Comments on: Original Ecto-1 Ghostbusters Car on eBay

By: Jeff008

Jeff008 — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:56:54 +0000

Everyone this is the universal made car it says so in the heading. They had a copy made to display at the theme park in orlando. Sony pictures still owns the two original cars the had ecto 1 (ghostbusters 1) restored for the new video game press tour and anniversary tour up to that point they sat in the sony back lot for years i saw them in person. The only other sony produced car i know of was built for a press tour for the original release and it was that black one from the first movie and i read that after the tour it was sold and still exists but that could be BS since they turned around and had to make another car for the second movie (they didnt upgrade the original its a seperate car) i figure that they would just use that black one but who knows. None of the ghostbusters actors purchased the cars. I can only think of one actor that has a replica or real car that he drove in his movie/show and that is John Schneider from the dukes of hazard.

By: benjamin Franklin

benjamin Franklin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:58:05 +0000

I doubt that Dan Aykroyd the writer producer of the first two movies would let “The 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor ambulance limo that was transformed by Universal Studios into the Ecto-1 Ghost busters car is now being auctioned off on eBay. ” I thought he bought it from the movie company.

By: Zane

Zane — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:42:32 +0000

If I won the lottery like 100+ million dollars I would be the first collector to collect cars like this, of course along with the vehicle from that show Knight Rider, the vehicle from that movie Road Warrior, the time machine vehicle from Back To The Future, just to name a few. lol

Great collection it would be, but it’s only a dream of course, but I know the first thing I and many other people would do if they had this car, drive the mean streets of New York City, while wearing ghostbusters uniform, and telling people your here to take care of there ghost problems!

By: Vinnie

Vinnie — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:57:48 +0000

There used to be a 59 Pink & White Ambulance that would roll around Oakland back in the 70s. It was a Ambulance company in the Dimond…
59 is one of my favorite years for Cizzak.
The Hearse in Harold & Maude is a 59
It resides in Palo Alto.
Whadda beauty though..

By: Jack Prague

Jack Prague — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:36:39 +0000

When I worked on the Sony lot they had an Ecto-1 also (Sony/Columbia is the current US distributor) – I used to sit in my boss’s office and stare at it. It looked the same as the one pictured, but it’s hard to imagine a studio would sell something like this on ebay. On the other hand there’s a whole building forum devoted to building your own: http://www.theecto1.com/forum/index.php

By: Tad Benton

Tad Benton — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:47:44 +0000

When I was a kid I saw what I assumed to be the “original” parked, a few times, near the corner of Vantage and Valleyheart in North Hollywood. It was pretty beat up and filthy, and the license plate still had stuck to it, amazingly, whatever it was they used to simulate marshmallow goo. But who knows how many of these vehicle they needed? Most movies use at least a few of the same car, right?

By: Curt Hanks

Curt Hanks — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:58:32 +0000

Actually, I seriously doubt this is the “original” car used in the movie. This was owned by Universal Studios theme park. I’ve seen the park “actors” drive it around. This is probably just a replica made for the park. I’m sure the real one is owned by a collector somewhere.

By: Alan

Alan — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:54:52 +0000

Wow, good times in that vehicle I bet.

By: Will Radik

Will Radik — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:28:34 +0000

Holy smokes. I love that car.