fact that society couldn't function) everybody would want to live forever! Leave your doors unlocked. No problem. Don't worry about your wife or kids....no problem. He is tender and innocent and good as gold!

There's just something ( magical?) about watching TDOH on a Friday night! Maybe because that's when it used to air ?? ( It just wouldn't be the same .......The Dukes of Hazzard Tuesday night at 7:00 Central! Right now I'm watching Days of Shine and Roses!

Georgia episodes are all two thumbs up. I wish I had more thumbs.

Very impressive. A lot of those locations are well-documented online, but you found a few really obscure ones too!

The American Andretti Global team have partnered with General Motors with the aim of joining Formula 1. If their bid is successful, they will race under the Cadillac name. With all the formal processes they'll have to go through, it won't be until at least 2026. That's the same year that Audi will start using their own engines, although their takeover of the Alfa Romeo/Sauber team is already under way. Full story here.

But...how did my NASCAR News thread go from NASCAR to Covid? Who is trying to politicize my beloved NASCAR? Getting back to topic... There is 43 more LOOOONNNNNGGGGG days until the Daytona 500!!!!

Sorry guys I missed this post. Me and Lulu were celebrating on Wednesday and counting all the cash. Roger and Hobie thank you so much for the kind words. I'm still going to charge you double for watered down drinks at the Boars Nest. lol Roger, Way back in the 80's when I found out I shared a birthday with Sorrell Booke(Boss Hogg) I was thrilled and I still am. A few years ago my wife made me a birthday cake with 'Happy Birthday to me and Boss Hogg'.

Yes! Happy Birthday Boss!! I tell you what, if you want to, when you finish at the Boars Nest , you can come by my car lot and we can tie one on in the back and watch the red buggies race around the track in back of my car lot!

NASCAR better not be cancelling because of that...I need all the races I can get!

With Garrett and Spike both here we're going to be the best informed NASCAR site in Hazzard County! Sweet!

I don't have any NASCAR news...y'all seem to have it covered. I was going to stop by with some, but have been having a hard time logging back in until now. I guess that's what I get for being gone for so long. If life wasn't so busy and I didn't have to work and everything else...I'd have time for Dukes and the computer. Just thought I'd send out a hello to everyone. I'm still here. Just busy. Especially now that I am going back to school and taking online college classes for work...and before then I didn't have a computer so that made coming on here difficult as well. So...howdy y'all. There is just 90 days, 5 hours, and 25 minutes until the Daytona 500. Not that I am counting or anything...GO CHASE ELLIOTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He would have been hilarious in Hazzard.

Wikipedia gives a range of 255 to 325, the higher figure being attributed to Ben Jones. At the end of the day, no one knows. It's probably safe to say that the total number is around 300, or roughly two cars per episode.

"AlakaZam, alakaZoo, alakaZeer..." (Rosco tries to make Boss reappear in 'Opening Night at the Boar's Nest')

I think you're right. I was just pointing out that not every General was painted that color, and as you say, stunt cars were often painted with whatever orange was available.

It was a 1968 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu. If you check out my Other Vehicles of Hazzard fanart thread, you'll see my comments about them using two different cars and how they were probably the same ones that played Petey Willis's race car in 'Welcome Back, Bo 'n' Luke'.

.......the anthem of all HaZZardites

Right on cousin Roger! I can take them out to some farms out here and they will do stuff they never dreamed of! Then they'll know what REAL work is!! ( I know...I'm country and I've dome it!)