Father and son discover 1969 Dodge Charger that looks just like General Lee in Tennessee junkyard
Published on Oct 27, 2025 at 8:09 AM (UTC+4)
by Molly Davidson
Last updated on Oct 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM (UTC+4)
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Kate Bain
They were supposed to be looking for truck parts, not Dodge Charger history.
Somewhere between the Cuda hoods and busted tail lights, something bright caught their eye.
Too orange to ignore, too familiar to mistake.
Whatever it was, it didn’t belong in a junkyard.
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Was this 1969 Dodge Charger General Lee?
The find came from YouTuber Tommy Boshers, who filmed the trip with his son, ‘Hammer’, in a Tennessee salvage yard.
The video showed the pair combing through rows of aging muscle cars when they stumbled on a 1969 Dodge Charger that looked uncannily like The Dukes of Hazzard’s General Lee.
The doors carried the familiar ‘01,’ the body was painted orange, and traces of the Confederate-style flag were still faintly visible on the roof.
Boshers confirmed through the VIN plate that the car was a true 1969 Charger 383 premium hardtop.
The same model often used during the TV show’s production.
Its condition was rough, with brazed panels, missing parts, and interior seats collapsing into the floor, but its bones were unmistakable.
Though whether it was a real Dukes stunt car or a fan-built replica remained unknown.
Boshers told viewers that countless Chargers had been repainted or rebuilt over the decades, making certainty almost impossible.
Still, he let his son climb behind the wheel and take in the moment.
“To that little guy,” he said, “this was as real as that thing could be.”
Why the General Lee is one of the world’s most recognizable cars
The General Lee became one of the most recognizable cars in TV history after The Dukes of Hazzard first aired in 1979.
More than 300 Dodge Chargers were used throughout the show’s six-season run, most destroyed in jumps or stunts.
Each was painted in a distinct orange with ‘01’ on the doors and a push bar on the nose.
A combination that turned the ’69 Charger into pop-culture shorthand for mischief and Southern muscle.
Today, authentic surviving cars are exceptionally rare, with a handful restored or displayed in museums.
Others, like the one Tommy and Hammer found, linger in scrapyards.
Their exact histories blurred by time, paint, and nostalgia.
This father-son duo had come looking for nothing and found a legend instead.
And even if it never jumped a river, that orange shell carried the same spark.
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Molly Davidson is a Junior Content Writer at Supercar Blondie. Based in Melbourne, she holds a double Bachelor’s degree in Arts/Law from Swinburne University and a Master’s of Writing and Publishing from RMIT. Molly has contributed to a range of magazines and journals, developing a strong interest in lifestyle and car news content. When she’s not writing, she’s spending quality time with her rescue English staffy, Boof.
