# First pictures of Hotwheels Ecto 1 prototype **URL:** \ **Category:** Collectibles\ **Created:** [February 5, 2011, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/first-pictures-of-hotwheels-ecto-1-prototype/35776 "2011-02-05T12:05:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nisei](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/nisei/32/6265_2.png) [@Nisei](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Nisei)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/first-pictures-of-hotwheels-ecto-1-prototype/35776/1 "2011-02-05T12:05:51Z")
For those who still don’t believe it 🙂 ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/b/6/b6ec0509a2cea8b6c3ba43b144b411decde7b491.jpeg) ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/7/9/79ef3357c93ffcd9cc0a7b740b70400af33321d2.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![RedSpecial](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/redspecial/32/3978_2.png) [@RedSpecial](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/RedSpecial)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 12:27pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/first-pictures-of-hotwheels-ecto-1-prototype/35776/2 "2011-02-05T12:27:47Z")
Thats looking promising, I have to get my hands on one of these when they are released. Thanks for the pic Nisei 😃 ---
**Author:** ![GHS2054](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/dbc845/32.png) [@GHS2054](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/GHS2054)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 12:38pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/first-pictures-of-hotwheels-ecto-1-prototype/35776/3 "2011-02-05T12:38:31Z")
Awsome this is a must have. ---
**Author:** ![Caster\_troy](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/caster_troy/32/5855_2.png) [@Caster\_troy](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Caster_troy)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/first-pictures-of-hotwheels-ecto-1-prototype/35776/4 "2011-02-05T12:41:10Z")
Looks very good ---
**Author:** ![dfak2009](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/dfak2009/32/12033_2.png) [@dfak2009](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/dfak2009)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/first-pictures-of-hotwheels-ecto-1-prototype/35776/5 "2011-02-05T13:30:37Z")
AWESOME!!! I’m getting 2 !!! That’s how the **\*\*MATTY VERSION \*\*** should look, if it existed ☹ ---
**Author:** ![CaptCyan](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@CaptCyan](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/CaptCyan)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/first-pictures-of-hotwheels-ecto-1-prototype/35776/6 "2011-02-05T13:41:22Z")
> [@dfak2009](#): > > AWESOME!!! > > I’m getting 2 !!! > > That’s how the **\*\*MATTY VERSION \*\*** should look, if it existed ☹ But it is the “Matty Version”. Matel makes Hotwheels. They have the prototype as seen. They can scale it to whatever size they wish to. When they think the market is ready, they can make one in scale with the [6" figures](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/toys/mattel/mattel-6-figures). ---
**Author:** ![dfak2009](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/dfak2009/32/12033_2.png) [@dfak2009](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/dfak2009)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/first-pictures-of-hotwheels-ecto-1-prototype/35776/7 "2011-02-05T13:55:39Z")
> [@CaptCyan](#): > > > [@dfak2009](#): > > > > AWESOME!!! > > > > I’m getting 2 !!! > > > > That’s how the **\*\*MATTY VERSION \*\*** should look, if it existed ☹ > > But it is the “Matty Version”. Matel makes Hotwheels. They have the prototype as seen. They can scale it to whatever size they wish to. When they think the market is ready, they can make one in scale with the 6" figures. Awesome i didn’t know MATTY and HOTWHEELS were the same!! I really hope they eventually make a 6" scale ECTO that looks exactly like this i’d definitly buy 2 if they did 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Knightmare10880](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/96bed5/32.png) [@Knightmare10880](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Knightmare10880)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/first-pictures-of-hotwheels-ecto-1-prototype/35776/8 "2011-02-05T14:43:01Z")
> [@dfak2009](#): > > > [@CaptCyan](#): > > > > That’s how the **\*\*MATTY VERSION \*\*** should look, if it existed ☹ > > But it is the “Matty Version”. Matel makes Hotwheels. They have the prototype as seen. They can scale it to whatever size they wish to. When they think the market is ready, they can make one in scale with the 6" figures. Awesome i didn’t know MATTY and HOTWHEELS were the same!! I really hope they eventually make a 6" scale ECTO that looks exactly like this i’d definitly buy 2 if they did 😃 [/quote] Pretty much every toy company in the U.S. is either owned or partially owned by either [Mattel](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/toys/mattel) or Hasbro, I was astounded when doing research on the history of the big two companies to see how many of their former competitors they had bought and turned into lines/divisions of their own company. As to the Ecto-1 prototype it looks very good and at least the have the mold so that as Capt Cyan said they could potentially(as in if [Ghostbusters 3](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/ghostbusters-3) ever actually gets made or they shock us by announcing a new animated series) use it to give us an Ecto one to go with our 6-inch Ghostbusters. ---
**Author:** ![SolidSnakeEyes](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/solidsnakeeyes/32/6194_2.png) [@SolidSnakeEyes](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/SolidSnakeEyes)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/first-pictures-of-hotwheels-ecto-1-prototype/35776/9 "2011-02-05T17:19:15Z")
God, something like this in scale for the [6" figures](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/toys/mattel/mattel-6-figures) would make my year. ---
**Author:** ![Boomerjinks](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/boomerjinks/32/128_2.png) [@Boomerjinks](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Boomerjinks)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/first-pictures-of-hotwheels-ecto-1-prototype/35776/10 "2011-02-05T18:12:18Z")
Turn the ■■■■■■■ binocs around! Goddammit! ---
**Author:** ![MrSpider](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/58956e/32.png) [@MrSpider](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/MrSpider)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/first-pictures-of-hotwheels-ecto-1-prototype/35776/11 "2011-02-05T18:39:29Z")
Mmmmmmmmm yeah… I want ---
**Author:** ![ecto-fire](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/ecto-fire/32/187738_2.png) [@ecto-fire](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/ecto-fire)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/first-pictures-of-hotwheels-ecto-1-prototype/35776/12 "2011-02-05T19:30:40Z")
that prototype looks insane!!! hope they eventually release an ecto-1A version!! ---
**Author:** ![featofstrength](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/featofstrength/32/6004_2.png) [@featofstrength](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/featofstrength)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/first-pictures-of-hotwheels-ecto-1-prototype/35776/13 "2011-02-05T19:57:18Z")
> [@SolidSnakeEyes](#): > > God, something like this in scale for the 6" figures would make my year. Good luck getting those figures in with their packs glued on…or start saving the almost $120 to get the inevitable sans/removable pack figures ---
**Author:** ![dfak2009](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/dfak2009/32/12033_2.png) [@dfak2009](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/dfak2009)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/first-pictures-of-hotwheels-ecto-1-prototype/35776/14 "2011-02-05T20:08:36Z")
> [@featofstrength](#): > > or start saving the almost $120 to get the inevitable sans/removable pack figures HUH??? Sorry if i come off a little stupid here, but what?? LOL ---
**Author:** ![featofstrength](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/featofstrength/32/6004_2.png) [@featofstrength](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/featofstrength)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/first-pictures-of-hotwheels-ecto-1-prototype/35776/15 "2011-02-05T20:40:15Z")
> [@dfak2009](#): > > > [@featofstrength](#): > > > > or start saving the almost $120 to get the inevitable sans/removable pack figures > > HUH??? > > Sorry if i come off a little stupid here, but what?? > > LOL 4 Ghostbusters at nearly $30 a pop ---
**Author:** ![aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/aj-quick/32/187072_2.png) [@aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/aj-quick)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/first-pictures-of-hotwheels-ecto-1-prototype/35776/16 "2011-02-05T20:46:11Z")
> [@Boomerjinks](#): > > Turn the f\*\*\*\*g binocs around! Goddammit! Must be based on the photos I took at Sony.. where they were turned around. ---
**Author:** ![Pony](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/4da419/32.png) [@Pony](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Pony)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/first-pictures-of-hotwheels-ecto-1-prototype/35776/17 "2011-02-05T20:55:43Z")
The detail on this thing looks great. Definitely a must have for the collection. ---
**Author:** ![stroudy](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/stroudy/32/6713_2.png) [@stroudy](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/stroudy)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/first-pictures-of-hotwheels-ecto-1-prototype/35776/18 "2011-02-05T21:01:15Z")
Impressive…very impressive! ---
**Author:** ![Josh\_Foote](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/5e9695/32.png) [@Josh\_Foote](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Josh_Foote)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/first-pictures-of-hotwheels-ecto-1-prototype/35776/19 "2011-02-05T21:52:27Z")
Very nice! ---
**Author:** ![kingpin](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/kingpin/32/187259_2.png) [@kingpin](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/kingpin)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/first-pictures-of-hotwheels-ecto-1-prototype/35776/20 "2011-02-05T22:32:06Z")
> [@Pony](#): > > The detail on this thing looks great. Definitely a must have for the collection. The Hotwheels Ecto appears to capture the 1959 Cadillac body better as well, the proportions of the older one just seemed squashed and stretched… There’s a finer assortment of details, just look at how many more bits of trim the new one sports, ranging from the swooping pieces of crome over the headlights with miniature Cadillac sheilds, and as someone on GBN pointed out, the louver plates [Next page](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/first-pictures-of-hotwheels-ecto-1-prototype/35776.md?page=2)