We found the 1st General Lee in a scrap yard & restored it

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[JASPERSADVENTURES]

Thank you for this video.. Cliff Shaw is my grandfather.. June is my mom's mother.. Zack is my cousin.. Alicia's son.. Who is my mother's sister. This has me in tears. I played in that 82 acres of cars until he sold everything.. Up until 2008 when he passed away. It is soo great hearing this story and all the history about this car. Pawpaw had a Polaroid photo of one of the orange General Lee's with grandma in a glass cabinet I'd always look at when I was a child.. I actually remember when zack was getting the gifts in the mail years ago!! Again thank you for this history.. You definitely know how to make a grown man cry with tears of happiness!!

[VINwiki]

This is one of the greatest movie car finds of all time. So glad Travis could come and share the story.

[ErikRosenquist-cn]

As a fan of The Dukes of Hazzard, I am blown out of the water by the restoration of the General Lee. The Dukes of Hazzard is still legendary forevermore. We need to bring back The Dukes of Hazzard & really get the merchandise

[garypulliam]

There's a point where you rebuild it, and there's a point where you clean it up but leave it as-is. The car was far beyond the as-is option. It's only hope on earth was to rebuild it using as much from the original as possible. It's perfect. Your restoration is a part of its history now. Congratulations. Outstanding job.

[tommcavoy]

The very act of walking through a junkyard, private, public, and seeing history is unbelievable. This guy found an iconic vehicle and restored it to it's former glory. If someone restored the Titanic no one would say 'Hey, you destroyed an icon'. Instead they would marvel at the ability to do so. I am in awe.

I spent EVERY Friday night watching this show as a kid. When the banjo started I was stuck in front of the TV until Boss Hogg lost again. When I heard 'Them Dukes, Them Dukes' at the end I couldn't wait until next week. Sure beat texting and Instagram!

[johnevans]

No matter what anyone says, you gave life to history again. And sharing the story keeps it alive for those who still remember those halcyon days. You did indeed restore one of the Mona Lisas of automobile, television, and Southern history. Thank you so very much.

[tchninja_official]

I've watched this a few times now over the past 3 years. I don't understand why anyone would get mad at restoring as close as possible as it was from before it was painted green. I mean you saved it from rusting out and did it justice. I think most DOH fans will agree you did a good thing. So glad you found it and saved it from rusting away.

[gerrittklashorst]

Thank you for taking a crumbling piece of tv history and returning it to as close to what it once was as humanly possible. You showed the car and the crew that built it so much respect and honored there time and effort by bringing it back to what they made it to be in the first place. Its honestly sad to know that a lot of the cars we loved from tv shows have rotted away in the exact same way lee 1 did after the shows were done with them. We need more people like you that honestly love the shows to try and preserve more of the TV cars we love so much...

[jakereal]

It was a mangled mess sitting and deteriorating in the woods. Few would even consider doing anything with it aside from pulling the drive train and then scrapping the rest. You did the best thing possible, made it a driving car with tons of appeal to fans all over the world! GREAT Job, no reason for anyone to hate on you, thats insane!

[EdBolian]

Travis is truly an encyclopedia of movie car knowledge. I know the feeling of searching for a car like this and finally seeing it in person, there is nothing like it.

[PrinceWesterburg]

The Dukes of Hazzard hit UK TV when I was 11 adn I was hooked. I love this side of American cars and this was so good to watch, so well put together, Amazing!

[bicyclist]

Very cool story. I also used to watch the Dukes of Hazard growing up. I'm so glad that the car was saved from sitting rotting in the Georgia woods. As long as it has all the right parts, and the original engine, and some of the original chassis, then it still can be called the first General Lee. Thank you.

[brettbilger]

I like the way this guy tells stories.

[AZAce]

You pulled history from the grave and brought it to life. No objection here 👍

[MalachiFrazee]

This is great. You have something to be proud of. Lee-1 is history and is important to many people. 🎉 You saved it, gave it more history and future.

[NFL]

Life is funny. So much randomness, timing, and the not so well thought out- brings us some of our best moments. I have found if we are just out there trying to make something happen, being tenacious, it often does. Great story, and well told.

[rabbits_used_cars]

Damn I went to Convington, Ga. and all I got was a Rolls Royce and a pack of smokes at the PILOT gas lol Great story! HUGE Dukes fan!

[seanstout]

You absolutely did the right thing, what your heart decided 👍🏽 beautiful job. As a huge fan myself, I thank you for doing what you did. It's drivable and restored!! Not rusting away everyday

[nota.dolphin]

I’m so glad somebody gave Lee One new life! I’m so glad you rescued this car! Great work guys!

[aaroncone]

Quite a few parts to restore Lee-1, came from 2 donor Chargers, came from my local salvage yard here in Oxford Maine. Nice to see Lee-1 saved & restored!