Who are the Smith Bros?
You can trust the Smith Bros. to build your General Lee with the passion and integrity it deserves.
Why should I trust the Smith Bros. to build me a quality General Lee?
In your internet travels as you search for your dream car, you may have come across people claiming to be the "General Lee Experts", selling rusty bondo bucket Chargers splashed some shade of orange with a decal or two thrown on, and charging four to five times what the actual thing is worth. The Smith Bros. are nothing like these other shady con artists. Of that you can be assured: we love these cars as much as you do.
First of all, Bob and James Smith know Mopars; backwards, forwards, and bolt for bolt. Their work has been profiled in Muscle Car Review and Mopar Collector's Guide, among others.
Secondly, the Smith Bros. have some special tools to bring your General Lee to life. Passion for the car. The Smith Bros. love the General Lee just as much as you do.
Where others watch the episodes to get a gist of how to build a General Lee, the Smith Bros. are privy to insider information
The mechanics' journals
The Smith Bros. have great friendships with the original Warner Bros. mechanics who created and preserved the original series General Lees: Rich Sephton, Tom Sarmento and A.J. Thrasher.
These mechanics kept journals of everything they did to the General Lees during the series, and passed those records on to the Smith Bros.
They have access to original General Lees, and even own one. They did the impossible by recreating the legendary GL #26 out of a derelict original series General Lee with Rich Sephton, for Dukes stuntman Gary Baxley.
Original Warner Bros. equipment
The Smith Bros. have actual original equipment from the legendary Warner Bros. "General Lee Factory", passed on by the Dukes mechanics, including A.J. Thrasher's original jig used to make all of the General's front push bars.
The Smith Bros. build Hazzard stunt vehicles for official Dukes events, and Hollywood and Dukes stuntman Corey Eubanks has trusted his life to a Smith Bros. built General Lee.
The mantle
Most importantly of all, the Smith Bros. alone received the mantle of authority to continue the General Lee building tradition, from none other than chief Warner Bros. General Lee mechanic and creator of the General Lee Wheelstander, Rich Sephton. Rich is seen here as he figuratively and literally passes the torch to Bob and James Smith.
Talk to us about your build
Every car is different. Call or email and we will quote your build.