![]() ![]() ![]() Even though it is equipped with a 6.3-liter V8 engine, the ghostbuster car was not built for speed. The Cadillac Miller-Meteor weighs close to 3.5 tons and is also 8 feet tall. It is 21 feet long and 7 feet wide and was designed with the intention to be used as an ambulance/hearse. It got an updated Ghostbusters logo on the hood and driver's side door and yellow and black stripes on both sides of the vehicle. The car is long- which is an understatement. The car had more equipment on the roof and digital announcement boards on each side. The Ecto-1A had the look and the characteristics of the original but with just a few upgrades. However, during the filming of the second Ghostbusters movie in 1989, the original Ecto-1 died, and the crew swiftly made over the second car which became the Ecto-1A. The first one became the Ecto-1, of the original Ghostbusters, but the second one was only used as a prop and just made a cameo appearance to show what the ghost-busting car was before Stantz fixed it. The Ecto-1 (also known as the Ectomobile) was the vehicle that the Ghostbusters used to travel throughout New York City busting ghosts and other entities. Zap them and trap them Capture troublesome spirits with the mobile ghost trap. In the UK in 2014, a replica Ecto-1 was offered on e Bay for £175,000. The car was built from a 1959 Cadillac Superior hearse and was fully drivable with its engine rebuilt in 2012. New Gunner seat Rotates out of the car to catch ghosts while the car is moving. In 2020, a fan-created replica Ecto-1 sold at Barrett-Jackson US220,000. Sniff out the ghosts Roof rack has tracking antenna to monitor psychokinetic energy. Because of his mechanical skills, he was able to fix the vehicle, which he bought for $4,800 (equivalent to about $12,029.47 in 2020).Īccording to movie lore, when the production company started designs for the Ecto-1, they bought two 1959 Cadillacs. The largest and most detailed LEGO® ECTO-1 model ever. ![]() Stantz discovered the monstrous machine shortly after he mortgaged his mother's house to buy the Firehouse. ![]()
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