# Real Ecto-1 or ? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ectomobiles\ **Created:** [October 12, 2012, 4:50am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/real-ecto-1-or/11295 "2012-10-12T04:50:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Catch22](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@Catch22](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Catch22)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 4:50am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/real-ecto-1-or/11295/1 "2012-10-12T04:50:19Z")
Came across this [Ecto-1](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/uncategorized/ecto-1) in Illinois. They make it sound as if it was in the movie? What does the group think? [historicautoattractions.com/Movieland3.html](http://historicautoattractions.com/Movieland3.html) Sent from my Nexus 7 using Ghostbusters Fans on Android ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Guy](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Guy](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Some_Guy)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 4:54am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/real-ecto-1-or/11295/2 "2012-10-12T04:54:33Z")
Shoot it. Put it out of it’s misery. That thing is such a god damn eyesore. The real one is currently sitting at Sony’s lot. That _thing_ is God awful. ---
**Author:** ![Sutton621](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/sutton621/32/6222_2.png) [@Sutton621](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Sutton621)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 5:02am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/real-ecto-1-or/11295/3 "2012-10-12T05:02:36Z")
It almost looks like they couldn’t get Copyright clearance so they had to severely alter the appearance of the car. The pack however, looks like it’s from the old Universal Studios show. I don’t know if they had a car in that or not (someone will have to fact check that for me) but I’m guessing that’s why it’s with that particular pack. ---
**Author:** ![kingpin](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/kingpin/32/188026_2.png) [@kingpin](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/kingpin)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 8:35am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/real-ecto-1-or/11295/4 "2012-10-12T08:35:31Z")
If I’m not mistaken, that’s a George Barris car. Universal had an [Ecto-1](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/uncategorized/ecto-1), which was sold after the show finally closed for good and the rights reverted to Sony. The car was picked up by a fan and turned into a pretty good Ecto-1 replica. ---
**Author:** ![Chace](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/chace/32/156_2.png) [@Chace](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Chace)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 9:12am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/real-ecto-1-or/11295/5 "2012-10-12T09:12:08Z")
> [@Kingpin](#): > > If I’m not mistaken, that’s a George Barris car. > > Universal had an Ecto-1, which was sold after the show finally closed for good and the rights reverted to Sony. The car was picked up by a fan and turned into a pretty good Ecto-1 replica. This is correct. The Universal car was made more accurate, well…except for the K-Mart blue light special strobes that replaced the roller lights… went on tour and after changing hands a time or two was sold at the Barrett Jackson auction, it was the one the [Ernie Hudson](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/people/ernie-hudson) drove to the auction block. (They misrepresent it as being from the film and also call it a superior) [![](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/8/a/8a8766caf25af85f12bf914a11622508e65f4e05.jpeg "Ecto-1 sells for 80k at Barrett Jackson") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUSgkP3zULs) The one referenced by the op IS one of the George Barris abortions. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2012, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/real-ecto-1-or/11295/6 "2012-10-12T14:20:41Z")
Original [Ecto-1](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/uncategorized/ecto-1) belongs to Sony and is in Los Angeles. Original [Ecto-1A](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/uncategorized/ecto-1a) belongs to Sony and is in pieces in a warehouse in Los Angeles. Original “I found the car” ambulance was turned into an Ecto-1 by George Barris and used as a promotional vehicle, it can be identified by it’s goofy red interior. It is now in Virginia. Universal Studios Ecto was not used in either films, but was converted into a 3/4 replica for use at the theme park. That was was sold to a fan who sold it to someone in Texas. It can be identified because it has strobe lights instead of rotators inside it’s lightbars. ---
**Author:** ![mick-nielson](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/mick-nielson/32/188389_2.png) [@mick-nielson](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/mick-nielson)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2012, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/real-ecto-1-or/11295/7 "2012-11-25T20:12:46Z")
Someone should liberate the 1a from whatever warehouse it’s stashed in. Someone find the address! ---
**Author:** ![lumokan](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/lumokan/32/12043_2.png) [@lumokan](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/lumokan)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2012, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/real-ecto-1-or/11295/8 "2012-11-25T23:01:12Z")
> [@](#): > > Someone should liberate the 1a from whatever warehouse it’s stashed in. Someone find the address! ![image](http://www.graffitiwithpunctuation.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/raiders_of_the_lost_ark_government_warehouse_new.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![d\_osborn](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/d_osborn/32/179392_2.png) [@d\_osborn](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/d_osborn)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2012, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/real-ecto-1-or/11295/9 "2012-11-25T23:10:20Z")
> [@Boomerjinks](#): > > Original “I found the car” ambulance was turned into an Ecto-1 by George Barris and used as a promotional vehicle, it can be identified by it’s goofy red interior. It is now in Virginia. i didn’t know this was ever confirmed. i always thought it was just a rumor. ---
**Author:** ![ProtonCharger](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e0b2c6/32.png) [@ProtonCharger](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/ProtonCharger)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2012, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/real-ecto-1-or/11295/10 "2012-11-25T23:21:12Z")
as ugly as it is with the stupid caution stripe and red light bar, i’ll take that goofy looking car. ---
**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:** [November 26, 2012, 12:17am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/real-ecto-1-or/11295/11 "2012-11-26T00:17:18Z")
[http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=23903](http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=23903) Primered Ecto background. ---
**Author:** ![gbmickey](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gbmickey](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/gbmickey)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 12:56am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/real-ecto-1-or/11295/12 "2013-06-04T00:56:06Z")
Will be in LA this summer. Anyone knows if you actually get to see good ole Ecto and/or any other movie equipment on the Sony Studios tour? Please tell meso and I’ll get my tickets right away! ---
**Author:** ![kingpin](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/kingpin/32/188026_2.png) [@kingpin](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/kingpin)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/real-ecto-1-or/11295/13 "2013-06-04T01:11:45Z")
Whether the car is present or not will depend on if Sony have rolled her out for promotion… it’d probably be worth getting on the tour anyway for the other items on the lot. In the lobby of Sony’s Burbank headquarters there are two [Proton Packs](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack) (the one on the mannequin is from _Ghostbusters_), the other Proton Pack, a fake magazine and a hard hat are from _[Ghostbusters II](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/games/ghostbusters-ii-activision)_, as is the uniform on the mannequin. ---
**Author:** ![m\_burkit](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/m_burkit/32/187890_2.png) [@m\_burkit](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/m_burkit)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 1:16am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/real-ecto-1-or/11295/14 "2013-06-04T01:16:46Z")
If you take the back lot tour at Sony Pictures, you’ll walk by the [Ecto-1](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/uncategorized/ecto-1). As for the movie gear; and individual from Archives told me they are removing the Hero Pack and GB2 Suit from the display soon, because its taking a lot of punishment from the sun, so the sooner you get there, the more likely it will still be out. ---
**Author:** ![gbmickey](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gbmickey](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/gbmickey)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 8:31am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/real-ecto-1-or/11295/15 "2013-06-04T08:31:54Z")
Thanks for the info guys! I guess the back lot tour is their regular tour. Will try to do it as soon as possible and keep my fingers crossed 🙂 so can you enter Sony’s HQ in Burbank too? Is there another tour? Didn’t know they had offices in Burbank.