Bubba and General Lee
It only seems natural that a golfer named Bubba Watson from Bagdad, Florida, would buy THE original car from the opening credits of the “Dukes of Hazzard” TV series, and of course, that car would be called “General Lee.”
I just can’t believe it only cost him $110,000!
Now I’m a little young to have watched the show and fully grasp the cultural implications, but I can deduce enough to understand why it could be offensive — I don’t believe that was Bubba’s intention, though.
Honestly, I’m pretty sure Bubba just bought “General Lee” because he thinks it’s pretty sweet (because c’mon, it is). The whole thing is so absurd that it’s kinda funny.
And here are some more details on the car from Autoblog:
What’s “the most famous television car in the world”? We suppose that depends on who you ask, but to many, nothing but the General Lee could possibly hold the title. Of course, there wasn’t just one General Lee. In fact, scores of orange Dodge Chargers were filmed for “The Dukes of Hazzard,” and most of them never survived their first televised escapade.
Not so Lee 1, so named because it was the car that famously jumped over a Hazzard County police cruiser in the very first episode of the hit series. If you’ve ever seen the opening credits, you know the car we’re talking about… it flew 16 feet in the air over a distance of 82 feet. And, as you may have guessed, it didn’t exactly stick the landing.
No matter. Because of its notoriety, Lee 1 was saved from destruction and restored over a period of 16 months.
So, what’s the consensus? — Bubba’s a Southern racist hick for buying the car or it’s just a sick ride?
Pink drive shaft?
I wouldn’t drive it knowing a fairly sizeable portion of the population find the confederate flag a symbol of racism and slavery. I guess I’ll vote southern racist hick.
Jeremy Shockey had one that he drove around the NJ/NYC area when he was a Giant. You can take the boy out of the south…….
It’s now official – Bubba has no idea what to do with all his money.
It’s hard to understand the magnitude of that show (and that car) if you didn’t grow up around that time. Every kid who liked playing with toy cars, generally getting in trouble, and watching Daisy Duke was GLUED to the tv when that show was on. Three channels, no DVRs and DVDs…everyone watched that show. I’m 40, about as far from being a redneck as you can get, and I still get chills watching the intro.
All that said, if I’m a millionaire partially due to being a golf club pitchman, the LAST thing I do is buy a car w/a confederate flag on top much less tweet a picture of myself next to it.
So maybe Bubba isn’t a racist hick, but he’s definitely not the brightest bulb on the tree.
Maybe he can take it out for a spin on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées?
Player of the Year Candidate so far !
So if you disagree with someone, he’s a southern racist hick. It’s always nice to see the tolerance of leftists.
It’s a collector’s car and would not be authentic missing the confederate flag on top. Buying this car doesn’t make a person a “racist hick”. If you watched that show, you would realize that there was nothing racist about it. Some people really need to get their head out of their bungholes and stop being so “offended” by anything and everything.
Honk if you like the General Lee.
Bubba just lost my vote. If he’s naive enough to dismiss the evil impact of the confederate flag on a segment of his viewing auduence, I would suggest that he work on more than just his golf game, I.e., his sense of propriety as a public figure. Very disappointing.