Fast facts from Travis Bell
● 321 Dodge Chargers were destroyed playing the General Lee for the show's seven seasons.
● More than 600 police cars were destroyed during that same time.
● Bell's 1969 Dodge Charger gets 8 miles to the gallon and requires high octane fuel. A New York-to-California trip a few years ago cost $1,687 in fuel.
● The series received about 60,000 pieces of fan mail a month; more than half was to the General Lee, according to a 1982 TV Guide article.
● The North American General Lee Fan Club: 209.43.123.28
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● For more info on the General Lee Promotional Tour: Go online to www.rhinoliningsdukes ofhazzard.com
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If YOU GO
What:
The 1969 orange Dodge Charger, "The General Lee" in town
When:
6-8 p.m. today
Where:
Cactus Moon, 5470 E. Broadway
The movie:
"The Dukes of Hazzard" opens next Friday. (Review and related stories in Thursday's. Caliente)
