Here Comes the Munster Koach

video montage of the Munster Koach built by George Barris for the TV show The Munsters

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The Original Munsters Drag-U-La races the Boot Hill Express!
Watch the Original Munsters Drag-U-La, race the Boot Hill Express, a Stage
Coach Hearse at the Autoseum, Automotive Teaching Museum!
The Drag-U-La is currently house at the Autoseum so we decided that it was
time this dragster hit the streets, so we ask one of our local supporters
to bring down his home built Boot Hill express so the coffin could still
race a hearse.
The Drag-U-La is the fully restored car built by George Barris and used by
Grandpa Munster, Al Lewis, in the TV series The Munsters. This is the car
most famous for the episode "Hot Rod Herman" where races the Munsters
Coach.
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Kustom Cars Of George Barris - RIP George, 1925 - 2015
In the 1960s, the Barris firm became heavily involved in vehicle design for
television production. At the beginning of the decade, Barris, who loved
extravagant design, had purchased the Lincoln Futura, a concept car of the
mid-1950s which had been built by Ghia of Italy. It remained in his
collection for several years, until he was rather unexpectedly asked by ABC
Television to create a signature vehicle for their Batman television
series. Time was very short, as filming would begin in a few weeks, leaving
insufficient time for a new design from scratch. Instead, Barris decided
the Futura was a perfect base on which to create the Batmobile. Barris
hired custom builder Gene Cushenberry to modify the car, which was ready in
three weeks. The show was a hit, and the car gained notoriety for Barris.
He retained ownership of the Batmobile until an auction on January 19,
2013, when Barris sold it for $4,620,000.
Other television cars built by Barris Kustom Industries include the The
Munster Koach and casket turned dragster (the "Drag-U-La") for The
Munsters, an Oldsmobile Toronado turned into a roadster used in the first
season of Mannix, a 1921 Oldsmobile touring car turned into a truck for The
Beverly Hillbillies, the fictional "1928 Porter" for the NBC comedy My
Mother the Car, Updated KITTs for later seasons of Knight Rider and
replicas of 1914 Stutz Bearcats for Bearcats!.
George Barris was responsible for the frame of the original Batmobile and
other famous customized automobiles he created for various celebrities.
Barris created a customized gold Rolls Royce for actress Zsa Zsa Gabor. The
golden Rolls Royce displayed the detailed work of Barris and included
hand-etched window glass by Robb Rich showing butterflies, roses, and
hummingbirds.
Barris has built many novelty vehicles for other celebrities; these include
golf carts for Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Ann-Margret, Glen Campbell, and Elton
John; and 25 modified Mini Mokes for a record company contest involving the
Beach Boys. He would also modify cars for Hollywood stars and others. Some
examples include a Cadillac limousine for Elvis Presley; custom Pontiac
station wagons for John Wayne, and a pair of "his & hers" 1966 Ford Mustang convertibles for Sonny and
Cher. With the cooperation of American Motors, in 1969 he modified an AMX
coupe into the AMX-400 show car which was later used in a 1972 episode of
the TV mystery series Banacek, and a Cadillac Eldorado turned into a
station wagon for Dean Martin.
Between 2002 and 2006, Barris also designed two custom Cadillac hearses for
episodes of the cable television series Monster Garage. Barris' company
often builds replicas of non-Barris designed vehicles from other TV series,
including The Monkees (Monkeemobile), Starsky and Hutch (Ford Torino),
Power Rangers (Rad-Bug, turbo Vehicles,
and SPD Cars), and Knight Rider
(Some of the cars are not Barris Customs. Thanks to the comments for the
updates. Although the video is not completely accurate in depicting the
Barris touch, you get the idea of what a true craftsmen he was.)
More great car videos:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMXrrRWSTCRn-JZH1yAqvF5_AEvW1aY-c
Soundtrack Composed And Produced by Samuel Cernuto

Drag-U-La Starting
I'll bet you didn't think this thing actually starts up. Andy Perillo fires
it up and it works!. It better. He built tis rerpro.