In 1984, a movie came out that revolved around 4 guys and their ability to save New York City by catching ghosts, of course that movie is Ghostbusters. This movie is a classic and I always have to watch it when it’s on TV. Not only does it have an amazing cast and some cool special effects, but it also has one of the most famous movie cars, the Ectomobile aka ECTO-1.
The ECTO-1 is a1959 Cadillac with a Miller-Meteor ambulance/hearse conversion. Miller-Meteor was a car manufacturing company and only made about 400 vehicles. These vehicles were a whopping 20 feet long! That’s definitely something that is hard to maneuver.
Throughout the years the ECTO-1 evolved. In the second film, it was given some more gadgets and gizmos and was actually a different car all together. The ECTO-1A as it is called, is a 1959 Cadillac. The ECTO-1A spent some time in Universal Studios in Florida and was a little banged up. After its time there it was taken back to Sony and just sat there alongside the ECTO-1.
The ECTO-1 from the film was refurbished in the early 2000s, but the ECTO-1A didn’t have the same fate as its refurbishment was stopped. The refurb for the ECTO-1 was a difficult one. A lot of the elements were beyond repair and needed to be fabricated. The vehicle also had a bunch of rust and body rot from water, fixing this took about 9 months. All in all, it was a successful refurb for the ECTO-1 and it is on display at a museum in Los Angeles.
We here at Jerry Noonan’s Auto Center hope you enjoyed another segment from Movie Cars. Thank you so much for reading and have a great rest of your week!!
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