Ecto-1A replica auctioned for $220,000

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This past weekend, Houston-based Mecum Auctions hosted a car auction which included a replica of Ecto-1A from Ghostbusters II.

The replica, which was previously listed for auction back in 2010, features a V8 engine, replica Proton Packs and traps, a Slimer sculpture and an appropriate array of emergency lights matching those on the original car from the 1989 film. And if the car seems familiar, it’s because it’s the replica assembled by fan Dean N, which usually appears in Google’s image results for “Ecto-1A”.

Listed with a starting price of $50,000-$70,000, the car sold eventually sold for $220,000.

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What happened to the hubcaps?

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Likely being kept in the same place as its missing satellite dish. . . .

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It looks like the hubcaps and the fender skirts were in-place when the car was sold at the auction location: LINK

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Why do people photograph proton packs this way?

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It’s easier to balance that way, honestly… but I blame the old Kenner toy ads for ALWAYS having the proton packs upside down in toy brochures.

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I’m not a fan of the modern bucket seats either. Of course even with missing hubcaps and weird modifications a 59 Cadillac Miller Meteor in that shape is worth the money on it’s own.

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Sweet baby jeebus!

What this car sold for is like 2 thirds of my mortgage! O_O