Munster’s Koach
The Munster’s Koach was a Custom-Built car for the TV program the Munster’s in the 1960s
History
The Universal TV Producers called on the famous George Barris to build the unusual Vehicle for the well unusual family of Ghouls! the Munster’s with the normal little time to build given by the TV company, the engineers Les Tompkins and Bud Kuns complete the task in less than 30 days The needed appropriate transportation for the popular TV Family,this had to be of a size to accommodate the whole family.
To accommodate the Munster family Barris needed to fabricate a large enough chassis frame this was 113 inches with a 1927 Model T ford body of fiberglass from Owins Corning and Reynolds aluminium panel’s that need to be stretched into a larger six door touring type roadster style.
George Barris wife Shirley met with the actress who played Lilly Munster to plan the Colour Theme for the unusual car and was painted with 40 coats of hand-rubbed Black Spyder peal paint with gold leaf trim in keeping with the ghoulish theme That included the 'gravestone' radiator, casket door handles, and gas-lantern headlights with their spider-web glass. Ermins fur rugs along with red velvet diamond tufted coffin liner trim and no less than two French antique telephones run by an Auto light electrical system along with the Sony TV and Muntz stereo tape deck .
The Munster’s Koach featured Rader Chrome spoked rims and MT slicks Vertical steering a four on the floor transmission along with the dropped front axle and split radius rod for the right stance with swing pedals with hydraulic clutch and brake.
For performance desired by their larger-than-life Herman Munster. Ansen Automotive engineered a Ford Cobra Engine that was Bored and stroked with Jahns high-dome pistons and an Isky cam, also to give the looks and performance needed then fitted with M-T ram manifold and spotting no less than ten chrome carbs which fuel from an electric pump from Dupree with fuel economy only around 3 miles per gallon it’s a good job it ran on embalming fluid.
All these features meant the newly built Munster’s Koach Cost the TV company a large $18,000.00 price tag.
