In the 1984 computer game adaptation, players are given the choice between the 1963 hearse (which looked the most like Ecto-1), a cheap VW Beetle, a spacious station wagon and a high performance (but low-capacity) sports car.Įcto-1a is an upgraded version of the Ecto-1, seen only in Ghostbusters II, which includes more technical equipment on the vehicle's roof and digital announcement boards on each side of it.
Other versions of the Ecto-1 are seen in various media depictions, some giving the vehicle equipment upgrades: 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. There are also various gadgets mounted on the top, whose function is never revealed in the movies. Its features include a special pull-out rack in the rear containing the staff's proton packs.
new rings, 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, Stantz pays $4800 (over $9900 in 2012 dollars) 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 limo-style endloader combination car (ambulance conversion) used in the 1984 film Ghostbusters and other Ghostbusters fiction. Wikipedia: Ghostbusters: Universe: Transportation: Ectomobile In a subsequent cartoon, a proton cannon (an upgraded and more powerful version of the proton pack) was said to be on top of the Ecto-1.ĭifferent and subsequent versions of the vehicle (comics, cartoons) all report different versions of said equipment rack. The equipment on the car was never meant to be used by the actors. In the original 'Ghostbuster' franchise films, the rig and equipment on the top of the Ectomobile or Ecto-1 was never used or revealed.Ĭonsidering the cost of the fabrication and the rebuild by Steve Dane, credited as a Hardware Consultant, it was considered a miracle the car moved at all.
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