For all you Munsters fans out there, this pulse jet coffin rail from Bob Maddox might elicit a yawn as we all know that Grandpa Munster (aka Al Lewis) was rolling a similar whip christened “Drag-u-la” way back in the mid-sixties.

Before you dismiss this as case of plagiarism, see how Maddox picks up where “Drag-u-La,” left off and admits he’s paying homage to the old TV series car. The guys at Wired bring us the story.

Where the original Barris and Richard “Korky” Korkes built “Drag-U-La” had a 289, small block Ford motor, Maddox employs a pulse jet engine for his pine box sled. Simply put, a pulse jet is sort of a primitive jet engine with few moving parts that can run on almost any fuel.

Maddox originally wanted to strap a pulse jet to his body to grab more airtime while he was skydiving, which led to pulse cars, bicycles, motorcycles and now this graveyard jet rail. He’ll even sell you plans or complete engines as well.

This coffin rod tips the scales a featherweight 400lbs and was built for around $1300. Maddox’s resume includes cabinet building as well and after fashioning the coffin box himself, he went out to eBay and found genuine coffin handles to finish the look.

Maddox claims a leisurely 0-60 time of nine seconds but claims he doesn’t much care about going any faster as he’s having fun with it as is.

As for the original “Drag-u-la,” it underwent a complete restoration in 2011 and now resides at the Volo Auto Museum in Illinois. It’s for sale too. Too bad Herman and Grandpa Munster aren’t around to see the latest in graveyard dragsters.