The Car

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We are delighted to introduce our venture here on the Costa Blanca. We have imported into Spain several classic American cars that can be used for a number of different occasions, Weddings, Communions, Openings, Special occasions, Photo-shoots etc… in fact we can help you to promote your business and/or product by offering the cars (with or without model(s) dressed as “Daisy Duke”, Police etc.), you can imagine the attention that girls and cars can attract.This is something a little different, but not at all costly !

THE GENERAL LEE

You recognize this hot little number (yes I am talking about the car) from the small screens of 1979 to 1985, when it raced around fictional Hazzard County, GA in “The Dukes of Hazzard” TV series. This particular 1968 Dodge Charger was used in the last three seasons, and is the only surviving original 440 R/T car. When those rascally Duke boys jumped their final gulch in 1985, 17 General Lees remained, out of around 235 crashed over the series’ 7 years.

Technical Specification (for all you petrol heads)

1968 dodge charger, 383 big block fully rebuilt, it has a holly street dominator with 600cfm edelbrock carb, all bought new. New alloy radiator, it has summit headers 3" collectors, 3" system with flowmasters. 727 torqueflite with cheetah turbo action reverse pattern manual valvebody, b & m shifter & launch control. 3.75 back axle with brand new sure grip clutch type. Brand new American racing vectors & tyres. Front disc conversion, new cylinders in rear all new brake lines brand new master cylinder. Summit 16 gallon racing fuel cell. Battery relocation to boot with Mallory cut off switch. New carpet & headliner sets & door cards reupholstered. Dakota digital panel dashboard which replaces standard clocks & dials, maybe not for the purist but more accurate & reliable. The whole car has been totally rewired with a Mopar harness from Painless. New stereo & speakers + amp with rear i pod connection. Every bush on car has been replaced with poly bushes. The car is solid with no rust at all after a bare metal re-spray complete with etched primer first coat. So far has won 2 trophies. Car drives superb, and if you would like any further details or ask any questions please contact me at info@general-lee.com or telephone 629425567

The Dodge Charger

The 1968 Charger was one of those automotive moments where Detroit got it just right. The car was a beauty and it made the first generation 1966-67 Charger more unloved than ever.Personally, I really liked the 1966-67 Chargers, but I loved the 1968 Charger-the car was pure style from its hideaway headlights to its iconic taillights. In between was some of the best sheet metal ever lovingly stamped for an automobile.

The 1968 Charger became a movie star when ultra-cool actor Steve McQueen included it in 'Bullitt' as part of a car chase scene that still ranks among the finest in movie history. The only way that Steve McQueen could have gotten cooler would have been behind the wheel of the Charger. Sure the Mustang was nice, but a black 1968 Charger was a better fit in the cool department. Plus-the reality of an actual race between a 1968 Mustang and a 1968 Charger equipped like the movie cars was no contest. The Charger would blow the doors off the Mustang.

Steve McQueen's Mustang would have stayed in the Charger's rear view mirror until he completely faded from view. There would have been no side- by- side door-bashing action in a real road duel.

So maybe the best chase in movie history made both cars very famous in car world, but I loved the 68 Charger long before I ever saw the movie. And I love them even more today than yesterday, to paraphrase an old song from the late 60s.

Chrysler climbed to the top of the mountain with its 1968 Charger, and you can't go any higher than the top of the hill.

BLUESMOBILE POLICE CAR

The exteriors and many interiors at Daley Center were shot on location, including the shot of the Bluesmobile ploughing through the courthouse lobby. In a 1998 interview for Universal, John Landis credited mob help for getting permission from the Cook County Board of Commissioners for this (alluding to the Board being mob-controlled at that time). 103 cars were wrecked during filming. At time of release, this was a world record, not beaten until 104 cars were wrecked in filming 'Blues Brothers 2000' (1998)

The infamous "Bluesmobile" is a 1974 Dodge Monaco. The vehicles used in the film were used police cars purchased from the California Highway Patrol (mocked up to look like Mount Prospect, Illinois patrol cars), and featured the "cop tires, cop suspension and cop motor - a 440 cubic-inch plant" mentioned by Elwood in the film. A total of 12 Bluesmobiles were used in the movie, including one that was built just so it could fall apart. Several replicas have been built by collectors, but one original is known to exist, and is owned by the brother-in-law of Dan Aykroyd.

Producers rented the Dixie Square Mall in south suburban Harvey, Illinois for the mall chase scenes. The mall had been closed for over a year. False rumours began in the community that the mall was being refurbished and would be reopened after filming was complete. Universal was later sued for over $87,500 for failure to make good on a deal to "return the mall to its original condition" which was never agreed upon. After years of political wrangling, most of the mall remains; only the Montgomery Ward anchor store and mall power plant have been demolished.

The scene where the bluesmobile is driving at 115 MPH on Wells and Wacker Drive is real. The film crew received permission to clear the street for two 100 MPH+ passes. Stunt pedestrians were added after the first pass to add realism.

STARSKY & HUTCH

The series' protagonists were two Southern California police detectives: David Michael Starsky (Paul Michael Glaser), the dark-haired, Brooklyn transplant and U.S. Army veteran, with a street-wise manner and intense, Kenneth "Hutch" Hutchinson (David Soul), the blond, Minnesota native with a more reserved and intellectual approach. Under the radio call sign "Zebra Three", they were known for usually tearing around the streets of fictional "Bay City, California".

The vehicle of choice was Starsky's two-door Ford Gran Torino, which was bright red, with a large white vector stripe on both sides. They used around four different cars for filming. Earlier shots had red wing mirrors usually for long shots or footage used in later episodes, close ups and later episodes had silver wing mirrors. The Torino was nicknamed the "Striped Tomato" by Hutch in the episode "Snowstorm", and fans subsequently referred to the car by that nickname, too. However, this moniker didn't come from the writers, it came from a real-life comment that Glaser made. In a segment titled Starsky & Hutch: Behind The Badge that was featured on the first season DVD collection, Glaser stated that when he was first shown the Torino by series producer Aaron Spelling, he sarcastically said to Soul, "That thing looks like a striped tomato!"

In characteristic contrast, Hutch's vehicle was a battered, tan, 1973 Ford Galaxie 500. It occasionally appeared when the duo needed separate vehicles, or for undercover work. However, the duo's cover was often blown because Hutch's vehicle had a bad habit; when its driver's side door was opened, the horn would go off, instantly drawing attention. It was also noticeable due to the severely cluttered back seat, so cluttered that there was no room to transport both prisoners and the two detectives simultaneously.

MUSTANG GT

Our Ford Mustang is a 4.6 Litre V8 in canary yellow , 315 horsepower of pure muscle car origially imported all the way from the sun shine State of Florida USA, then into Spain via Germany.

The fifth-generation Ford Mustang is a pony car that was manufactured by Ford from 2004 to 2014, at the Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Flat Rock, Michigan. The fifth generation began with the 2005 model year, and received a facelift for the 2010 model year. Originally designed by Sid Ramnarace through late 2001 and finalized in mid-2002, the fifth-generation Mustang's design was previewed by two preproduction concept cars that debuted at the 2003 North American International Auto Show.

Development began on the S-197 program in 1999 under chief engineer Hau Thai-Tang, shortly after the 1998 launch of "New Edge" SN-95 facelift. From the second half of 1999, design work commenced under Ford design chief, J Mays, and concluded in July 2002 with the design freeze. There have been several variants of the fifth-generation Ford Mustang that include the Mustang GT/California Special, Shelby Mustang, Bullitt Mustang, and Boss 302 Mustang.