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Dukes of Hazzard car not going anywhere, says US auto museum

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Despite toppling of civil war-era statues, Illinois museum says no one has complained about TV show’s Dodge Charger painted with Confederate flagA museum in the United States has vowed to continue displaying the car from the Dukes of Hazzard television show that had the Confederate battle flag painted on its roof.The Dodge Charger car, known as the General Lee after the head of the southern forces during America’s civil war, is in the Volo Auto Museum about 50 miles (80km) north-west of Chicago. Continue reading...

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