Dukes of Hazzard actors highlight Great Pottsville Car Show - Finnoexpert

‘Dukes of Hazzard’ Stars Draw Big Turnout at Pottsville Car Show

Downtown Pottsville was filled with classic cars, live music, and television nostalgia on Saturday as large crowds attended the annual Great Pottsville Car Show.The event, held along Laurel Boulevard with festivities centered at the Humane Fire Company, drew hundreds of spectators and vehicle enthusiasts from across the region. Attendees came not only to view the wide variety of cars, trucks, fire trucks, and specialty vehicles on display, but a…

Dukes of Hazzard actors highlight Great Pottsville Car Show - Finnoexpert

Though the Dukes of Hazzard’s run on television ended almost 20 years before Ryan Gilchrist was born, Gilchrist as a boy bonded with his dad by watching the show on DVD, the two of them enjoying the show’s car chases, stunts and funny moments together. “When other kids were watching cartoons, I was watching the Dukes,” he said. So on Saturday, the 23-year-old drove from Bucks County to Pottsville to meet the actress who played Daisy Duke and to …