A Tribute to Rich Sephton
The real mechanic of the General Lee.
Rich Sephton was known to many as the real mechanic of the General Lee. Rich was the Warner Bros. shop foreman during the 1980s on the T.V. series The Dukes of Hazzard. He also worked on many other shows including Rockford Files, T.J. Hooker, Hart to Hart, The Blues Brothers, The Incredible Hulk, and Pale Rider. It was during the mid 1980s that Rich built the one and only Stand Up General Lee, a 1969 Charger wheelstander featured in Popular Hot Rodding magazine, November 1985.
Rich always loved cars and had a long history with racing. He raced his RO23 Belvedere and had been involved with top fuel dragsters, where he met Don Prudhomme, "Big Daddy" Garlits, and others.
Rich worked with us here at Smith Bros. Restorations on several projects and was a great source of advice and information, but his friendship will be missed most of all. Our love and prayers are with his family. We love you, Rich.
