General Questions about The Dukes of Hazzard Series

[Skipper Duke]

The blue car in Return of the Ridge Raiders that Newtie has smoke machine hooked up to, is that the same car that was Sheriff Grady Byrd's momma's car in Jude Emery?

[HossC]

7 hours ago, Skipper Duke said:

The blue car in Return of the Ridge Raiders that Newtie has smoke machine hooked up to, is that the same car that was Sheriff Grady Byrd's momma's car in Jude Emery?

No. They are both Cadillac Series 62s, but Grady's momma drove a 1959 model while Newtie drove a 1961.

[Hobie Hartkins]

In that same car, when Luke is driving and he says something like " This crate really rolls!", have you guys noticed something was sticking up on the dashboard and I never have been able to figure it out.

[Skipper Duke]

On 7/8/2025 at 9:38 PM, Hobie Hartkins said:

In that same car, when Luke is driving and he says something like " This crate really rolls!", have you guys noticed something was sticking up on the dashboard and I never have been able to figure it out.

It was a pretty car. 😀 

[Skipper Duke]

Hey y'all... The Gray Gran Torino that Harry Joe and Tiny had hidden in the bushes and drive in the end of Season 3 Along Came a Duke, is it the same one Daisy rolled over in the end of Season 3 episode State of the County?

[HossC]

The silver/gray Gran Torino in 'Along Came a Duke' dates from the mid-70s (there were very few exterior changes between 1974 and 1976). It has redundant trim across the roof, so I'm guessing that it once had a vinyl roof of some kind. I think that one of the rocker panels comes off when it rolls, revealing red paint underneath. The car that Luke pulls the bad guys from has body colored door jambs, so either the props guys did a really thorough job respraying the car or there were two different cars used. Did anyone notice how Jeb Stuart Duke fell off his bike when he arrived at the crashed car?

The car that Daisy drives in 'State of the County' is a 1975 Mercury Montego - a sister car to the Gran Torino. Although I'm sure that many cars were reused, I doubt that it would have been worth their time reusing a cheap rolled car.