If you have a chance to purchase the new Duke's of Hazzard movie on DVD, pick it up. They show how they make the cars jump, the stunts, and all. A great scene on drifting the Charger around the traffic circle in Atlanta?, and an interview with the fellow that was driving was interesting also. For those of you that liked the "old Daisy", well, in one scene, Jessica Simpson strolls into the Police Station to talk to Ennis with a red bikini on, need I say more? It's just a crash 'em up, burn 'em up movie, but, that Red Bikini and what was in it WAS real!!
You're right, when those Chargers land, they are ready for the junk yard. I saw on some show that when they were filming the series, the producer was scouring the junk yards and car lots all over the West Coast for any Chargers that were to be found.