General Lee goes unsold on eBay again, off to Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale
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Actor John Schneider's second attempt to sell the one-of-a-kind 1969 Dodge Charger "General Lee" from his Dukes of Hazzard TV show and other acting roles has failed... again. The first attempt to sell the General Lee on eBay resulted in a winning bid of nearly $10 million, which later fell through. The winning bidder, William Fisher, claimed to CNN in an email that his eBay account had been hacked and the exhoribitant bid was placed without his knowledge, though eBay claims there is no evidence his account was illegally accessed.The second auction on eBay required that bidders be heavily screened before making a bid, which resulted in only one legitimate bid of $100,000 that failed meet Schneider's reserve price.
Perhaps realizing that eBay Motors isn't the most appropriate place to sell his iconic car, CNN is reporting that Schneider will now put the car up for auction on the biggest block in the world at the 2008 Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona next January. We'll be in Scottsdale like we were this year, though we're starting to wonder if the General Lee will ever find a new home.
Thanks for the tip, Peter!
[Source: CNN]
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cowboy bob 2:08PM (5/31/2007)
This was one of the dumbest TV shows ever. With the dumbest "stunt" driving ever. With the worst actors ever. And now, offering the stupidest car ever. Except for maybe the Firebird that was called Kitt. With this on the block, who WOULDN'T expect crackpots? What next, that Volk's bug of Disney? God help us.
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Don 4:51PM (5/31/2007)
Had a crappy childhood, did you?
upirons 2:22PM (5/31/2007)
I would imagine that this car could be a decent investment for the right person. You could charge appearance fees for the car at regional car shows all over the country and probably make a nice income.
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Peter Hansen 2:32PM (5/31/2007)
With respect to Cowboy Bob's comments, I compeletely agree except that, having owned a '69 Charger, I must respectfully disagree with his assessment thereof as "the stupidest car ever".
I will forever hold a grudge against the producers of the show because they destroyed hundreds of '69 Chargers during the show's lifetime.
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Ron 2:41PM (5/31/2007)
I bet I'm not alone in saying, Please make this thread stop!
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musicmike702 1:37AM (6/01/2007)
Agreed! Stupid TV show--stupid TV car-and anyone who would pay 6 figures for this car deserves what he gets. Now, let's quit talking about it.
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Mike 3:23PM (5/31/2007)
Only two things endure: The General Lee and Daisy Dukes!
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Gale 3:27PM (5/31/2007)
Regardless of what you think of the car, the show, the actor.... this is a HUGE black eye for eBay's credibility in my mind. The fact that they can't pull off a clean auction on a car in two tries and can't keep phony bidder off their site is horrendous.
Then the seller finally goes to a "real" auction to get the job done. Wow, if I'm eBay, I'm hurting to stop the slide.
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Justin 3:44PM (5/31/2007)
i highly doubt it'll hurt ebay's reputation that they cant sell this POS
Aprime1 3:44PM (5/31/2007)
Everyone knows that Ebay sucks.
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Adam 3:54PM (5/31/2007)
With unmolested original Mopars w/ Matching numbers selling for many hundreds of thousands of dollars, it is no surprise to me that this care cant sell for what the owner wants from it.
Think about it. Is this cara modded and fast Charger? Yes. But that is not what is selling these days. That is not what anyone cares about.
Anyone (with the means) can take an old muscle car and do a ground up resto and make it push huge HP numbers and make it look really good. It doesn't matter though because it is not that specal because it is not "rare" in the sense that anyone can make a similar car.
It is the orginals w/ the numbers and rare options that are collectible. This car falls into the "anyone can build it" category. Seriously. I would be surprised if this thing breaks $100K at Barret -Jackson. The only things that make this car unique are the fact that it was used in a TV show that is not really all that iconic and owned by a celebrity that very few people (even "fans" of the original show) would even recognize if they heard his name or saw him on the street.
Also, on a side note, say whay you will but anything with a confederate flag on it screams "I'm an idiot."
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SteveB 4:02PM (5/31/2007)
Yeah...ole Johnny's got himself a nice "hot rod"...and that's about it.
Shoulda took the 100 thou. I'd be surprised if it gets anywhere close to that when it goes up against "real" collector cars.
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Carguy 4:21PM (5/31/2007)
I don't get this thing...there were hundreds of General Lee's used in the show, what make this *the one*. I mean it may be nice and authentic, but, what makes this one worth so much?
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Big Mike Wood 5:22PM (5/31/2007)
Per the original article:
"...this particular car was one of the cars featured in the last REAL Dukes of Hazzard movie, "Dukes Go To Hollywood". The underside of the the hood is autographed by all of the surviving orginal cast members and crew from the TV show, as well. It was also the prototype for all of the General Lees used in the most recent Jessica Simpson Dukes of Hazzard movie. "
cowboy bob 4:40PM (5/31/2007)
Peter @ post #3, What I said was it was the stupidest car ever. I never said anything about Chargers. Who ever believed any car would survive the so called "jumps" in this, the dumbest show on television. The typical fan had to have an I.Q. the same as his/her shoe size. Yea, the short-shorts were the only redemptive aspect of this program.
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Gale 5:48PM (5/31/2007)
"...i highly doubt it'll hurt ebay's reputation that they cant sell this POS"
Have you checked eBay's stock price lately? Have you been reading about their freefall and the issues they're having with identity theft and fraud? The debacle of the General Lee is just the latest in a plummet of huge proportions.
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Fabulo 7:28PM (5/31/2007)
"Perhaps realizing that..." demand for that specific car is not that strong, he should settle for $100,000, which, last time I checked sounds reasonnable for a 69 charger, which actually was not from the show, it belonged to the actor whose name I forgot already.
Now, if it was John Voight's convertible...
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