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John Schneider sells his General Lee for...
$9,900,500
http://www.cnn.com/2007/AUTOS/05/04/general_lee_ebay_record/...
"I do something nice for the General about once a year," said Schneider. The car now has a 725 horsepower Hemi motor, Dodge Viper brakes and a roll
cage, all of which allow it to race at over 200 miles per hour."
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/05/04/holy-john-schneiders-gene...
When we first posted that John Schneider, aka Bo Duke, was selling his personal 1969 "General Lee" Dodge Charger used in the cult classic show "The
Dukes of Hazzard" and various other productions, the bidding on eBay Motors was at $2.3 million. The Autoblog team immediately started arguing whether
or not the car was worth that amount. In the end, we were all wrong, as the eBay Motors just ended at 1:00PM EST with a winning bid of $9,900,500.00!
The auction was stopped once to remove fake bids when the price hit the $6 million dollar range, but after that, bidders were required to register
before making a play for the car.
According to this CNN article, if the winning bid holds, the "General Lee" will be the second most expensive car ever auctioned behind a rare 1931
Bugatti Type 41 Royal Sports Coupe that was sold by Christie's Auction House in 1987 for $11 million.
Auctionistas inteviewed by CNN are astonished, with one stating bluntly, "There is no basis in my experience in the collector car world to justify
that kind value". We're sure Schneider could care less, as his purpose in auctioning the car was to raise money for a sequel to his self-financed
movie "Collier & Co., Hot Pursuit".
Whether or not the car is worth nearly $10 million is certainly up for debate, but there's no denying it's one hella cool car. Schneider actually
owned the car before it appeared on "The Dukes of Hazzard" and leased it to Warner Bros. for use in the show. It's even scratched! Schneider put a
nick near the driver's side window once while performing his trademark through-the-window entrance. He left the scratch figuring it would only
increase the car's value. Considering that auction experts claim the car is actually worth about $150,000 to $200,000, we'd say he was right.
If I fail math, there goes my chance at a good job and a happy life full of hard work.
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Discipline
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One of my dream cars.
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DaveMoral
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I was gonna say beer...
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JawnDiablo
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insane the amount of money car collecting goons shell out
makes it impossible for the average car guy to even afford a shell of a camaro wih the way the prices keep going up.
id want that car but in black. primer black.
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I'll be curious to see if the bid actually holds up.
Veritas odium parit
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once the auction got over a certain amount, all of the bidders had to be prequalified.
during that process, they screen the individuals to ensure they can afford their bid price.
plus, technically a bid on yahoo motors is a binding contract.
a while back, one of the nonprofits i work with was given Warren Buffett's Lincoln Towncar to auction off on ebay as a fundraiser. funny stuff. i
made an early bid, but wasn't really pursuing it. sold for like $75k, which is obviously a lot, but less than they were hoping for. it even came
with with his "THRIFTY" license plates!
If I fail math, there goes my chance at a good job and a happy life full of hard work.
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clevohardcore
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That is awsome.
Each aspect of the soul has it's own part to play, but the ideal is harmonious agreement with reason and control.
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