General Lee 5 Mistakes People Make When Building Their Dream Car 

Amen brother. I grew up watching it as well & there was definitely no racism in this show.

That's right

@@oldschooltruckdriver6740 Unfortunately nowadays everything you do and say becomes racist if someone doesn't agree with you. Damn Snowflakes. lol

Racism is far from being the worst problem in this country. It's an inflated Boogeyman. Martin Luther King jr. Is rolling in his grave.

Salazar Payne I say that all the time, the way these kids act now a days is an absolute, pure disgrace to they’re ancestors who actually had to deal with real racism and oppression, and actually fought for they’re freedoms that they have today, and they walk all over it like it means nothing. MLK would be devastated if he seen how things were today. If they’re ancestors seen today how loosely they threw that racism term around and played the race card for anything that hurts they’re feelings, everyone of them would get they’re head smacked off they’re dang shoulders by they’re own ancestors. It’s really a pure disgrace, it makes me absolutely sick and I’m not even African American.

I like that John's car is a driver. Updating the driveline, brakes, suspension, tires, and stuff.... makes a classically styled car ride and drive like a new one. Good mileage, ride, handling, power, ... gives you the best of both worlds.

Its only proper

No doubt

Agreed. Somehow there is something right and proper in the universe with him having his own General Lee.

Right on. Like Dan Ackroyd and Ecto I!

Haha that's funny!

I think I know that car lol are you from Indiana?

@@Thelonesomerebel yup, kokomo

My buddy has one too in Ontario canada

Haha I would love to have that

I’m glad you got some solace during those times and I hope things are much better for you now.

AND owns a FIERO HAHAHAHA!!!!

And he has a cat named the same thing as the dog from Smokey and the Bandit! Rock on John, Rock on!

@@jerwatson79 - A few posts down, he says: "it's Alicia’s Fiero which was her car when She graduated 😉

Sometimes modesty is just running out of money from a bunch of hookers and blow.

@@ipissed As shocking as how some may take your statement, there is definitely some truth as it wraps up the story of the Prodigal Son succinctly. And then there are those who have a humble spirit because they've realized they're lives are immeasurably blessed beyond what they deserve. Either way, humility is an honorable characteristic. 😁. Merry Christmas🎄

Best comment award!

When he said his steering wheel was not General Lee, my very first though was; How can it not be. Anything Bo or Luke does to a car called General Lee, is an offical General Lee. If he painted it pink with a rainbow flag it still would be a General Lee. Now we may have to call it "Bo's mental breakdown General Lee" However, we don't have to worry. I'm sure John would never do that.

@@pychohobo1832 OMG! Don't even joke around like that! I was going to spend the rest of my day worrying that John was going to paint that beautiful car pink! But since you said I don't have to worry then I guess I can carry on with my day as normally as possible without any extra worry tacked on, thanks

@@davidcarpenter9234 lol. John will never do that. Meet him many years ago while he was filming Dukes in California. Quite sure he doesn't remember me. I was just a star struck kid with a bunch of others. But he is a good guy. He wouldn't do that.

exactly. he’s Bo Duke. it’s his car.

Hell, I still want one, tell you what!!!!!

the good old boys for real

your right , plant Mr. Schneider behind the wheel , a dixie horn , full livery , and if the back tires will spin , it's the real deal !

I was saying the same thing in my head.

Yep thinking that very same thing

@@towrecker Wierd side note, your comment made me think of the wierdo European dude in the movie "Eurotrip" that has his Renault painted up like the General (Dixie horn and all). Suddenly I pictured John behind the wheel of that monstrosity! 🤣

Yep

When I grew up I saw black people wearing Confederate flag shirts. Those shirts were very popular back then. Honestly nobody cared until politicians told them they should

When I was 4 and got my first bike it was the General Lee model. I loved it. I grew up in Ohio and not once did I think “I don’t like black people” or “I’m from the North, screw the South.” It was just a fun TV show. Of course, that was the 80s when we didn’t get hung up on things like that so much. I’m now in my 40s and have met thousands of people and have only met one racist. Yet today, they try to sell this story that racism is our biggest problem. It’s not. The politicians and the media selling that story are our biggest problem. When they try to divide us we need to reject them until they learn it’s not going to work.

are you 47 too?

Me too, I never saw anything disrespectful in the show. Although I didn't see allot of black people the show was great.

​@@anastaciolepe6168 i mean it was 1970s small Georgia/Bama town

dcipawn Yes he certainly does! A really great guy!

dcipawn he’s what’s called real

Anybody else get the feeling he would be that great older brother you never had?

I met John Schneider along with a friend of mine at a car show that was hosted in a park in LA in summer of 1998, if I remember correctly. We did not expect him to be there. I remember he was at a table with someone else selling General Lee die cast cars and there was a life size General Lee nearby as well. He was so friendly and down to earth that it was like talking to another car enthusiast, not a celebrity. Although, after initially spotting him there, we were like is that really John Schneider? Let's go find out, and we did.

@@Scott-hb1xn no

:) YES!

If you close your eyes you can hear David Hasselhoff

@@regalt1987 i'm sorry Micheal, you're hearing things....

It’s an Emergency brake, every single car has one. But they are either Engaged with a handle or a foot pedal. Older cars have a handle that would lock and needed to be twisted to loosen up. He just converted the way the rear E-brake engaged.

@@doug7005 it is and it isn't, he's converted it to a hydraulic e brake for drifting , it will only apply force hile the pedal is depressed,go search some drifting ids,most are mounted in the console area next to the gear shift,cleetus has on on leroy to,but that's hooked up to his trans brake

bushmanpm What a delightful comment to read after a long day. You are most welcome. Thank you for your kind words

Hey bushmanpm , as a fellow Brit who also grew up watching the Duke Boys, your message brought back a lot of memories. I now live in Canada ad I'm still a huge Mopar fan. There's always a few General Lee's every year at the Mopar Nationals, and every year I think to myself, hmm, maybe I'll build one of those for next year......a man's gotta dream!! Anyway, good luck mate, and all the best.

@@andrewbrown8750 would it be really naughty to say I prefer the'68 Charger because of the twin rear tail lights? This, from a guy who is trying to graft 4x 1959 Cadillac tail lights onto the back of my Triumph Speed Triple! ;-)

Specifically if'in Luke and Daisy were with him ...

I would probably cry like a little boy. HAHA

Depends on what city and state you are in. Probably be a " mostly peaceful protest" first and 15 minutes later the gas station and everything else would be on fire.

I would have to be looking for the cameras, and waiting any second for Roscoe to come tearing around a corner somewhere. 😂

That’s amazing!

That’s a sweet story about your dad. I hope you find him soon, love from Ireland.

Cringe lady. Here's a fun fact for the wheat reading: tares aka fallen angels playing pretend masquerading as people say stuff like this. Death is some "poor me" thing.

me, too, but my dad was dressed as a guy....

Classick Genetics ya what he said !!!🇺🇸

Classick Genetics I’d flag him down to stop and take a picture. And I’d probably cry tears of joy.

No kidding

I saw a show restoring old cars. The body/paint expert explained why old cars almost universally rusted along the bottom line. There was openings in the rear from the production process, and once water got in it had no way out. It would just lay in the channel and rust away. Among other improvements, modern manufacturing sprays a wax in there to help protect.

loved and could identify most any car on the road since i learned to talk in 1960

That’s pretty telling of the police at your local precinct

@@jacksonbaldwin12 pretty telling that you're an intolerant individual

@@alecpitts6843 do what now

good thing you didn't have 'chaturbate' on at the time....

Maybe he is broke and trying to make a couple bucks on RU-vid lol

If he can make easy cash by making RU-vid videos for fun in your driveway, why not? Video has been up 3 days and has 300K views.

stefan w He does. Thats how All actors should be. They were part of our childhood.

@@vortex6750 Facts.

Because this is all he has .

July 20, 1969, the day the first person stepped on the moon

It's the General Lee..... Right on.....that's what I'm talking about...

Dead Purple Here's one for ya, I even got one up on John Schneider, earlier this year I got my picture taken sitting in the actual Sanford and Son pickup truck, and there's only one of them. It's in the exact condition it was when the show was filmed, if anyone's interested it's at a place called Blueline Classics in North Royalton Ohio, you can check it out at Bluelineclassics.com, they even sell cool T-shirts that have the logo from the driver's door on the front of them, picked up 3 of them when I was there. Having grown up in the 70's and watching that show it was the thrill of a lifetime getting my picture taken sitting in it, most if the surviving stars of the show have signed the dash and visors in it, coincidentally I happened to go there the day after Nathaniel Taylor died, he's the guy who played Rollo and his signature was on the dash and one of the visors.

Good for you Mr purple..smart move

We need more people like u mr purple

@@dukecraig2402 that's really awesome. Great show, great truck. I have the mp3 song from that show and play it often. Born in Cleveland still have family there. It's really amazing the things hiding in plain sight.

You just blew my mind. Never in a million years would I have thought a show about a couple crazy ass Southern boys would have been shown in the UK. Well, we did have Dr. Who at the time sooo. And the Two Ronnies. And Benny Hill. And Monty Python. Ps. Tom Baker was my favorite Dr.

Im from 🇬🇧 too. Dukes of hazard was a much watch for an 8y/o boy. Made me the petrolhead I am toady

@@etonbachs4226 I hear ya brother! Tom was my favorite Dr as well. He has his own web site now take a look www.tombakerofficial.com/

Could you find Chargers in the UK?

@@dragonflash09 Yes very expensive but to be fair the road are very narrow and the car is too big really for UK roads

i would advise using magnetic rubber sheet. if the felt causes the antenna to flip at high speeds- you will be doing a lot more than just touch-up painting.

Damn Straight

No doubt

That's what I was thinking. If Bo paints a VW Bug orange with a paint roller and scribbles General Lee on it then it's a General Lee.

It also cost $150,000 more too

What's up with that Fiero?

I thought, What? LOL

Yeah, I was wondering what was going on.

When Fred the cat showed up a second time, I immediately stopped the video to find the "glitch in the Matrix" comment. You have done Zion proud.

@@audiobrew same here lmao

Yeah, the cat had me worried for a minute.

DITTO, classy guy

The Mustie1!

Yeah thanks John, I was then and still am a fan🇺🇲

if they used it for TV work it would also have had a salvage title.

James Uerkvitz Oops. Sorry about that! Santa says hi.

I was 12 when it came on. I remember thinking some of those landings did a ton of damage based on how it landed. My stepdad used to tell me no, it was fine. When I learned the truth ( I believed him for some dumb reason ) in kinda destroyed me. We didn't have any way to rewatch the shows as I don't think VCR's were made yet. ( we didn't get one til 1986 from what I remember ) Anyway, it is perfectly ok for you to believe what you want, just don't slow motion the landing scenes :)

@@JohnSchneiderStudios lol!

John, I think you once mentioned that 1 or 2 "Generals" were jumped more than once. Did any ever make it past 2 times? Maybe just wishful thinking on my part, but I like to think there was one that kept coming back til finally it gave out. Really enjoying your channel, Dropping hints to my wife for the Christmas Cars DVD. Guess we 'll see😁. Y all take care and keep it between the ditches.👍

No it didnt... Just them duke boys knew how to fix their rides and keep on goin'!

They drove a car named after the general of the confederate army emblazoned with the battle flag of the confederacy, a confederacy who’s primary motivation was keeping slavery.

@@jacksonbaldwin12 the North kills thousand native americans.so what???

@@Endo-uu8mo yeah that was also racist

@@jacksonbaldwin12 does it mean we should treat the American flag as a racist one too?

No just shouldnt glorify the treasonous bastards and their flag

Now watch the whole movie because it's the right thing to do

I had to as well myself lol...yup always tan

correct but the insert was different it was not all tan.

@@tughillbillyhomestead not always tan...the original was a Saddle interior..then later seasons it got lighter

@@Michael-mo1lx you guys have my brain spinning , in one episode an interior shot of a tan interior car had a green steering column or something strange like that but I can't remember which one , there is an easter egg to find , along with the 68 tail lights that popped up here and there .... what about Uncle Jesse's pickup , now thats one that really had some changing around going on , sometimes it was a half ton , sometimes a 3/4 , sometimes a ton , notice that as you watch most never notice it as it's not the star of the show LOL

Tib The better bucket list is to have John give you a ride in the General Lee. At least that’s on my bucket list of dreams

@@brenttaylordotus ofcourse, that is also on my to do list

You drink ginger-ale?

I got to in the driver's side and passenger.

Man I want that car!

Then along came K.I.T.T.🤣🤣

@@BigBadjohn0x0 So true.🤣

Kitt isn't in the same league as the General Lee lol

yeah, that and Kit from knight rider

I'd love to see him doing that in a video just to be seeing the looks he'd thru him in it each time he drove and stopped at a red light thru him in it. I think I'd be a fun video for him to be doing lol

Stfu

@@valhalla304 why you do have the need to comment that if you did it and then laughed to yourself grow the hell up and it can make people feel bad so stop saying mean nonsense for no reason

just like pete brock, john morton, and bob sharp.

a better question might be 'how many chargers did you guys destroy??"

and do you love the fact that he helped totally destroy dozens of chargers??

you betcha yeah!!! home of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue OX?

@@CalgaryRambler The real home and birthplace of Paul is the little town of Akeley Mn about 70 mile north northwest of Brainerd.

No better way to get to Fleet Farm than in the General!

you must have been admiring yourself in the rear-view mirror

Scott I actually didn’t know that and I’m a car enthusiast

My first car I got in high school (1985) had the floor high beam switch, 1974 Ford Torino.

ZepG my first vehicle was a ‘77 Chevy truck and it had the same switch.

i wanted daisy's dukes on my head

Uh...should be a 4 speed

s d no, he explained in an earlier video that none of the general lees had manual transmissions. The sound was an after effect. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NayLSPII8uI.html (2:59)

@@Lkilkenny they was one 4 speed general lee i talked to tom sacmentos the builder of the general lees he knows more about it than john

@@cuttersgoose my general lee is a 4 speed

The are dozens of cars built better and more accurately than this car, did you even watch the video?

I live right down the road from where they're made!

every boy should own a pocket knife it was true then it's still true now

That must be where my fascination with those come from. I don't even know how many I have. I search second hand stores for them and get them on ebay. They are timeless. And heavy!

Your father should have inspired you, not a fictional character.

What about the bat mobile

@@jacksonbaldwin12 yeah that is also a car known world wide. k.i.t.t. too with Hasselhoff being like God in Germany.

Along K.I.T.T and the Delorean.

nah its not

And Ecto 1, Cristine and the A-team van

I gotta agree with you. Out of all the actors in Hollywood, John seems to be the most humble and just good ol’ down to earth. Like a lot of us fans of the Dukes’, I would love to meet Bo Duke!!!!!

we'll let the fiero slide but he should turn it into a testa rosa.

He's got manboobs though.. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NayLSPII8uI.html

which s worthless if its a four-cylinder car

I love that truck from the Fall Guy.

i went to a CHARGERS-BROWNS football game and stood in line with rod luck- does THAT count??

Lol

That’s what I was thinking!!! lol

lol

@@Cody2nd That's racist, ding* ... oops; wrong channel

@@Cody2nd "the blacks" oh yea, they're the ignorant ones /s 🙄

@Coltious Tayloropitous No, the Confederate flag is all white

@@likecrazyhorse Guess were own by France haha xdddddd

Not being raised in the states, but did live in the south briefly when really young. I didn’t look upon the cross flag as John calls it to be racists. I only considered it as the flag of the confederacy, nothing more. It didn’t occur to me as being a symbol of oppression for a race of people. In fact in 1984 I bought a small confederate flag sticker and put it on the corner on my cars rear window. I looked upon it as my way of saying I am a rebel going against the mainstream flow. Nothing more. I do hope that anyone noticing it didn’t see me as racist. Enjoyed the video, thanks John.

???? I watched kkk members march with that flag a week ago? We’re not betas. Some of y’all use that flag for hate so don’t be mad at us some members of your community have associated that flag with racism and oppression. Some yt people haven’t gotten over loosing their slaves

@@ergosumadrieyl2927 well then don’t blame everyone for something a few select examples did. That’s like saying all surgeons are evil just because one made an idiotic mistake.

U probably dont even have one.

Tom G he was making fun of John it whatever because John has a few things that aren’t “accurate” such as the steering wheel because it’s his

@@ThatLexusISGuy It helps if the person puts quotation marks, "My General Lee has black interior. But that's ok because it's mine"

Well, here he is with a black interior media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/streams/2012/August/120830/510086-g-ent-120830-dukes-of-hazard-01.fit-760w.jpg

@@hembryguitars You know, I was 100% sure there was a black interior car out there...