The original “General Lee” from ... the 82-foot long jump sent “Lee 1” 16 feet into the air as it cleared a Hazzard County police car during yet another escape for the Bo and Luke.

What’s a General Lee? A defeated commander of the Confederate Army in the American Civil War, a hugely popular long-jump champion (and TV star) 1969 Dodge Charger. While the historical character ...

Thanks to the numerous stunts in most episodes, almost every car that jumped on-screen ended up destroyed. That meant the show's prop masters had use several hundred cars over the course of the show.