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08-03-2004, 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim bailey - 928 International
I think some nice children watched it as well .......... I saw thousands of people stand in lines and pay money for an autograph , a photo , a model car , T-shirts . After the stunt crew flew a General Lee about 190 feet off a ramp into a grass field many people were picking up bits and pieces as souvenirs . One fan paid $4,900 for the wrecked broken carcass . Some think of it as a morality play the good guys always won , the bad guys lost , and the police were incompetent ....Daisy Duke in cutoff jeans made it just a little bit bad . And no , I was not a FAN but was gathering background information for an article or two .
Should you happen to be out here for another Frenzy, you can take a stroll down memory lane and visit with Former GA Congressman Ben Jones (Cooter) at his "Cooter's Place" Country Store in Sperryville, VA (about an hour drive from the site of this years Frenzy). He also owns one of the remaining 300 General Lees.
08-03-2004, 02:27 PM
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Ben Jones( Cooter ) was one of the promoters of the event , I do hope he was a better congressman than he is a singer . Although I do admire his enthusiasm . The prior Dukefests were held at his "Cooter's Place " but they needed far more space and traffic control so rented the Bristol Speedway . As I stated , I personally was never a fan (not that there is anything wrong with that) nor a Redneck . And the comment about Harry and the Henderson's , I represent that remark and do not plan to spend any time walking around in our N W Forests ...... 
I can not wait to get my big hairy hands on a certain someone's next emergency parts order ..............
I can not wait to get my big hairy hands on a certain someone's next emergency parts order ..............
08-03-2004, 02:52 PM
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Rednecks are America's rotweilers (sp). Don't get caught making the mistake thinking that they are all stupid...........
08-03-2004, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim bailey - 928 International
Ben Jones( Cooter ) was one of the promoters of the event , I do hope he was a better congressman than he is a singer . Although I do admire his enthusiasm . The prior Dukefests were held at his "Cooter's Place " but they needed far more space and traffic control so rented the Bristol Speedway . As I stated , I personally was never a fan (not that there is anything wrong with that) nor a Redneck . And the comment about Harry and the Henderson's , I represent that remark and do not plan to spend any time walking around in our N W Forests ...... I can not wait to get my big hairy hands on a certain someone's next emergency parts order ..............
I can not wait to get my big hairy hands on a certain someone's next emergency parts order ..............No problem Jim.....you were just a fan of the car, right?
09-05-2004, 07:22 PM
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The pictures of the interior show a sunroof switch but the 928 that went into the water was sans sunroof.
Steve J,
Yep those are early sport seats. Notice how the side bolsters are larger and the seat bottoms extend past the seat side bolsters.
BTW my 78 was a California car and 928 Intl put a new crate engine and interior in it in 1991. Anyone remember when the movie was made?
Dennis
The pictures of the interior show a sunroof switch but the 928 that went into the water was sans sunroof.
Steve J,
Yep those are early sport seats. Notice how the side bolsters are larger and the seat bottoms extend past the seat side bolsters.
BTW my 78 was a California car and 928 Intl put a new crate engine and interior in it in 1991. Anyone remember when the movie was made?
Dennis
09-05-2004, 07:35 PM
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