You're Right! It may be a car but they still consider it a part of the family. Bo and Luke built it from the ground up. They put more into the car then just plugs and pistons. They built an engine with every ounce of know how they have. They got the car from an impound yard, the car had been used in a robbery and was banged up pretty bad, but they fixed it and put in the engine they built. They painted it orange cause it was the only colour Cooter had, then the painted a rebel flag on the roof, stuck in a dixie horn, and uncle Jesse came up with the name General Lee. The General could beat or catch anything on the road given half a chance. FYI, their CB handles were Lost Sheep #1 and Lost Sheep #2.