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The vehicle had enough room in it to store Proton Packs for all of the crew, along with Ecto Goggles, P.K.E. It became a well-recognized symbol for the Ghostbusters franchise. After repairs were completed, the vehicle had quite a unique character. Because of his mechanical skills, he was able to repair the vehicle, which he acquired for $4,800. Ray Stantz found the vehicle in 1984, shortly after he mortgaged his mother's house to buy the Firehouse. The ambulance/hearse combination was the end loader variety.

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The vehicle used for Ecto-1 was a 1959 Cadillac professional chassis, built by the Miller-Meteor company.

Yet another replica currently resides at Historic Auto Attractions museum in Roscoe, Illinois. Another replica was made by Peter Mosen and bought by George Barris. The Universal Studios Ecto-1 Replica was sold at the Barrett-Jackson auto auction in Scottsdale Arizona on January 22, 2010, for $80,000. The Universal Studios 'Spooktacular' stage show featured an Ectomobile replica built by a man from Tennessee. It is currently in storage at Sony Pictures. In 2019, the Ecto-1A was turned into one of two weathered versions of the Ecto-1 for the filming of Ghostbusters: Afterlife. The deteriorated car continued to sit at the Universal back lot for years. The Ecto-1A was originally scheduled to be restored along with the Ecto-1, but a lack in funds meant only Ecto-1 could be restored. The original Ecto-1 was restored by Sony for the release of Ghostbusters: The Video Game, and currently sits in front of Sony Picture's Ghost Corp building along with the 2016 Ecto-1.

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The black Miller-Meteor seen at the beginning of the first movie was leased and used only for that scene and never converted for filming, though it was later purchased by the studio and completely converted to a full Ecto-1 for touring. Three cars have played the vehicle in the movies the third 1959 Miller-Meteor was purchased after the second died during shooting of Ghostbusters II. The filmmakers planned to have the Ecto-1 painted black, but the color of the vehicle was changed to white when it was decided a black car would be too difficult to see during night scenes.

The word Ectomobile was only used in the song 'Cleaning Up The Town' from the film's soundtrack.

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The repaired Ectomobile is named on-screen with the license plate shown reading 'Ecto-1'. Hot Wheels Elite released a highly detailed 1/18 diecast of the Ecto-1 in 2010 and in early 2013, they released a 1/18 Ecto-1A as seen in Ghostbusters II. In 2010, Hot Wheels released a 'Ghostbusters Ecto-1' as part of the '2010 Hot Wheels Premiere' series. Polar Lights released a 1/24 scale model kit of the Ecto-1 in 2002. The shooting script for the movie describes the Ectomobile as being black, with purple and white strobe lights that gave the vehicle a 'purple aura'.Ī miniature replica of the vehicle was mass-produced as a children's toy. A cartoon episode features the proton cannon, presumably a more powerful version of a proton pack, mounted on top for use against extra-large or even giant-sized paranormal entities.Įarlier versions of scripts written by Aykroyd for the first Ghostbusters also includes mentions of the Ectomobile having the power of interdimensional travel. There are also various gadgets mounted on the top, whose functions are never revealed in the movies. Its features include a special pull-out rack utilizing the old ambulance's gurney in the rear containing the staff's proton packs. maybe new rings, also mufflers, a little wiring.'Īfter the necessary reconstruction, it is used to carry the Ghostbusters and their ghost-capturing equipment through New York City. In Stantz's own words, ' it needs suspension work and shocks, brakes, brake pads, lining, steering box, transmission, rear end. In the original movie, Ray Stantz pays $4,800 (equivalent to $13,521 in 2022) for it and claims it needs a plethora of repairs. The original vehicle design was the creation of Steven Dane, credited as a Hardware Consultant in the credits. The Ectomobile, or Ecto-1 is a 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor Sentinel limo-style endloader combination car (ambulance conversion) used in the 1984 film Ghostbusters and other Ghostbusters fiction.