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Jim's haunted Doll
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Getting rid of ghosts
Written by Jim Eaton
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GHOSTBUSTERS "ECTO 1" SELLING
FOR $149,998!
Not sure if
this ambulance actually sold for the amount of money asked.
Apparently it was in the first movie but was not one one
actually driven. How COOL would that be to own a movie classic
such as this! -Jim
The Volo Auto Museum in Volo,
Illinois, is selling the '59 Cadillac ambulance that was used as
"Ecto 1" in the 1984 movie "Ghostbusters." With a new vintage
air conditioning system, working lights and signature siren,
this beauty can be yours for a mere $149,998, or $2900 a month
for the next sixty months. Actor Dan Aykroyd's design of the
"Ecto-mobile" was to be an all-black, evil-looking machine with
white and purple strobe lights. The effect was intended to be
more of a hearse as a pun on the Ghostbusters' job. However,
almost every shot of the vehicle in the movie was at night -- if
it had been painted black it wouldn't have shown up on film. The
design that was eventually used was based on 1959 Cadillac
Miller-Meteor ambulance. To emphasize the crazy nature of the
characters, the producers attached all manner of junk on the
roof to give it a "mad scientist" look: 3 police lightbars, a TV
antenna, marine radome, firetruck siren, light board and even a
giant air compressor tank were used in the finished product.
There were three Miller-Meteors converted for use for the movie
- the first was used for filming action scenes in the first
movie, and the second for scenes in the sequel Ghostbusters
II when the first car died during filming. Both of those
cars are sitting on a Sony Pictures Studios overflow lot, and
are rapidly being ravaged by time and age. The third was leased
for the filming of the first movie and can be seen, painted flat
black, at the beginning of the film. That car was later
purchased by the studio and was turned into an Ecto 1 for
promotional tours. That vehicle later found its way into the
hands of famous customizer George Barris, who retained the Volo
Auto Museum to sell the vehicle.
Source: thecarlounge.com
Submitted
by:
Ghoststudy
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See the full-size
image at:
SecretCrypt.com
Close-up
Apparently the ambulance was
placed for sale in Jan or Feb 2007. We have no idea if it sold
or for how much. We do know that at one point, the car was on
eBay with a starting price of $49,000. |
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