Hagerty doesn’t carry the value of the 1959 Cadillac Series 75 Commercial Chassis but the average insured value for one now is $52,000 (£38,669).Īccording to the Hagerty valuations department, one of the cars from the film was offered on US magazine Hemmings for $149,998 (£111,514) in 2007. A third was bought for promotional purposes. Only around 25 Miller-Meteor Futuras were ever built and at least two of those were owned by Sony and used in the Ghostbusters films. Ecto-1 is very rare and values are increasing And at 21 feet (6.4m) long there’s plenty of room for ghoul-zapping kit inside. With its big fins, long creased bonnet and spats covering the rear wheels it borrows many of the design features from famous Caddies of the time such as the Eldorado.īeneath the bonnet there’s a monster 390 cubic inch (6.4-litre) V8 engine for some spirited performance. The Ectomobile ‑ Ecto-1 ‑ is based around a Miller-Meteor Futura model which had recumbent ‘passengers’ loaded through its tailgate. It’s based on a 1959 Cadillac Series 75 Commercial Chassis that coachbuilder Miller-Meteor turned into ambulances, hearses and in some instances both in one. One of the tools used to promote Ghostbusters to fans beyond cinemas was the car Murray and Aykroyd use to transport their ghostbusting kit around New York. Hagerty investigates the mysterious goings-on… What is Ecto-1? Values of original and replica Ectomobiles have climbed over the past decade. At the same time, a thriving market in replica Ectomobiles has sprung up. It means that the original prop cars used in the production of Ghostbusters have become highly prized, and valuable too. The car has gone on to attain cult status, as distinctive as Ray Park Junior’s soundtrack – Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters! – and the overalls and proton pack used by the Ghostbusters team as they go about saving New York from supernatural disaster. Photo: Columbia Pictures/Getty ImagesĪlong with the theme tune, one of the most enduring elements from the film is Ecto-1. Left to right: Harold Ramis, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson (background) and Bill Murray in Ghostbusters, 1984. And it was one of the first films to use merchandise for promotional purposes. It had a hit song by Ray Parker Junior in the soundtrack. It was the first comedy film to employ then-expensive special effects. The second biggest film of 1984, Ghostbusters grossed $295 million (£219m) in its first run and is often considered one of the first movie blockbusters.
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