September 2, 201016 yr Just finished my version of Daisy's 1971 Road Runner. Technically her car was originally a 1974 Road Runner, and the later car (as depicted here) was actually a Satellite painted with the '74's Road Runner stripes.Like with the General Lee artwork, I've taken a bit of artistic license here. I've added Road Runner decals to the grille, trunk and stripes, and since I haven't found a clear screen grab of the actual wheels, I've fitted it with period Mopar wheels that it could have left the factory with. The white letter Goodyear Polyglas GT tires are also my addition.
September 5, 201015 yr Author Thanks y'all. I've noticed the logos came out very small, so they're hard to make out. I have enlarged them (below) so you can see what you're missing.I also wondered what Cooter might have done to the Road Runner if he'd ever got his hands on it .
May 3, 201115 yr Excellent. My first car was a '71 Satellite, which I still have. I remember watching the Dukes as a kid and fell in love with Daisy's car back then. Season 1 holds a special place in my heart because of it. You did it justice here.
June 11, 201511 yr OK, I know I'm late to this thread, but I had to mention that the idea of an '02' dukes car is brilliant! Of course for clarity's sake on a tv show it probably makes more sense to have distinct painjobs for different characters, but its still a fun idea. If there was ever an updated series with another generation of Dukes, I could see a late model muscle car with an 02 scheme making sense. M
June 15, 201511 yr I always wanted there to be a General Grant, navy paint job, American flag on the top, 02 on the side (or a historically significant number). I think many years ago I'd seen something similar to that. A yin to the Lee's yang, so to speak.
June 16, 201511 yr This might be a game, but do you mean something like this? Yes, that's exactly it. In fact, I saw an actual car like that once, complete with the 76 number.
June 16, 201511 yr Now I remember, he made that car after some pictures he saw of it. But Those pictures aren't on the internet anymore.
June 17, 201511 yr Author Seeing as this thread has been revived, I thought I'd refresh my original artwork. I was never happy with the shade of yellow I ended up with, and the wheels are wrong. This is only a light makeover - I've removed the black outlines, removed the chrome from the wheel arches, and added the chrome panel under the door. The bumpers and side markers have been completely re-done and I'm now happier with the wheels and body color. I might refresh the front and back views in the future.There are a few General Grant pictures online, with various numbers on their doors. I've stuck with "76" like the car in the video posted by Roth.
July 1, 201511 yr The GG is fun but I find it interesting how the U.S. flag doesn't lend itself to a car rooftop as well because of the asymmetry.
July 13, 201511 yr Hope nobody takes offense to this but after reading Mark's comment my brain thought this up for the General Grant Charger
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