1978 Plymouth Fury: I shot the sheriff!

“Just the good ol’ boys…Never meanin’ no harm…”

C’mon, you know the theme song, sing along!

Centred on the rip-roaring adventures of renegade cousins Bo and Luke Duke and General Lee, their tricked out ‘69 Dodge Charger stock car, The Dukes of Hazzard aired 147 cop-defying episodes from 1979 to 1985 to rave reviews.

Since then, there have been spinoffs, an animated series and a 2005 remake featuring Seann William Scott and Jessica Simpson. There have also been a few noteworthy restorations of the classic rods featured in the series, including one that’s the subject of our feature today.

For episode 2 of our classic cars and their owners series, in partnership with Car Facts Disc, we’ve got Danny, who got hold of a 1978 Plymouth Fury and, after a 5-year restoration spree, turned it into an immaculate Hazzard County Sheriff Patrol Car replica.

Here’s Danny and his Plymouth for your viewing pleasure.

In a nutshell

*1978 PLYMOUTH FURY* 

*THE DUKES OF HAZZARD* 

*Hazzard County Sheriff Patrol Car Replica* 

*4-door Sedan B-body* 

*400 cubic-inch (6.6 litre) Big-Block 4 barrel, 8 cylinder V8 ‘High Performance’ Chrysler B engine 195bhp (numbers matching with Police ‘heavy duty’ special handling package* *(3-speed TorqueFlite automatic transmission & power steering as standard)* 

*The Police special handling package consists of HEAVY DUTY transmission, power front disc brakes, rear drum brakes, radiator, & suspension (leaf springs, shock absorbers, torsion bar, sway bars)*

The journey

Here’s how Danny transformed a ’78 Plymouth into a mouth-watering Sheriff’s chaser.

Onwards

We’re truly inspired by Danny’s 5-year restoration of a ’78 classic, and the end result is absolutely magnificent. You can almost hear the siren wailing as Danny hunts General Lee and those pesky boys down. A classic car from a classic show.

If you’ve got a car with a story to tell, consider getting yourself a Car Facts Disc. It’s paperfree and a great way to share with the wider petrolhead community.