Between levels, money can be used to buy powerups, such as a 3-way shot or recovery items. Notable features of the Ecto-1 include a pull-out rack in the rear (ambulance Gurney). Which holds the Ghostbusters’ proton packs and many ghost-hunting gadgets mounted on the vehicle’s roof.

As one of Hollywood’s most famous cars, the Ecto-1 has a captivating history. In Dan Aykroyd’s original screenplay, the writer specified that the Ectomobile was a converted 1959 ambulance. His vision was of a black car topped with white and purple strobe lights imbuing it with a “purple aura.” But much of the movie takes place at night, and the film crew decided that a black Ectomobile would not show up on screen very well. It has four headlights, a station-wagon body bracketed by 1950s fins, steel rims, and worn-out chrome. It was a central piece of both 1984’s Ghostbusters and 1989’s Ghostbusters II. Erik Sherman is a MotorBiscuit Staff Writer, an admitted petrolhead, and an avid motorcyclist.

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Though by the time the final shooting script was locked in, the 1959 model was settled on, though the purchase price was too low at $1,400. The cost Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) mentions in the film, $4,800, was more believable. But basically, forget the backstory from the 80’s Ghostbusters movies because the new one starts fresh. The Ecto-1 used a 1959 Cadillac professional chassis built by the Miller-Meteor company. When Ghostbusters hit the big screens in 1984, it achieved iconic status, and it’s known as one of the best ghost films. Like many famous films, one of the standout elements of Ghostbusters is its iconic car.

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Instead, it looks to be a 2WD 144″ 2500 high-roof, single rear-wheel cargo van. With a now-massive cast of ghost fighters, the latest installment of the Ghostbusters franchise needed a vehicle that could haul more people and more gear than the famous Ecto-1 Cadillac. This is where the Mercedes-Benz ECTO-Z Sprinter van comes into play. The car is called the Ectomobile, because its license plate reads Ecto-1. In the second movie, however, the new and improved

In the Hasbro toy line, Fright Features, he is depicted as throwing up ectoplasm, while donning a meaner look. The Hell’s Kitchen Sewer Dragon is a Class 5 entity that was rampaging above New York City and being pursued by the Spengler family-assembled Ghostbusters. Forty-three years later, they manifest as Class 4 Noncorporeal Elemental Spirits when Wexler was trying the Ghostbusters in court, unintentionally scaring him so much he rescinded the court judgment on the Ghostbusters practicing their craft. Nunzio also carries the trial’s prosecutor to the hall; the prosecutor survived but was traumatized by her ordeal. Vigo’s full name is a combination of the stage name of Norbert Grupe (aka Wilhelm von Homburg), who played Vigo, and William and Henry Deutschendorf, the twins that played the baby Oscar.