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Title: The Munster Rod?
Post by: fe66comet on March 08, 2014, 09:35:46 PM: I remember reading in hot Rod Magazine in the early eighties that the Munster Mobile was built by the same designer as the Bat Mobile? Is this true as then I would imagine it was FE powered.
Title: Re: The Munster Rod?
Post by: TomP on March 09, 2014, 01:58:42 AM: Kind of a funny spot for this question. But i know this one, it had a 289 with a bunch of phony carbs on top. The Dragula coffin was also a 289.
Title: Re: The Munster Rod?
Post by: fe66comet on March 09, 2014, 09:35:06 PM: Didn't know, what a disappointing thing to hear. At least it wasn't a SBC.
Title: Re: The Munster Rod?
Post by: mammyjammer on March 10, 2014, 10:54:31 AM: Even Herman Munster is too smart to run a SBC..
Title: Re: The Munster Rod?
Post by: ScotiaFE on March 10, 2014, 09:08:46 PM: Well we need a pic of it. ::)

(http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/ScotiaFE/MunsterHotRod_zps8aa2c781.jpg) (http://s135.photobucket.com/user/ScotiaFE/media/MunsterHotRod_zps8aa2c781.jpg.html)
Title: Re: The Munster Rod?
Post by: Hubble63 on March 10, 2014, 09:29:21 PM: :o lol you guys are funny can you get a pic of the coffin rod
Title: Re: The Munster Rod?
Post by: fe66comet on March 11, 2014, 10:06:34 AM: Awesome I love it, wonder where it went? Wish someone built a replica kit, I have a flat head that I could put in there. The coffin body can be had in fiberglass but aluminum would be better.
Title: Re: The Munster Rod?
Post by: fe66comet on March 11, 2014, 10:47:02 AM: Found all the info, George Barris built a few of them.
They all were hand laid fiberglass taking over 500 hours each to fully construct. The cost then was over $18000 dollers each. At the time that would be pretty pricey I would imagine.
Title: Re: The Munster Rod?
Post by: TomP on March 22, 2014, 11:45:40 PM: Ever seen this site?
http://www.munsterkoach.com/start.htm
Title: Re: The Munster Rod?
Post by: Heo on March 23, 2014, 06:48:39 AM: Wow its got a Power rearend ??? And a 289 bored
to 425 ??? ??? I love to get my hands on a 289 block like that
Title: Re: The Munster Rod?
Post by: fe66comet on March 23, 2014, 09:44:13 AM: An aftermarket Windsor will do that.
Title: Re: The Munster Rod?
Post by: Heo on March 23, 2014, 09:55:12 AM: A lot of blocks will go out to 425 but not a 289 in 65
Title: Re: The Munster Rod?
Post by: fe66comet on March 23, 2014, 10:07:50 AM: I wonder if it was a Winsor block design? 289 base with thicker walls and taller 9.5 deck? Ford was pouring a lot of technology and parts inventory for the 289/302/351 series blocks at the time. And Keith Black was and Shelby were building some race specific parts also.
Title: Re: The Munster Rod?
Post by: Heo on March 23, 2014, 12:00:25 PM: probably a bone stock 2v 289 just 10 carbs added
and a few of them working
Title: Re: The Munster Rod?
Post by: cjshaker on March 23, 2014, 01:57:20 PM: Quote from: Heo on March 23, 2014, 12:00:25 PM
probably a bone stock 2v 289 just 10 carbs added
and a few of them working

Most likely correct. Just bad info stated on the websight. Barris was not into building performance engines, just using base engines with lots of cool looking bolt-ons in wild looking rides. Looks was the name of the game, not performance.
Title: Re: The Munster Rod?
Post by: fe66comet on March 23, 2014, 02:36:54 PM: Did make some cool customs all the same. Evil Knievel had the corner on crazy performance like rocket powered motorcycles and V8 Harleys.
Title: DRAGULA & MUNSTER COACH at Strip...Mighty fancy filming and dare I say driving/
Post by: Qikbbstang on March 23, 2014, 10:26:56 PM: stunts. No doubt they really had Fred Gwynne somehow hooked up for the hot-foot at ending. I recall one time seeing a video of Dragula carrying the wheels!.............May have been in Munster Go Home movie.

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=dragula%20dragstrip&FORM=BVLH1#view=detail&mid=015AFB243A7EDC41A91D015AFB243A7EDC41A91D
Title: Re: The Munster Rod?
Post by: fe66comet on March 24, 2014, 10:26:21 AM: The chassis was pretty light I imagine, there also have been copy cats that I saw go up for auction with more modern engines.