<P> Two of the General Lees (a 1969 R / T SE and a 1970 made to appear as a 1969) were temporarily sold to Warner Brothers by Everett "J.R." Barton of Wichita, Kansas, for $1.00 each then sold back to him for $1.25 . They were picked up from him in Wichita and were transported to Baton Rouge, both in driving condition . The 1970 (made to 1969) car then had the engine removed, got the General Lee treatment then weight added to balance the car for the main Freeway jump . One other car was used before this car . The first one landed hard on its nose, broke, and careened right into the guardrail . Given its problematic landing it was not used for that scene . Mr. Barton's car, number 127, was then used for that scene . It was launched from a catapult system, much like that used on aircraft carriers . It flew the farthest of all the jumps in the film and truly did survive . This is the car that made that jump in the film . After the filming the cars were returned to Everett . Everett then put a motor back in the car and even in its jumped condition had driven it in a couple of parades . After keeping the car for 8 years, he sold it to an individual that plans to have it restored to show quality . It will be restored from the men on the TV show Graveyard Cars . </P> <P> Early in the fifth - season episode "Exposed" of the television series Smallville, former Dukes of Hazzard co-star Tom Wopat (Luke Duke), playing Kansas Senator Jack Jennings, old friend of Jonathan Kent, played by John Schneider (Bo Duke), fishtails his car into the Kent farmyard . The car is a 1968 Dodge Charger R / T, painted blue instead of orange, and lacking the General Lee's distinctive insignia . </P> <P> In 2014 the General Lee was featured in a commercial spot for AutoTrader . The commercial featured the General Lee with Dukes of Hazzard stars John Schneider and Tom Wopat . The Duke's theme song "Good Ole Boys" can be heard playing during the commercial . The video was released on June 6, 2014 . </P> <P> In the aftermath of the 2015 Charleston, South Carolina shooting deaths, there was a backlash against the Confederate battle flag, due to the flag's historical associations with treason, racism, slavery, and white supremacy . In response, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. announced they would halt production of General Lee toy cars . Ben Jones criticized the move, stating, "I think all of Hazzard Nation understands that the Confederate battle flag is the symbol that represents the indomitable spirit of independence which keeps us' makin' our way the only way we know how ."' John Schneider responded by stating, "I take exception to those who say that the flag on the General Lee should always be considered a symbol of racism . Is the flag used as such in other applications? Yes, but certainly not on the Dukes ." </P>

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