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Munsters drag racing
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Hutch
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Ron that's great, l've emailed it to a lot of US friends to try and find out the dragstrip. l couldn't find any info on Dragula but l found info on The Munster's Koach that Dragula is racing:
Designed and built by George Barris.
The Koach was made from 3 Model T bodies and is 18 feet long. The 133" frame was made by hand.
It has a four speed manual transmission and a power rear end. The brass radiator and fenders were hand formed. In 1964, the cost to build the first one was $18,000.00. It had "blood red" velvet interior. It took 500 hours to hand form the ornate rolled steel scrollwork. It had Gloss Black Pearl paint. The front end had a dropped axle, split radius rods and T springs. The studio gave George Barris 21 days to complete the car. Powered by a 289 Ford Cobra engine from a 1966 Mustang GT. Built with Jahns high compression pistons, ten chrome plated Stromberg carburators, an Isky cam, and had a set of Bobby Barr racing headers
Hutch
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Dragula was also built by Barris Kustom Cars
A coffin on wheels it was created for a cost of $10,800.
This dragster goes from 0 to over 180 mph in a matter of seconds with a parachute for brakes.
An ornate Owens-Corning Fiberglass casket, trimmed in royal purple velvet silk and embodying a very lively 350 H.P. Ford Mustang engine with a 12 volt Autolite electrical system.
The exterior of the casket, which rests on a tube chassis has a quiet antique gold finish with sedate Italian gold leaf.
Appropriately, the dragster accommodates one person. He is positioned in the rear of the dragster behind the engine and under a clear plastic bubble which allows greater speed through streamlining.
At his command is a four on the floor speed shift which diverts the power of the 360 cubic inch engine to the rear wheels, 11 inch Firestone racing slicks mounted on specially made 10 inch deep Rader drag Reynolds aluminum wheels.
Up front are imported Speedsport English buggy wire wheels with 4 inch Italian tires.
The radiator is a casket in a casket solid brass by Radiator Dynamics, and the grille is a marble gravestone with the following inscription: Born 1367, Died ?
The Drag-u-la has dual 4 barrel carburetors with a Ram-thrust MT manifold and bat-shaped forced-air scoops.
Gas is consumed at a rate of 4 gallons per mile of EMBALMING FLUID
pushed by the high powered Dupree Chrome Dome electric fuel pump.
Antique head and tail lights with solid silver spiders on the hub caps carry out the funeral motif.
Spouting out of the side of the coffin almost like a cluster of flowers, is the engine Huth exhaust system ala metal organ tubes that are tuned.
The original car is hanging in Planet Hollywood in Atlantic City, NJI oversaw all the work on all the cars. #2 is in Atlantic City in a museum. #3 is in Gatlinburg, Tennessee at a museum, and there is no motor or trans or rear end in that car. #4 is owned by Ricky DeBanardo in New York. He is opening a museum some time next year. He is using it at car shows all the time as he loves to drive it.
A coffin on wheels it was created for a cost of $10,800.
This dragster goes from 0 to over 180 mph in a matter of seconds with a parachute for brakes.
An ornate Owens-Corning Fiberglass casket, trimmed in royal purple velvet silk and embodying a very lively 350 H.P. Ford Mustang engine with a 12 volt Autolite electrical system.
The exterior of the casket, which rests on a tube chassis has a quiet antique gold finish with sedate Italian gold leaf.
Appropriately, the dragster accommodates one person. He is positioned in the rear of the dragster behind the engine and under a clear plastic bubble which allows greater speed through streamlining.
At his command is a four on the floor speed shift which diverts the power of the 360 cubic inch engine to the rear wheels, 11 inch Firestone racing slicks mounted on specially made 10 inch deep Rader drag Reynolds aluminum wheels.
Up front are imported Speedsport English buggy wire wheels with 4 inch Italian tires.
The radiator is a casket in a casket solid brass by Radiator Dynamics, and the grille is a marble gravestone with the following inscription: Born 1367, Died ?
The Drag-u-la has dual 4 barrel carburetors with a Ram-thrust MT manifold and bat-shaped forced-air scoops.
Gas is consumed at a rate of 4 gallons per mile of EMBALMING FLUID
pushed by the high powered Dupree Chrome Dome electric fuel pump. Antique head and tail lights with solid silver spiders on the hub caps carry out the funeral motif.
Spouting out of the side of the coffin almost like a cluster of flowers, is the engine Huth exhaust system ala metal organ tubes that are tuned.
The original car is hanging in Planet Hollywood in Atlantic City, NJI oversaw all the work on all the cars. #2 is in Atlantic City in a museum. #3 is in Gatlinburg, Tennessee at a museum, and there is no motor or trans or rear end in that car. #4 is owned by Ricky DeBanardo in New York. He is opening a museum some time next year. He is using it at car shows all the time as he loves to drive it.
Hutch
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Ron, Don Ewald of Drag Racing, Fuel Dragsters, Funny Cars, Drag Boats, - We Did It For Love says its Lions
Nitrohaulic
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Someone on classicfunnycarboard says it's early Lions. Someone else there says he just happened to be talking to George recently about that very car. Said that George said that the funeral industry wasn't crazy about the coffin being used like that, and that he had to acquire one with some "cash."
I went to Barris' shop back in '03, Dragula was sold back in the 90's. But I talked to Bret Barris who drove it a couple of times. There was No floorboard to speak of in that car, the Seat sat over the Rear-end. Dust and Rocks would come up right in your face! It was pretty much just eye candy.
But what was amazing, the next time I was there a year or so later they we're Detailing Batmobile #1 for induction in the Peterson Musuem. When Tony Wood (employee) pulled that car out on Riverside drive to go on a sidestreet. You couldn't imagine the looks from the Tacobell across the street!
But what was amazing, the next time I was there a year or so later they we're Detailing Batmobile #1 for induction in the Peterson Musuem. When Tony Wood (employee) pulled that car out on Riverside drive to go on a sidestreet. You couldn't imagine the looks from the Tacobell across the street!
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Rocketman 207
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Nitrohaulic
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Someone supposedly in the know at classicfunnycarboard says that for some reason the movie people wanted to shoot it with the track turned around. Supposed to be early lions with them launching from the shutdown area.
ProStockJunkie
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My very favorite episode. (I still watch the Munsters when I stumble on them while channel surfing).
yoda
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Naw.. the powerlines were on the correct side down in the traps for Lions.. And even the old,OLD tower should have been on that side... Mr. Sullivan, please chime in anytime..
