7 Things You Probably Never Knew About ‘The Dukes Of Hazzard’

2. One Of The Main Actors Lied To Get The Part

John Schneider, who played Bo Duke, has revealed in multiple interviews that he basically fibbed his way into his role. He said that he was only 18 at the time that he auditioned, but he lied and told the people involved with the show that he was actually 24. To further his ruse, John spoke in a fake Southern accent during his audition. He also walked in wearing a t-shirt and jeans and had a six pack of beer in tow. But it turns out that the whole country boy persona was an act, since John was actually from New York City. Needless to say, John proved his talent as an actor, and he got the part. 

3. There Were Hundreds Of General Lees

The Duke boys’ car General Lee was just as popular as any of the characters on the show. In fact, more than half of the fan mail the show received was addressed to the famous orange car! As you would expect, the exact same car wasn’t used throughout the entire show. But we bet you never realized just how many General Lees there actually were! Since so many cars were destroyed in the process of filming the show, anywhere from 256-321 vehicles were used throughout the series to serve as General Lee. This became diffacult for the show creators, since Dodge eventually stopped making the Charger, which is what General Lee was. Producers were so desperate to find Chargers for the show, that they would stop people they saw driving them and would ask to buy the cars on the spot! 

4. The General Lee Didn’t Have Its Signature Horn At First

Everyone recognizes General Lee for his orange paint, the 01 on the side, and of course, its signature “Dixie” horn. But believe it or not, General Lee didn’t start out with that horn! While filming the first episodes of the show, the producers decided to go on a little cruise around Atlanta. During that drive, they passed by a car that had a “Dixie” horn and they instantly knew they needed it for General Lee. They chased the driver down and got him to sell the horn to them. Later, the producers realized that the horn wasn’t as rare as they thought. They actually could have bought it at any old auto parts store for much less than what they paid the random man! Eventually, the General Lee’s real-life horn didn’t even make the “Dixie” sound. That was added in later during the post-production phase.