Top Gear Tests A 1968 Dodge Charger 440 R/T

In this episode, Top Gear’s Richard Hammond, also known as the “Hamster”, took the all-American classic 1968 Dodge Charger R/T out for a spin to see how it rides. The Charger R/T, one of our personal “dream garage cars” was fitted with improved suspension, heavy-duty brakes, dual exhaust, and of course, the all-mighty 440 V8 Magnum engine (7.2-liters, 375 bhp) combined with a Torqueflite 727 3-speed auto or optionally, with a 4-speed manual gearbox. As much as they would have liked to, Top Gear avoided practicing their usual mischief on the R/T so don’t except to see any explosions or cliff jumps (thank God), just your usual Brit sarcasm. -Video after the jump

Update II: $9,9 million ebay bid on "General Lee" a hoax!

Despite all the commotion this past week, turns out the winning bidder that goes by the name "fishbashr1" has backed out leaving the General Lee's owner, actor John Schneider, who played Bo Duke in the ‘80s TV series with an empty bucket of dreams. Schneider, who uses the name “johnsebiz” on ebay left a negative comment on "fishbashr1’s” profile saying, “This is the guy that for fun, decided to bid on the General Lee. Thanks...”

According to a report from Associated Press, neither Schneider nor "fishbashr1" who was traced done as William Fisher (owner of a small business specializing in sports goods called Thrill Outfitters), were available for comments. Looks like for the time being, “Bo’s” stuck with the General… Via: Autoblog.com , Source: SFGate

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Video: John Schneider awaiting final bid on ebay for General Lee

On Friday, May 4, 2007, John Schneider’s “Genera Lee” 1969 Dodge Charger was sold on ebay for a breathtaking $9,900,500, making it the second most expensive car ever auctioned; “just” $1.1 million away from the $11 million paid for a 1931 Bugatti Type 41 Royale Sports Coupe that was sold by Christie's in 1987. Schneider, aka Bo Duke, had a couple of his pals’ record the last agonizing (?) minutes of the ebay auction. Conclusion: either Schneider has obtained truckloads of millions during his career, either he’s the most cool headed person I’ve ever seen in my life.

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Update: General Lee fetches in an astonishing $9,900,500 on ebay!

Yesterday we reported that 3 ½ hours before the biddings on John Schneider’s (aka Bo Duke) General Lee on ebay ended, that the price had hiked from an ear-buzzing $2,3 million on May 2, to a drop-dead $9,900,001. Well the auction finally closed at whopping $9,900,500! According to a report from CNN, that puts the ’69 Dodge Charger based General Lee just $1.1 million away from the $11 million paid for a 1931 Bugatti Type 41 Royale Sports Coupe sold by the auction house Christie's in 1987, which is the most expensive car ever auctioned up to date. Makes you wonder if one of the General Lee’s fetched in so many millions, what the heck would the original, Ford Lincoln Futura based Batmobile (not the replicas), would sell for if George Barris ever decided to sell it… Link: ebay

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Holy ebay! Current bid on John Schneider’s 1969 General Lee has climbed to 9,9 million USD!

We couldn’t believe our eyes either when we saw the current bid for actor John Schneider’s (aka Bo Duke) General Lee on ebay a few minutes ago but it’s true; $9,900,001 and there’s still 3 1/2 hours left before the bid ends! Totally unbelievable -especially when you think that the last time we checked (March 2) the bid was $2,3 million! According to Schneider, this particular ’69 Dodge Charger appeared in the last Dukes of Hazzard movie, "Dukes Go To Hollywood", with Warner Brothers using it as a template to build all the General Lee's featured in the movie. We’ll keep a close eye on ebay and return with the final price. I still can’t believe it; 10 million bucks… -More "multimillion" General Lee pics after the jump







Link: ebay

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