Well, I think it's kinda silly to pay that much, too, but that was before I saw this.
That's right--John Schneider's personal General Lee reproduction (built in 1997), and it's selling right now for $9,901,001.00.
Insanity.
(I realize there's some sort of celebrity mojo here, but come ON! It's got a column shift automatic, for pity's sake!)
UPDATE: And the final winning bid, from fishbashr1, $9,900,500.
If this bid is legit, and the buyer doesn't back out when he fully understands this car wasn't one of the originals in the TV show (again, it was built in 1997) and that it's just a Charger with a crate motor and fancy paint job (and a column-shift automatic), it will come close to doubling the record price ever paid for an American car at auction, currently the $5.5 million paid for Carroll Shelby's personal 1966 Super Cobra.
Now I like John Schneider and all, and I thought the Dukes of Hazzard was a fun show, but I think this is sorta pushing the "fan" thing a bit far.
Posted by Terry Oglesby at May 4, 2007 08:06 AMHe could have had 3,000 old orange Volvos for that kind of money.
Posted by: kitchen hand at May 6, 2007 07:00 PMOh, Kitchen Hand--quit showing off!
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at May 7, 2007 08:08 AM