Upon
completion of the MUNSTER KOACH for the Universal TV, Kayro-Vue Production,
Kustom King George Barris envisioned an even more spectacular, unworldly
creation and immediately began production at his Kustom City in North
Hollywood, California. The finished product currently appears in the
Munster series.
DRAG-U-LA was designed in normal dragster fashion with tube frame
and lively 350 h.p. Ford Mustang engine. Accessories include dual
4-barrel carbs, M-T manifold, Dupree fuel pump, and Autolite 12 volt
electrical system. It is capable of quite respectable speeds, however
the dragster similarity ends right there, for DRAG-U-LA looks more
like a coffin on wheels. In fact, the body is an actual Owens-Corning
Fiberglass casket, trimmed in royal purple velvet and finished in
sedate Italian gold leaf. The marble gravestone grille carries the
inscription: Born 1367, Died? Appropriately it is a one-man machine;
the driver is positioned under a clear plastic bubble top. A four
speed shift directs power to the rear wheels via 11" Firestone slicks
and specially made 10" Rader rims of Reynolds aluminum. "Actually,"
observed Al Lewis alias Grandpa Munster, "the DRAG-U-LA is a real
dual purpose machine. You can go in it or you can go in it!" AMT Corp,
is duplicating the DRAG-U-LA in model kit form.