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Started by Ghoste, June 20, 2011, 07:20:49 AM

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Ghoste

June 20, 2011, 07:20:49 AM
Was the Dragula ever used on the series or did it only appear in the movie?  (it seems like I should remember this but hey, it was a long time ago)

bobs66440

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June 20, 2011, 07:34:59 AM
Apparently, yes.  :2thumbs: Cool video...though I think Rob Zombie was dubbed in at a later point :lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMLZNwezGFY

This is taken from wikipedia...
"George Barris built two automobiles for the show: "Munster Koach", a hot rod built on a lengthened 1926 Ford Model T chassis with a custom hearse body. It was 18 feet long and cost almost $20,000 to build. Barris also built the DRAG-U-LA (which inspired a Rob Zombie song by the same name), a dragster built from a coffin, which Grandpa used to win back "The Munster Koach" after Herman lost it in a race. Footage of the drag race was included in Zombie's first horror film House of 1,000 Corpses. (According to Barris, a real coffin was, in fact, purchased for the car.) In real life, Yvonne De Carlo drove a Jaguar sedan fitted with custom-made "spooky" ornaments, for example spider webs on the rims. She had to give up on it, as the car was repeatedly vandalized by fans hunting for souvenirs"

Found this also...

Episode #36  Hot Rod Herman
Eddie, under the impression that his father is the greatest driver in the world, volunteers Herman in a drag-strip competition.  After souping up the Munster Koach and dressing up like Marlon Brando in his Wild One days, Herman loses his car in a drag race.  In a rematch, Grandpa races in the Dragula, a motorized coffin on wheels.

Drache

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June 20, 2011, 07:45:14 AM
Yvonne De Carlo was born right here in BC Canada. She passed away in 2007  :'(

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bobs66440

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June 20, 2011, 07:52:39 AM
She was a doll!   :yesnod:

PocketThunder

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June 20, 2011, 08:49:06 AM
I saw the Drag-u-la in a museum in Daytona Beach, FL back on spring break in 1999.  I have pictures somewhere.
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June 20, 2011, 12:13:14 PM
The original Drag-U-La is in a Planet Hollywood, suspended from the ceiling. There are a few knock-offs out there as well.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DRAG-U-LA
http://www.munsterkoach.com/restaurant.htm
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June 20, 2011, 10:52:04 PM
Quote from: Ghoste on June 20, 2011, 07:20:49 AM
Was the Dragula ever used on the series or did it only appear in the movie?  (it seems like I should remember this but hey, it was a long time ago)

Yes, it appeared in more than one episode, although never very long except for the drag race.
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