What kind of car is in the 2016 Ghostbusters film?
In 1984, a popular film by the name of Ghostbusters graced audiences around the globe. Never again would someone be able to ask another “who you gonna call?” without getting the automated “Ghostbusters!” response. While the film had many memorable quotes, actors and moments, the car that the Ghostbusters used to get around made an equally large mark in the industry. With a new film on the horizon, we thought we would take a look at the vehicles that help the team save the day, because the 2016 Ghostbusters Ecto-1 just happens to be another Cadillac.
What kind of car was used in the original Ghostbusters?
The original Ghostbusters traveled around in a 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor. The model was a combination car, which means that it employed a Cadillac-style body with a configured ambulance or limo-style addition. The 1984 film featured an ambulance-style car, which acted as the Ghostbusters’ mean of transportation. In the movie, one of the characters (Stantz) pays a not-so-whopping $4,800 for the car and states that it needs an abundance of repairs.
According to Stantz in the 1984 Ghostbusters film, the Cadillac comically needed “suspension work and shocks, brakes, brake pads, lining, steering box, transmission, rear end… new rings,mufflers, a little wiring…”
What car will the Ghosbusters drive in the 2016 film?
The franchise stuck with Cadillac for the 2016 version of the film, but this model will be a 1982 Cadillac Deville. The model will still be called the Ecto-1, after its famous past counterpart, but this time, a slew of women will be driving it. It’s been said that this Cadillac doesn’t seem to be in as rough of shape when the Ghostbusters receive it. The film will be released in theatres July 15, 2016.
