1964 Munster Koach

Happy Halloween! Since this is (mostly) a car blog, let's take a minute or two and take a look at one of the coolest, or should I say "ghoulest" cars ever. From one of my favorite TV shows ever, it's "The Munster Koach" from the "Munsters". 

The Munster Koach was designed and built by famed Hollywood custom car builder George Barris. Mr. Barris also designed and built the Batmobile, the Beverly Hillbillies car, which I always felt would have made a more appropriate Munster Koach than this thing, Starsky and Hutch's Gran Torino, Knight Rider and more. 

The Munster Koach had a 133 inch long ladder frame that was made by hand. 

The 18 foot long "Koach" was made from 3 Model T bodies. Using Model T's  might sound quaint today but in the years following World War II, old Models T's were still in abundance and were used by hot rodders frequently to fabricate "hot rods". They were light weight and easy to work with too. 

Munster Koach was powered by a 289 Ford engine rebuilt with Jahns high compression pistons, ten chrome plated Stromberg carburators, an Isky cam, and had a set of Bobby Barr racing headers. Imagine keeping this thing in tune. 

"Blood red", velvet interior. 

The studio gave George Barris 21 days to complete the car at a cost of $18,000. A fiendish amount of money in 1964.