Lee and Bo Duke, better known as The Dukes of Hazzard, are something of an American institution. Along with their famous car, the ’69 Dodge Charger called the General Lee, the Hazzard boys have been the inspiration for countless crazy stunts over the last few decades. Even today, the General Lee’s Dixie horn and Confederate flag symbol find their way on to all sorts of automobiles, and many a stuntman has been inspired by the relentless crashes and jumps the Duke boys pioneered.

But not every jump goes according to plan, as this video Jalopnik came across shows. What starts out as an innocent jump at high speeds turns into a hard crash landing.

For those who don’t know, these “General Jumps” – which take place no less than once a year – are intentionally designed to end this way. Unlike what the CBS show would have you believe, landing the unibody Charger flat on its wheels would not only wad the car up into a pretzel, but would effectively shoot the driver’s spine out through the top of his head.

In fact, in order for the show to achieve its somewhat flat landings required several bags of cement to be loaded into the trunk. Today, rather than duplicating the stunt, horribly unsalvageable rust bucket Charger, slap on about 40 pounds of Bondo body filler, a miserable 30-footer paint job and let ‘er rip.

These “nose dives” are significantly safer for the driver than any other way.

Watch how the Charger takes a hard nose dive right into the ground, tumbling end over end before coming to a rest on its wheels…to the applause of all. The car held up remarkably well, probably thanks to a lot of reinforcement in the right areas. Still, it’s a hard crash that sends a shiver through our bones, and we’re glad we weren’t the ones behind the wheel.