Roth Potter Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 I guess this goes here. You probably know this guy, but if you don't. Tom Sarmento is one of the guys who prepared General Lee's for the show and is full of great stories about it. Hoss has a great video of him, I cant find it at the moment... But anyway. He met up with two big Duke fans from my country twice now and they have recorded some footage of him driving in their almost perfect replica General Lee which I thought was worth sharing. Hobie Hartkins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossC Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 Thanks for posting the video, Roth. It's good to see Tom enjoying himself in Europe again. I think he likes meeting Dukes fans - the owners of General Lee replicas I met at last year's American car show had both met him. He's certainly quite happy to talk about the show, and is very generous with his time. Roth Potter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 Thanks Roth. This is pretty cool! Roth Potter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralLee_440 Posted January 9, 2019 Report Share Posted January 9, 2019 He stayed with a buddy of mine over the holidays in the Netherlands. He has an amazing LEE 1 replica he has pain stakingly recreated. Here is Tom Sarmento in my buddies car before Xmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roth Potter Posted January 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2019 (edited) Thats so cool @GeneralLee_440! I wonder if this is the Lee of Alma or Serge, never seen either myself. Maybe I should someday hire the car? Serge has the actual front valance from LEE1 I heard. EDIT: This is Serge's car comparing numberplates. Edited January 9, 2019 by Roth Potter GeneralLee_440 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralLee_440 Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 Yes that’s Serge’s car. He has sent me tons of pics. Also if you YouTube General Lee decal install you will see a guy installing decals like LEE 1 and that’s Serges car as well. I will post some more pics. I also have John Schneider in Serges car in Germany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralLee_440 Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 Here is the pic @Roth Potter Hobie Hartkins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralLee_440 Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 Here is the link for his decal install. If you want to see more just click on the Users name under the video. There are a few, very informative! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roth Potter Posted January 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 (edited) I've seen them all including Alma's pictures of Tom's visit, which seem to be removed together with his Flickr now? More please! Edited January 10, 2019 by Roth Potter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralLee_440 Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 And one more, yes Serge owns LEE 1’s front valance. I don’t have a personal pic but he posted it on his Instagram awhile back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralLee_440 Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 I can’t load the screenshot from his Instagram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralLee_440 Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 Here is Serges GL getting some TLC. He has a tranny leak and he is trying to track it down. Hobie Hartkins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roth Potter Posted January 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 Ooh... That one is new to me! I did see the Afsluitdijk picture of his car on the trailer. Better to have a tranny leak then a crumpled car. GeneralLee_440 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted January 12, 2019 Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 Thanks for posting all this. Very interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Lee Posted December 22, 2019 Report Share Posted December 22, 2019 Hi guys, Serge here! My LEE1 isn't running for 1,5 years now. First a leaking tranny and also an engine that wasn't running properly anymore. I pulled the engine out of the car and rebuilding it at the moment. Hope to have it running again within 6 months or so. Great you guys enjoyed the footage from Tom visiting us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted December 22, 2019 Report Share Posted December 22, 2019 6 months? Cooter could fix it in 6 minutes. Great to hear from you again. Keep us posted and Merry Christmas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Lee Posted December 24, 2019 Report Share Posted December 24, 2019 On 12/22/2019 at 8:05 PM, RogerDuke said: 6 months? Cooter could fix it in 6 minutes. Great to hear from you again. Keep us posted and Merry Christmas! Hahaha, I wish I had more time to work on the car. Merry Christmas to all of you aswell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobie Hartkins Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 Merry Christmas Mr. Lee.....come by the car lot sometime and we'll taste in the New Year!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Lee Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 How's everyone doing? Thought I post a pic of the almost rebuild engine. Next step will be painting the enginebay in T3 light bronse just like the original LEE1 had. Will probably take a while but I'll post an update when it's done. Serge RogerDuke and Hobie Hartkins 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 It's really great to hear from you. Your engine is definitely a thing of beauty! Thanks for keeping us updated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Lee Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 Hi guys, It's been a few years but my LEE1 replica still isn't on the road again. I posted the pic from the rebuild engine earlier but while doing the first testrun it broke down after 17 minutes. Didn't have anything positive left the start over so left it for about a year... Anyway, beginning of this year I started to rebuild the engine again and last month we did a succesfull testrun. 440 is alive and running like a beast. Also I painted the enginebay of the car in T3 Light Bronze Metallic. Looks awesome! At the moment I'm getting the brakes working again (car has been standing for 4 years so brakes need tlc...) and after that engine will go in. Anyway, the plan is to drive again in about 4 to 6 months. Can't wait! Here's a link to my Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/reel/ClemYvCM0tj/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY= I'll make a pic from the enginebay soon. Serge Hobie Hartkins and RogerDuke 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobie Hartkins Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 Way to go Serge! Keep us up on it! RogerDuke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted December 30, 2022 Report Share Posted December 30, 2022 On 12/28/2022 at 4:00 PM, Mr. Lee said: Hi guys, It's been a few years but my LEE1 replica still isn't on the road again. I posted the pic from the rebuild engine earlier but while doing the first testrun it broke down after 17 minutes. Thanks for the update Serge. Did you ever find out what went wrong with the first test run? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobie Hartkins Posted December 30, 2022 Report Share Posted December 30, 2022 Don't forget the basics Serge! It might be something detailed and complicated but it could also be something simple, that was just overlooked! RogerDuke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted December 30, 2022 Report Share Posted December 30, 2022 2 minutes ago, Hobie Hartkins said: Don't forget the basics Serge! It might be something detailed and complicated but it could also be something simple, that was just overlooked! Maybe he bought cheap Hoggocco gasoline. Boss waters it down like he does the beer at the Boar's Nest. Skipper Duke and Hobie Hartkins 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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