Cop Car Ford Crown Vic Transformed Into a General Lee Dodge Charger

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    Check out this video feature on how Hollywood stunt man James "Ski Car Stunt" Smith built a General Lee Dodge Charger out of an ex-cop car Ford Crown Victoria in just 12 days... and then jumped it at a live stunt show!
    James is used to dealing with tight deadlines and limited budgets when it comes to certain productions and has a unique gift of making the impossible happen, on time.
    When tasked to be the stunt coordinator for the 2017 "Dukes of Hazzard" Fan Festival at an event called Cooter's Last Stand in Virginia, Smith had to come up with yet another (and increasingly harder to find) 1969 Dodge Charger to be turned into a General Lee hero car for the stunt show. To make this an even bigger challenge, the car would have to survive a big jump at the end of the show on both days of the event.
    So James came up with a plan for a vehicle that would look the part, survive the jump and be easily repairable if something were to get broken. Plus the vehicle he had in mind as a donor was readily available and no one would care if it got wrecked. He sourced a 1999 Ford Crown Victoria Police car retired from the Portland Police department. With a little help from his brother and partner at Smith Bros. Restorations, they attacked the Crown Vic with a few tools and a Sawzall... reducing the car to a basic drive-able tub in about three hours.
    Then the task of hanging a mixture of newly ordered 69 Charger body panels and salvaged parts out of the extensive Smith Bros. Restorations own stash onto the late model Ford chassis. James integrated the roll cage into the structure of the newly formed Charger and in about 12 days had the car finished and painted flat black for a quick video shoot in which he drove the car on two wheels... called a car ski because of the narrow tire tracks left behind.
    James then painted the car to look like the General Lee from the "Dukes of Hazzard" television show and got it ready for the Cooter's Last Stand event. The car performed flawlessly and flew great on both days of the show. When asked if he would consider making more of these nearly indestructible flying General Lees Smith says ... "Maybe"
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  • @AutoEdits
    @AutoEdits  2 роки тому +10

    HOWDY EVERYONE! Check out this Stunt video featuring James and Sam ua-cam.com/video/lKR07V0E2RA/v-deo.html

    • @rufugginkiddin
      @rufugginkiddin 2 роки тому

      how much would you charge to build a general lee like this?

    • @donnyclark8699
      @donnyclark8699 9 місяців тому

      Would you still build one if u have someone wanting one?

  • @knytrydr73
    @knytrydr73 6 років тому +533

    I have mad respect for James Smith for several reasons...
    1. He understand the value of the classic charger and won't ruin one for a one time jump
    2. He made a perfect replica of an iconic car.
    3. He did the stunt with a landing ramp so the car can be used multiple times.
    Respect!

    • @georgevelez1545
      @georgevelez1545 5 років тому +14

      Replicated a iconic car with another more plentiful iconic car

    • @AutoSearPin
      @AutoSearPin 5 років тому +27

      Dont forget he did that poor vic a favor by removing "portland" off of it

    • @MrGmilton
      @MrGmilton 4 роки тому +6

      Couldn't agree more!!!

    • @waynewilliams5802
      @waynewilliams5802 3 роки тому +1

      @kytryd73....maybe u can meet him one day an toss his salad.

    • @Mr2010forgeben
      @Mr2010forgeben 3 роки тому +5

      My biggest is 6:46 "There's a little damage there but that's just history of the car."

  • @MrGingerdavis11
    @MrGingerdavis11 6 років тому +706

    This guy is a hero. Save the vintage cars.

    • @PlymouthOwner
      @PlymouthOwner 5 років тому +5

      It's not even a real charger lol

    • @the_criminal_mastermind
      @the_criminal_mastermind 5 років тому +15

      @@PlymouthOwner he means save the real ones from being destroyed

    • @roccobenvando3459
      @roccobenvando3459 5 років тому +2

      @@PlymouthOwner the general lee is a dodge challenge look it up

    • @roccobenvando3459
      @roccobenvando3459 5 років тому +1

      @@PlymouthOwner not trying to be rude i just get really annoyed when people misuse the names of the cars I like

    • @Stacy_Smith
      @Stacy_Smith 5 років тому +3

      @@PlymouthOwner That's the point. The guy's conscience finally guided him to make the correct decision.

  • @mtnmann72
    @mtnmann72 4 роки тому +511

    The irony that the general lee is made from a police car.

    • @anarcheaologist3715
      @anarcheaologist3715 4 роки тому +28

      A Ford one that

    • @KiwiPokerPlayer
      @KiwiPokerPlayer 4 роки тому +11

      Nothing wrong with Ford, as long as it wasn't made in the US... The best engine ever built is the Australian Ford Barra straight 6. The Ford Falcon model stopped production in the US in 1965, but it lived on in Australia and New Zealand until 2016. It either had a V8 which was okay, or the Barra inline 6. That Barra is without question, the best petrol engine ever made. Don't believe me? Google it.

    • @mrfixitusa6165
      @mrfixitusa6165 4 роки тому +10

      He's not saying there's something wrong with Ford, just that it's ironic that they used a Ford to make a car that is so famous as a Dodge.

    • @jbcarsvids4128
      @jbcarsvids4128 3 роки тому +2

      @@mrfixitusa6165 Exactly they should have used a modern charger if they could

    • @mrmrlee
      @mrmrlee 3 роки тому +7

      @@KiwiPokerPlayer The Ford modular V8 engine is a great engine, the heart of many police cars and taxi cabs for decades, logging hundreds of thousands of miles. Was used in Mustangs, Lincolns and trucks, features overhead cams with either 2, 3 or 4 valves per cylinder. I have 2 vehicles with the 4.6 liter.

  • @corneliuscrewe8165
    @corneliuscrewe8165 6 років тому +167

    My wife is gonna be mad when I start cutting up my Grand Marquis, lol...

    • @theremoteanater
      @theremoteanater 4 роки тому +6

      Did she get mad

    • @nagrag5265
      @nagrag5265 4 роки тому +11

      its easier to get forgiveness than permission!

    • @isaacsrandomvideos667
      @isaacsrandomvideos667 4 роки тому

      Cornelius Crewe lol

    • @mrmrlee
      @mrmrlee 3 роки тому +3

      I'm turning my Grand Marquis off road with a 3" lift and truck tires lol!

    • @daryelthomas9414
      @daryelthomas9414 3 роки тому +5

      I am cutting my Marquis and putting a 51 Merc body on it. Keep your fingers crossed

  • @fabriziojuliancaldara3950
    @fabriziojuliancaldara3950 6 років тому +679

    Disclaimer: No Chargers were harmed in the making of this video.

    • @ohger1
      @ohger1 6 років тому +16

      Perhaps not, but what of the SJWs who are wailing and gnashing their teeth over the Confederate Battle Flag? Who speaks for them. Who *cries* for them???

    • @Contact_Info
      @Contact_Info 6 років тому +8

      Fabrizio Julian Caldara just liberals

    • @fabriziojuliancaldara3950
      @fabriziojuliancaldara3950 6 років тому +17

      Didn't mean to make a political comment of this. I just watched the video because i was interested in how they fit the shell of a charger in a Crown Vic. I don't care your ideologies, I'm not even american.

    • @rubensflorentino548
      @rubensflorentino548 6 років тому +2

      John-Del the flag was already erased from the "official " Charger.

    • @blubberbean9558
      @blubberbean9558 6 років тому +17

      John-Del no one because whoever thinks the confederate flag is racist is a dumbfuck who thinks we should erase history

  • @consciouscool
    @consciouscool 5 років тому +65

    Guy rebodies car in 3 days, put most body shops to shame.

  • @chadfitterling9211
    @chadfitterling9211 6 років тому +200

    As a Mopar enthusiast this makes me so happy to see! This is what film crews, and stunt performers NEED to do whenever a classic car is required for whatever scene or stunt is being done. It absolutely breaks my heart to see old pickups or muscle cars of any brand get destroyed just to for a movie scene...I can't even watch the "Fast and Furious" movies because it kills me to see old vintage cars get destroyed just to film a movie. I truly love what they did here with this car. It's helping to keep the genuine factory production parts/complete cars in circulation where they belong! I can't even imagine how many production 69 chargers have been destroyed by film and stunt crews over the years as the "General Lee". What they did here is absolutely awesome! I really hope this becomes a trend for these sorts of things in the future, and more real factory production cars can be left for restorations/driving. Excellent job!

    • @noahgaray7923
      @noahgaray7923 5 років тому +6

      Chad Fitterling one of the ones that hurts the most for me is from the tv show scrubs. They wreck a nice 70-72 skylark because of a spoof of some movie where a 71/72 blue skylark drives over a bridge. Don’t remember what it was called exactly

    • @jeninjeans
      @jeninjeans 5 років тому +1

      I watched a video once and they actually used some 70-71 chargers and replaced some parts so it looked like a 69

    • @mercwiffamouff7301
      @mercwiffamouff7301 4 роки тому +7

      @Curtis Fleabag did you watch the video? LoL they made that charger shell from scratch. Its all pressed sheet metal....

    • @JimsEquipmentShed
      @JimsEquipmentShed 4 роки тому +3

      Curtis Fleabag No, it’s still a crown Vic.

    • @karlosvulture5014
      @karlosvulture5014 3 роки тому +2

      It's a FORD charger!! Someone had to say it!! Lol, and honestly it just doesn't sound right!! But nevertheless this is absolutely the right thing to do,to many cars have been destroyed just for the sake of entertainment!

  • @waltham99
    @waltham99 4 роки тому +16

    You should produce General Lees for customers from Crown Vics. That would be great!

    • @doc_teamwaxoffroad
      @doc_teamwaxoffroad 3 роки тому

      Contact Smith Bros Restorations.
      Check out Stacie's Country Cooking & Adventures on youtube.

    • @richardallison8756
      @richardallison8756 6 місяців тому +1

      Yeah 👍 I want one too 😊

  • @Stuka87
    @Stuka87 6 років тому +916

    Cool build. I like that rather than wreck the last few chargers that are left, use a car that is super common instead.

    • @microbusss
      @microbusss 6 років тому +16

      true I do want a real 69 Charger like this & drive it to Hazard, Nebraska!

    • @Tomek1985
      @Tomek1985 6 років тому +31

      now I want to buy a crown vic and make charger from it !!!

    • @martinez1701a
      @martinez1701a 6 років тому +33

      microbusss I wanna build a General Lee and drive it all over LA and San Fransisco to piss off the libs lol

    • @jackmehoff8459
      @jackmehoff8459 6 років тому +11

      martinez1701a you would probably get shot at. Rebel flag through the hood not a good idea

    • @martinez1701a
      @martinez1701a 6 років тому +9

      Bernie Lomax good thing I carry

  • @JDub07
    @JDub07 6 років тому +334

    Could you imagine showing up to the tag office in that? "Yeah i need to register my Ford Crown Vic." Lady: "ummmmm....what?"

    • @uncledadcan
      @uncledadcan 6 років тому +79

      Can you imagine getting pulled over by a cop and trying to tell him your Dodge Charger is actually a Ford Crown Vic ?

    • @JDub07
      @JDub07 6 років тому +30

      uncledadcan yeah that would take some explaining! I'd be carrying my project photo album just in case!

    • @djmajiktuch82
      @djmajiktuch82 6 років тому +25

      Or buying this car and taking it to a mechanic and him telling you "Dude this is not a Dodge Charger it's a Ford Crown Vic." 😠

    • @raysummitt4188
      @raysummitt4188 6 років тому +24

      Johnny cash gave him a idea in one pice at a time lol

    • @uncledadcan
      @uncledadcan 6 років тому +6

      P71 ?

  • @Charger383Mopar
    @Charger383Mopar 5 років тому +323

    As long as the jump cars are like this I wouldn't mind watching a jump some time. Thank you for not using a real Charger.

    • @samwoodward9817
      @samwoodward9817 4 роки тому +18

      Curtis Fleabag it’s Remanufactured AMD body panels, As he said multiple times throughout the video. The only “real” charger parts were either too far gone to use on another car or are super easy to purchase new. It’s a Ford frame, and cheap steel that looks like a charger.

    • @jacobshort6528
      @jacobshort6528 4 роки тому +11

      It's basically a kit car! Cool beans! Much cheaper to build and own than rebuilding a Charger from junkyard parts! And it'll get way better gas mileage, as the only thing an original '69 Dodge Charger couldn't pass, was a gas station! LMAO!!

    • @isaacsrandomvideos667
      @isaacsrandomvideos667 4 роки тому +3

      Charger383Mopar YES!

    • @zacharybolin7572
      @zacharybolin7572 3 роки тому +2

      @Indy Sanders If the wheelbase is the same im sure it would work. try it and donate it to me when youre done.

    • @isaacsrandomvideos667
      @isaacsrandomvideos667 3 роки тому +1

      Charger383Mopar yep

  • @White-Head
    @White-Head 6 років тому +261

    Best looking ford I've ever seen lol

    • @comradecommissar311
      @comradecommissar311 4 роки тому +6

      Glenn & Carolinda Powell I’m a GM guy and I still agree lmao

    • @TiborRoussou
      @TiborRoussou 4 роки тому +4

      I'm a GM guy too; but disagree. I miss my 1969 Mustang :(

    • @loganyashchyshyn9065
      @loganyashchyshyn9065 4 роки тому

      Oof

    • @charlesatwell6658
      @charlesatwell6658 4 роки тому +2

      Don't you mean best forge you've ever seen?

    • @RW-zh7kl
      @RW-zh7kl 5 місяців тому

      Apparently you've never heard of a Ford GT40? Torino Talladega, a Mustang?? It's been a pretty popular car for like idk @ 60 years now..

  • @knackereddad01
    @knackereddad01 6 років тому +364

    This is a great build! Hollywood take note...you don't need to wreck any real Chargers any more!!!
    Quite tempted to build my own now.

    • @richardprice5978
      @richardprice5978 6 років тому +13

      Me to and I have a real one but I don't dare race it with other cars bumping into it / close so this = Perfect drift car or dirt track race car just needs a lsx or a 440 Rb / 2 gen hemi

    • @UN-intelligent
      @UN-intelligent 6 років тому +9

      Richard Price yes...please stick with a Dodge motor. Done be one of those guys.

    • @therealsenpaisakura
      @therealsenpaisakura 6 років тому +5

      Hollywood doesn't wreck original chargers 😂

    • @richdiscoveries
      @richdiscoveries 6 років тому +18

      Knackered Dad Hollywood doesn't care, a car is just money to them :-(
      This man is a true car enthusiast, he knows the value of a car that can't be replaced

    • @abymondesir23
      @abymondesir23 6 років тому +3

      I like to play with muscle cars if this is accurate thats damn sad

  • @realmaindrianpace
    @realmaindrianpace 6 років тому +77

    Makes perfect sense, the CVPI is a full frame beast of a car, the toughest cop car ever, and has a similar width and wheelbase to a Charger. It's far more rugged than a B body. A reusable jump car, what a concept!

    • @johnnydeez7966
      @johnnydeez7966 5 років тому +3

      I beg to differ, I have a 68 Dodge Charger with 383 BB bored out 30 over. all bushings and parts replaced under the B-Body. I've tested it around ugly dirt roads hardly ever feel em having torsion bars, and new suspension parts with Energy suspensions. Old Dodges were and as sturdy as the crown vic. Steve McQueen's Mustang can vouch for that too during the chase scene.

    • @frigglebiscuit7484
      @frigglebiscuit7484 5 років тому

      @westbender 820 its also about 500-1000lbs heavier.

    • @hitlercat7341
      @hitlercat7341 4 роки тому

      @Curtis Fleabag loved to see old general lee's wrinkle when they did those jumps.

    • @wildestcowboy2668
      @wildestcowboy2668 2 роки тому

      @@frigglebiscuit7484 I'm glad you told that Joe Biden loving gun banning clown off

    • @jasonvoorhees8545
      @jasonvoorhees8545 2 роки тому +3

      @Johnny Deez Bah. A 69 has nothing on the updated technical marvels of a modern day CVPI

  • @mikeyhartman2877
    @mikeyhartman2877 4 роки тому +11

    I love how you’re thinking about the cars, keeping the classics alive and destroying less aspirated, popular cars

  • @night77willis88
    @night77willis88 5 років тому +19

    Uncle Jessie would've beeen so proud of you recycling most of your strapped parts

  • @dacrd
    @dacrd 6 років тому +278

    general vic or crown lee

  • @goodoldboy518
    @goodoldboy518 6 років тому +22

    I have been wanting a General Lee my whole life

  • @geraldscott4302
    @geraldscott4302 2 роки тому +2

    I am a 63 year old recently retired government fleet mechanic who has been driving Crown Vics as my personal cars for over 2 decades. I don't plan to ever drive anything else. There are enough cars and parts to keep a Crown Vic (and Mercury Grand Marquis) running for decades into the future. They are one of the safest cars ever built. They are built like a tank. And stock ones are super comfortable and get amazing gas mileage on the highway. I was involved in a fairly major accident in one several years ago, and it held together. I only had very minor injuries. If this had happened in a little front wheel drive car, it would have been completely crushed, and I probably would have been too. The Ford Panther platform cars are absolutely amazing.

  • @1967davethewave
    @1967davethewave 5 років тому +2

    As an owner of several vintage Mopars, including 2 '69 and 1 '68 Charger over the years let me say that you are a ROCK STAR!!!! Awesome way to keep the legend of the General Lee alive without destroying anymore of the ever dwindling supply of original cars. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

  • @TowMater603
    @TowMater603 6 років тому +18

    As an owner of 7 , yes 7 Crown Vic's and a huge love for the Dukes of Hazzard , i love this video more than one 'like' click. i would love to own that car. word cannot express my happiness towards this build. if you're ever in New Hampshire , i NEEEEED to see this car. anyway thank you for uploading .
    PS: The Dukes of Hazzard has been a Family thing and the show means alot to me because my mom and i would watch this every week when i was a child. and the Crown Vic , well Ford is my life and these cars have been so loyal to me , in almost 20 years of having a Ford Crown Victoria (P71) i have never broke down. and yes , ALL my cars were retired police cars. Some call me a 'Whacker' but whatever , y'all don't know a good fleet car like i do.

    • @grovelover
      @grovelover 5 років тому

      what year of a crown vic would you be able to do this with?

    • @hiesenburg669
      @hiesenburg669 4 роки тому

      The one in the video is a 99 but im sure they didn't change them up that much over the years

    • @wildestcowboy2668
      @wildestcowboy2668 2 роки тому +1

      @@hiesenburg669 I'm going to hack mine up tomorrow. Im sure it will take me longer than 3 days. Wish he had showed us a little more about the build.....he is about the dollar

  • @tomeis8499
    @tomeis8499 6 років тому +41

    Pure genius! No more babying your 50+k vintage mopar with one of these

    • @ranchurdhimster4955
      @ranchurdhimster4955 6 років тому +1

      Tom Eis thinking about doing this. You're right. The coolest send-it-mobile

  • @brainards11
    @brainards11 Рік тому +3

    This was awesome to see!!! As a kid in the 70s, I watched Dukes of Hazard religiously and this was so satisfying to watch! I loved it!!!

  • @that_dude_with_the_torino1171
    @that_dude_with_the_torino1171 6 років тому +143

    Please, please, *please* make a semi step-by-step tutorial on this car!

    • @hiesenburg669
      @hiesenburg669 4 роки тому +24

      No kidding. Cause now all the sudden owning a general Lee doesn't seem to be too out of reach.

    • @YosemiteTheDeer
      @YosemiteTheDeer 3 роки тому +3

      @@hiesenburg669 or doms charger

    • @waynewilliams5802
      @waynewilliams5802 3 роки тому +4

      Got access to wrecked, low mileage crown vics, wish he would show us how to

    • @wildestcowboy2668
      @wildestcowboy2668 Рік тому

      Dang bro show us how to do it

  • @justauser
    @justauser 5 років тому +7

    Hell yeah! I love NOT destroying classics! Thank you

  • @sebastianochs7714
    @sebastianochs7714 5 років тому +27

    Thank you guys!
    All the chargers that died in the 80s😭

    • @ryanstreuli9554
      @ryanstreuli9554 4 роки тому +9

      Sebastian O. Breaks my heart seeing them smashed for movies and Tv, I want to own a 69 charger in future more then anything

    • @DJVICTOR-es7gs
      @DJVICTOR-es7gs 4 роки тому +2

      Ryan Streuli wouldn’t even be nothing if it wasn’t for the show

    • @waynewilliams5802
      @waynewilliams5802 3 роки тому +2

      @@DJVICTOR-es7gs u right bone, the show saved the rest of them. In 79 dad said u couldn't give one away until the show

  • @frankh.3849
    @frankh.3849 4 роки тому +22

    The panther frame is one of the best frames on the planet

    • @Toxic2T
      @Toxic2T 3 роки тому +3

      Too bad we didn't get those here in Argentina.

  • @rays7437
    @rays7437 4 роки тому +2

    I'm a service guy with a Ford dealer. Believe me, those Crown Vics were tanks. And they were often jumped. Sometimes they would come in with the radiator cor support smashed half way up in to the radiator. The story was always the same. The officer hit a bump and then the engine started to over heat a little while later. Among the over heat codes stored in the PCM there would be a code for vehicle top speed reached. Haha. We would just fix it, realign it, and return it to service.

  • @shakerattleandrollgarage7223
    @shakerattleandrollgarage7223 6 років тому +27

    I was there and until you got right up to it ..You could hardly tell that it wasn't a charger...while y'all had it sitting there I was jaw dropped as to how well and safe the car was built...Wild is the word I would use just wild!!! Loved it great job!!!!!!

  • @TempoDrift1480
    @TempoDrift1480 6 років тому +10

    Dude! That's bad ass. I'm a crown Vic lover so this is right up my alley.

  • @Esteez
    @Esteez 5 років тому +12

    Imagine how pissed his grandson would be when he grows up and gets given a general lee, only to find out its really just a crown vic 😂😂

    • @17531trice
      @17531trice 3 роки тому +2

      It's still unique and valuable in its own right.

    • @waynewilliams5802
      @waynewilliams5802 3 роки тому

      @@17531trice I'm glad you told that clown off

  • @VanHofeldt
    @VanHofeldt 4 роки тому

    So great to see someone who cares about preserving classics and not destroying them for fun because each time they’re destroyed that’s just one less

  • @Kix-86
    @Kix-86 4 роки тому +8

    I have only one word for how awesome this is: awesome.

  • @RevtosTV
    @RevtosTV 6 років тому +38

    That is just awesome!! Great job on that build! It looks just like a Charger!

  • @colonelkurtz2269
    @colonelkurtz2269 3 роки тому +2

    Roscoe and Enos are still out there waiting on the Dukes to come by.
    Good tv memories.

  • @stuartmotorsports
    @stuartmotorsports 6 років тому +6

    You should receive a Mopar medal of honor my friend! Brilliant! Thank you!

  • @alexhess4925
    @alexhess4925 5 років тому +115

    You destroyed a beautiful ford crown Vic to make this? Just kidding!!!

    • @xkaosxvpx8165
      @xkaosxvpx8165 5 років тому +5

      alex hess crown Vic’s imo are ugly lol

    • @maidenrulz73
      @maidenrulz73 5 років тому +2

      alex hess lmfao.....awesome!!!!!

    • @theremoteanater
      @theremoteanater 4 роки тому +4

      I like them but a dime a dozen

  • @ThunderPants13
    @ThunderPants13 4 роки тому +9

    Cletus: Where's the dipstick?
    Luke: You're under the hood, Cletus.

    • @tylerkutcher
      @tylerkutcher 3 роки тому +1

      It was bo that said that lol

  • @mitch4527
    @mitch4527 8 місяців тому

    As a huge fan of the 68 - 70 Chargers, I find this utterly fascinating. I really appreciate this gentleman saving the remaining Chargers .

  • @craigwanta6613
    @craigwanta6613 5 років тому +13

    Ah, so this is where the saying " F'ing Old Rebuild Dodge" came from!

  • @cg_coyote
    @cg_coyote 6 років тому +27

    Damn, that would be a fun car to own. Great video, very well done!

  • @matthoffman8162
    @matthoffman8162 6 років тому +3

    From a B-Body Charger Fan, And especially a Dukes Fan, Thank you for saving a Charger. There's not many left. And while the jumps are always great, seeing them get all twisted up brings a tear to my eye every time.

  • @veeser1
    @veeser1 7 місяців тому +1

    This blew my mind brother. I would have never in a million years thought you could actually buy the sheet metal for a charger anywhere.i always thought once they quit building that model they retired the prints and it was illegal to reproduce. This shop sure knows there shit. Good job to them and this impressed the shit out of me.

  • @richgorsuch2667
    @richgorsuch2667 5 років тому +6

    You sir are awesome! Nice job on the General Lee Crown Vic!!

  • @truckerrickakamanowar
    @truckerrickakamanowar 6 років тому +13

    Cool video. Loved that show when I was a kid. Those were the good ol days.

  • @charlieharper886
    @charlieharper886 6 років тому +3

    This is SWEET. I've wondered many times if something like this would be possible, given the rarity and value of REAL Chargers. It's a tough, easy to find car and you wouldn't have to be completely paranoid about damaging it. Maybe you could do some kind of an in dept guide on how you did this, like measurements on welding the panels on and things like that. I just restored a 77 Smokey and the Bandit Trans Am, so I'm no stranger to body work!

  • @tomlee432
    @tomlee432 3 роки тому +1

    Now that is a very good idea. A vintage car is not harmed and there are thousands of crown vics out there. Great job. Hell I might build one. Here in Detroit we have plenty.

  • @davidsferrazzo
    @davidsferrazzo 6 років тому +26

    Can you please in the future make a step by step video on how to make this?!?

  • @guppybunz
    @guppybunz 4 роки тому +23

    “I used the police to escape the police”

  • @robotmad
    @robotmad 5 років тому

    All credit to you for your ingenious build and not destroying an original.

  • @nolan7871
    @nolan7871 3 роки тому +3

    Thats an amazing amount of work, he's so humble!

  • @crownvicinterceptor7234
    @crownvicinterceptor7234 6 років тому +72

    like to see a honda accord do that? long live the crown victoria...

  • @1212sman
    @1212sman 6 років тому +18

    Oh, dear lord the wheels are turning. There are so many possibilities for cool builds on the Panther platform. Cop cars are still reasonably cheap, not a ton of miles on most. I've got an '09 driver (ironically enough; from the Tigard Police department, a suburb of Portland) with only 85k on the clock. These things are freakin' tanks.

    • @Wicked_RotF30
      @Wicked_RotF30 6 років тому +4

      steven livingston mine has 200k and still going strong...

    • @TheVenom8343
      @TheVenom8343 6 років тому +3

      My 2004 is sitting at 210,000 miles and it cranks and runs like it has 20,000 miles. Absolutely amazing cars!

    • @lokisgodhi
      @lokisgodhi 5 років тому

      Wonder if a 70-71 Torino body would fit? Or a 69 Mercury Cyclone. That would be cool.

  • @e34jan
    @e34jan Рік тому +1

    I'm so happy to see, that no classics were harmed by this🥰

  • @vaccumsealed
    @vaccumsealed 6 років тому +1

    Holy COW! That looks so painstakingly difficult but turned out GREAT! Youre an artist in your own kind. Beautiful work.

  • @3BricksHigher
    @3BricksHigher 6 років тому +3

    Very nice. Somewhere Roscoe is living it up knowing that a Police car and a General Lee had a kid... Hence the car you built :)

  • @Robocoppat
    @Robocoppat 5 років тому +14

    2 THUMBS UP for the CONFEDERATE FLAG 👍👍. Great job and Great video. And to HELL to the people who ruined our chances of never seeing this car on TV ever again!

  • @chevanator5027
    @chevanator5027 5 років тому

    This is brilliant! And the best part no original chargers were destroyed!

  • @heldhostageplshelp
    @heldhostageplshelp 5 років тому +1

    This is one of the most amazing car builds ever. It's genius.

  • @adrianparada5950
    @adrianparada5950 6 років тому +3

    A limited edition General lee interceptor, lol, nice built!!

  • @m.ferreira470
    @m.ferreira470 6 років тому +4

    Great General Lee! It was really interesting on seeing how the transformation happened!

  • @3DPeter
    @3DPeter 2 роки тому +1

    From 78 until 82 my parents worked for a stuntshow who jumped a car over a ramp while another car drove under it, and they did that twice a day and for 6 months
    a year, and they never ruined a single car because the landing was always perfect.

    • @AutoEdits
      @AutoEdits  2 роки тому

      Cool story!

    • @3DPeter
      @3DPeter 2 роки тому

      @@AutoEdits The man was willy Bossle, also known as stuntman Joe Williams who also did some stunts in 2 james bond movies, like driving
      the mustang on two wheels through a narrow alley. And it's not that hard, because every few years they used new cars, so to calculate
      they just started to jump at slow speeds while the ramps stand close together, and every next jump is done faster and while the ramps
      are being put further away from each other until they reached the desired distance between the ramps. I aksed if i could drive along
      as a passenger, but i was 15 so they refused alright, but i was the passenger in the car that drove between the ramps while the other jumped
      over our roof. Well, those 4 years were the best years of my childhood, because when you're a young kid, then what better time is there to spend
      than with a traveling stunt show? I learned to drive cars and trucks there, and got my own honda dax 70cc when i was 14 and i could drive
      in all the cars they used for the show, and in all the crash cars and i even learned to ride my honda sittting backwards
      and standing on the seat and ride like a surfer, so no hands on the handlebars. And i helped out in the show aswel and did sit in the back with
      johnny bossle when they drove with 3-4 cars on 2 wheels. And they had a contract with toyota and who gave them 10 new cars for the show
      and then in every city the toyota dealers brought a brandnew car of all models they had, and they were commmercialy presented to the public
      and gues who drove all the expensive ones like the super saloon and landcruisers and celica's? Well, i sure had the time of my life, and it was
      also a time when the best road movies were made like cannonball run ,smokey and the bandit, convoy, mad max, and tv series like the dukes of hazard,
      and the knightrider, and who are all related with cars and stunts, so stuntshows were popular in those days, and the bossle Hell drivers
      were one of the best here in europe and that's why they got a contract with toyota and even honda gave them new off road bikes
      and leather costumes, so very professional because the whole picture looked like a million dollars, and it was a priveledge that i was there and a part of it.

    • @AutoEdits
      @AutoEdits  2 роки тому

      @@3DPeter Buzz Bundy did the Mustang stunt in that movie.

  • @Mobischer
    @Mobischer 6 місяців тому

    Great work restoring the Chargers. Hope you can restore many more so we can still appreciate and drive them

  • @sirensc3566
    @sirensc3566 5 років тому +4

    That is awesome! Glad you are not crashing the real deal!

  • @crashandcynder
    @crashandcynder 6 років тому +63

    i would want one as a daily driver

    • @jayt4697
      @jayt4697 6 років тому +1

      well it doesn't have windows so I'm not sure how great that would be.

    • @jamesnoble8205
      @jamesnoble8205 5 років тому +1

      Hope you have thousands of extra cash for the constant gas stops :-)

    • @aOldRustyTruck
      @aOldRustyTruck 5 років тому +4

      17 city / 24 highway oof better than my jeep atleast

    • @SuperflyLamar
      @SuperflyLamar 4 роки тому +7

      James Noble it’s still just a crown Vic, not like it has an old school hemi. Hell it gets better mileage than my little 6 cylinder.

    • @mousetoad7040
      @mousetoad7040 4 роки тому +2

      @@jamesnoble8205 My 2000 Town Car gets 20 MPG average if driven lightly. That's better than my other dailys, LOL!

  • @littlefred811
    @littlefred811 6 років тому

    And that, boys and girls, is why America is still the Greatest!!! Love this stuff.

  • @ScottXC91
    @ScottXC91 6 років тому

    I’m so glad you made this video. I was always the guy screaming blasphemy when I’d see videos of these cars being jumped and wrecked. I should have known anyone that has the skills and passion to build a car like this would respect the original car enough to not pointlessly destroy it. So much respect.

  • @gatesyslots
    @gatesyslots 3 роки тому +3

    That's amazing! A shame they didn't do thos years ago, but the modern Crown Vics weren't around yet. You guys are pretty talented fabricators/men! Nice work!

  • @lilorbielilorbie2496
    @lilorbielilorbie2496 6 років тому +10

    this is a pretty cool idea. people are doing the same thing to the 67/72 Ford f-100,s. they cut all of the crown vic. stuff off and drop on the f-100. now that he has done this just wait for all of the people to want to get rid of crown vic,s.

    • @samspina3249
      @samspina3249 6 років тому

      lilorbie lilorbie haha like off of Hot Rod Garage?

  • @SimonTekConley
    @SimonTekConley 5 років тому

    I like it. Not screwing up a classic car, but showing how to make replicas for fun times.

  • @MHLivestreams
    @MHLivestreams 9 місяців тому +1

    You could sell these, dude, what cool work. I love it. Very impressive.

  • @jonnk.customsfabrication2194
    @jonnk.customsfabrication2194 6 років тому +6

    I own tons of p71's and I'm doing a general lee clone now. Awesome build. 👍

    • @bananaman2184
      @bananaman2184 4 роки тому +2

      I asked a few people if they’ve done it and none replied, hows your project going if you started it at all?

    • @waynewilliams5802
      @waynewilliams5802 3 роки тому +1

      @@bananaman2184 he is turning a 71 into a 69. There is a shop here that does them. Most of the cars are 318 tho

    • @bananaman2184
      @bananaman2184 3 роки тому +1

      @@waynewilliams5802 71? Didn’t they have a completely different chassis?

    • @waynewilliams5802
      @waynewilliams5802 3 роки тому +1

      @@bananaman2184 don't get me lying bone but I almost bought a 1974(69) general Lee. Paperwork for a 74 inside looked 74 outside was a AMD 69 an yes doors opened bone

    • @bananaman2184
      @bananaman2184 3 роки тому

      @@waynewilliams5802 I gotta look into that, 68-70 chargers are hard to come by for me

  • @democratsaretheDEVIL
    @democratsaretheDEVIL 5 років тому +10

    Great job. The craftmanship and love for cars is what we need, keep building!

  • @tdalb8985
    @tdalb8985 6 років тому

    Way better than destroying another Charger.
    The 68 to 70 Charger is in my opinion the best looking Mopar ever.
    I'm glad you didn't waste another one.

  • @lovethesmellofracefuelinth7374
    @lovethesmellofracefuelinth7374 3 роки тому

    Got my 1st car in 81 and was a 68, so you can say that Chargers are special to me and have owned two of them. The first one was just a 318 car, but #2 was an RT with built 440 plus added 6 pk and was a badass Mopar. John Schneider (Bo Duke), is a friend and said that they used only 318 cars to jump with and did not smash any of the extra special one's thank God 🙏🏼. So it's awesome that they are using Crown Vics these days, and is really interesting how they do it

  • @kennydemartini2169
    @kennydemartini2169 6 років тому +3

    Awesome job, sir! Thanks for the tip about using a box fan for a grill, I will be using that idea in the future, and I've used several AMD panels, and they fit nicely!

  • @rainbowdash6990
    @rainbowdash6990 3 роки тому +7

    Has a body of a Charger
    Has a heart of a Crown vic.

  • @windowcreek1798
    @windowcreek1798 Рік тому +1

    One word....MAGNIFICENT.

  • @TheREDneckdevildog
    @TheREDneckdevildog 6 років тому +1

    It was dream come true for me to be able to see the General Lee jump at Duke fest this year

  • @MrWolfTickets
    @MrWolfTickets 5 років тому +4

    I love the precise ramp to ramp, so smooth!!

    • @JimsEquipmentShed
      @JimsEquipmentShed 4 роки тому

      Ben Wolfram Yea, that’s the difference between have an actual stunt crew, as opposed to a goof with a heavy foot.
      Math........

  • @daytonhanneken5517
    @daytonhanneken5517 5 років тому +25

    Thank you for keeping the Rebel Flag on that car! #TheSouth

    • @brainards11
      @brainards11 Рік тому

      Awesomeness!!! Love the South!

  • @ppipowerclass
    @ppipowerclass 6 років тому +1

    This is absolutely fantastic. Like you said, flying through the air, you would never know the difference. For a completely custom build, you guys did a great job. Looks really good.

  • @trentonharris5521
    @trentonharris5521 6 років тому

    That's awesome sir, getting new sheet metal instead of tearing an original up. Loved your comment about letting one be rebuilt for the road instead of tore up jumping. Kudos to you ! ! ! 👍👍👍

  • @howarddrakeford
    @howarddrakeford 6 років тому +3

    I can't believe it!! Now that is BAD ASS!! Never knew that could even be done!! Put some damn roll up windows and a set of wipers on it, I'd buy it!!!!

  • @DiegoGarcia-wi5mz
    @DiegoGarcia-wi5mz 5 років тому +27

    Soo..can we can call this a Dodge Charger replica?

  • @jacknapier8774
    @jacknapier8774 5 років тому +1

    I am amazed of how this turned out. It looks like a real legit Charger. It is a really cool build in my opinion.

  • @benp9356
    @benp9356 3 роки тому

    As a long time owner of similar vintage Mopar, I truly appreciate the approach you've done to both continue having the Duke's Charger in action for the public, and preserving the restorable shells for future use. Excellent! Thank you very much!!!

  • @mncarguy
    @mncarguy 6 років тому +18

    Wow, excellent job!

  • @stevecrawford6080
    @stevecrawford6080 6 років тому +21

    Now that is thinking out side of the box. Very cool.

  • @RT69hemicharger
    @RT69hemicharger 3 роки тому +1

    I lost at the Box Fan. This is fucking awesome!!!! What a great idea. Talk about undercover clone!

  • @brettkester1639
    @brettkester1639 5 років тому

    Thank you for not taking another classic muscle car from us. This is the most inventive way to celebrate the General Lee I've ever seen. Makes me wanna turn a Tesla into a '70s muscle car!

  • @MrChopp3r
    @MrChopp3r 5 років тому +10

    Hmmm. imagine a crown vic converted into a 1969 charger daytona replica.

    • @jacobirvine704
      @jacobirvine704 4 роки тому

      I was just thinking the same thing! That would be awesome... an affordable wing car replica

    • @emirdaskan8000
      @emirdaskan8000 4 роки тому

      @Edmond Schwab in film it vas rt but Thé cars used was not rt or 1968 looking like 69

    • @emirdaskan8000
      @emirdaskan8000 4 роки тому

      @Edmond Schwab in fast 1,4,5,7

  • @rh1507
    @rh1507 5 років тому +8

    First time I've seen a Ford Crown Victorian police car turned into a Dodge Charger General Lee.

  • @rickm9534
    @rickm9534 5 років тому +2

    Isn't it ironic the General Lee is a retired cop car???? Love it!!!

  • @lefteris426
    @lefteris426 6 років тому

    Thank you so much for not destroying a real charger!!!! You my sir are a true hero!!!

  • @brianglade848
    @brianglade848 6 років тому +4

    When my dad saw this Carin person, he threw up, was RC cola and cigarette butts, all over the dirt, was pretty fascinating to see

  • @walterhubicki5207
    @walterhubicki5207 6 років тому +2

    Awesome. When I first heard on the Kibbe and Finnegan show that this was a Crown Vic and not actually a charger I was upset at being a Mopar fan. Now that I see this I actually understand why and then stoked. Man would I have it like to have one of these with a small block Chrysler stuffed under the hood. Good job man.

    • @markeholbrook
      @markeholbrook 6 років тому +1

      I'd rather have a late model supercharged Hemi in it.

  • @79tazman
    @79tazman 7 днів тому +1

    That is cool thinking to use Crown Vics to make them into General Lee's

  • @mariogutierrez3432
    @mariogutierrez3432 4 роки тому

    Wow nice General Lee replica perfect for doing some big jumps and fast driving without ruining a real Charger General Lee I luv it,Now I want one for myself