The Ectomobile

The Ectomobiles are the standard form of transportation for the Ghostbusters. Each is built from a 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor Professional car with a white and red paint job and white walled tires with chromed hubcaps. An interior rack stores the 4 proton packs, and a roof rack contains various detectors such as radar, sensor mics, infrared, and a satellite microwave uplink.Ecto-1The Ecto-1 is a 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor Futura (hearse/ambulance combination) used in the 1984 film Ghostbusters and other Ghostbusters fiction. This vehicle was purchased by Ray Stantz for the relatively high price of $4800 (over $9400 when scaled up for inflation) in a poor state of repair. In Stantz' own words, it needed "suspension work and shocks, brakes, brake pads, lining, steering box, transmission, rear-end (interruption by Venkman inquiring as to the aforementioned price), new rings, mufflers, and a little wiring..." It is assumed that Ray continues listing needed repairs after this scene cuts away. After the necessary reconstruction, it was used to carry the team's ghost-capturing equipment, as well as transporting the Ghostbusters through New York City. It has a distinctive siren wail. Its features include a special pull-out rack in the rear containing the staff's proton packs, which facilitates a quick retrieval without the complication of having to reach into the vehicle's rear. There are also various gadgets mounted on the top, whose function is never revealed in the movies. The book Making Ghostbusters describes a deleted scene where a police officer places a ticket on the Ectomobile only to have it instantly burn to ashes.Ecto-1aAn upgraded version of the Ecto-1, seen only in Ghostbusters II, built from a 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor Sentinel (ambulance) and included more technical equipment placed on the roof of the chassis. Most noticeably this upgrade included digital announcement boards on each side of the vehicle's roof, broadcasting Ghostbuster advertisements, specials, and their phone number. Also, the logo was updated on the doors and back entrance of the ambulance.