It had a ghost hood ornament and on the back stickers. Erin filmautos mieten pointed out it out as the “science mobile” and told Phil Hudson she was leaving with her science friends to do real work then told him good day. Holtzmann drove a few inches forward when Erin tried to open the door. Holtzmann quipped to Erin, she was killing her then remarked they had fun then departed for Stonebrook. The Hot Wheels Ecto-2 casting features a V-twin engine and a water cooling system. The movie motorcycle is built on a 1976 Harley Davidson SXT125 but did not have a V-Twin engine and retained the original exhaust pipe.

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”. So excited that my partner rushed out and purchased it for me from Toys R Us (RIP) in July 2016. Since then, I have slept soundly knowing that all my Lego minifigures are safe.

We can’t revel much for fear of spoilers but I’ll just say that this vehicle gets a chance to shine in ways that the original never really did. So no, it’s not the original, which will always make Ghostbusters “purists” throw a  fit, and yet we think this new Ecto-1 is more than capable of reaching the iconic or toyetic  profile of the other model. After seeing the second trailer for Afterlife, many like-minded car nerds will be plumb chuffed to see the triumphant return of our favorite vintage Cadillac, Ecto 1. As Car and Driver notes, the Ghostbusters’ ride is the 1959 Cadillac Futura Duplex with an ambulance/hearse conversion from the first Ghostbusters film.

Yesterday, Sony Studios invited a gaggle of diehard Ghostbusters fans and members of the media to their Culver City facility to watch the first trailer for the new movie and check out a few props. I snuck in by skitching on Steven Spielberg’s Tesla Model X. On a lucky day, we get to hear Peter tell the story of his first car, a jewel of a 1958 Ford Fairlane, into which he dumped more time and money than made sense, but he has no regrets. Peter Corn joined MotorBiscuit as an Autos Writer in 2020 and brings his quippiest Southern drawl to our table. Having, in his words, “helped” rebuild his dad’s 1959 MGA as a small child, Peter grew up loving vintage cars and trucks, adding motorcycles and all things 4×4 as he went.

Some time later after being accepted to the team, Patty returned in a 1984 Cadillac Fleetwood hearse with black paint job and red roof. She parked outside Zhu’s Authentic Hong Kong Food and honked the horn. Patty quoted Oprah with, “You get a car, and you get a car, and you get a car!” Abby protested she didn’t disclose that the vehicle was going to be a hearse. Patty stated her uncle owned a funeral home, not a Enterprise Rent-A-Car. Erin joked she hoped Patty checked to see there wasn’t a body in the back.

Just like with a lot of the small builds in Dimensions sets, the micro Ecto’s are awesome too. This new, bigger version looks to be the most impressive of them all. MTA staffer Patty Tolan encounters a ghost in a subway terminal built under a haunted prison in Auburn and contacts the team. They find the ghost and test Holtz’s prototype for the proton packs on the entity but fail to capture it.

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The final model is huge, slightly too big for my photo box, the impressive size makes for a great display piece, just like the Batmobile from 2019. This set has far more play features than the Batmobile though. From the seat, to the HOG (Hand of God) steering, these features not only make for a great final model but a great build experience also. If you’re a Ghostbusters™ fan, we’ve got just the thing for you – the LEGO® Ghostbusters ECTO-1! Bust the stress out of everyday life and indulge in some quality me time as you build a LEGO version of the converted 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor ambulance from the Ghostbusters movies. For the 2016 reboot movie a 1984 Cadillac de Ville Fleetwood Hearse was chosen to be transformed into the Ecto-1.

Slimer took the co-pilot seat and was instructed with blasting certain clouds with Silver Iodide to influence a rainstorm and draw out Simon Quegg’s Horse and Buggy and the Dark Rider. Slimer lost control and the Ecto-2 plummeted into the river below. Ray and Peter used the Ecto-2 to lay cover fire on Murray the Mantis to prevent it from fleeing Central Park prematurely.

The franchise stuck with Cadillac for the 2016 version of the film, but this Ecto-1 was 1984 Fleetwood Hearse. The original Ecto-1, seen in 1984’s classic Ghostbusters, was a modified 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor ambulance. In the vignette showcasing the new model, Paul Feig, director of the 2016 film, reveals the new team’s set of wheels is similarly vintage – fittingly, it’s a 1984 Cadillac hearse.

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Note that this article covers the 2016 movie version of the Ecto-2. The IDW version can be found here, and The Real Ghostbusters one can be found here. The instruction manual came in a cardboard envelope. 2) I thought this would solve a pet peeve of mine, mangled instructions. However upon opening the envelope I was disappointed to find the manual was by far the most damaged manual I have ever received. Both corners that were deepest in the envelope were bashed up and tatty, and the whole manual was squashed at an angle, warping the spine.

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Finally, the restoration team updated all the rooftop gadgets with modern bulbs and electric motors. The film crew eventually purchased a 1959 Cadillac series 62. It had been converted into an ambulance by the Miller-Meteor company in Piqua, Ohio, which built limousines, ambulances, and hearses. Instead, in one of the many ways the original Ghostbusters script was changed, the 1959 Miller-Meteor was chosen. However, the 1975 ambulance would end up being the inspiration for the Ecto-1 used in the 2016 reboot; it was a 1984 Cadillac Fleetwood hearse of a similar design to the ’75 ambulance. If you want to get to know the new cast a little better ahead of its July 11 release, there are also five short intros on the characters and actors portraying them.

Henry earned a Bachelor’s in Anthropology and English from the University of Vermont. The surviving Miller-Meteor converted Ectomobile appeared in multiple museum displays and drove in various parades. But, by 2009 it needed, “A lot of work.” So, Sony Studios gave the Ghostbusters car to Cinema Vehicle Services to restore. In Dan Aykroyd’s original screenplay, the writer specified that the Ectomobile was a converted 1959 ambulance.