# Two Different Ectos **URL:** \ **Category:** Ectomobiles\ **Created:** [November 14, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/two-different-ectos/32680 "2008-11-14T18:43:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rossr1](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@rossr1](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/rossr1)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/two-different-ectos/32680/1 "2008-11-14T18:43:38Z")
I just want to see if anyone else can confirm what I found. Ecto-1 is 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor Futura. Whereas, Ecto-1a is 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor Sentinel (or possibly a Classic, but that is a pure hearse build). Anyone have evidence that proves me wrong? ---
**Author:** ![jettajeffro](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@jettajeffro](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/jettajeffro)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/two-different-ectos/32680/2 "2008-11-14T18:52:26Z")
Someone around here might. You can also check over at [www.theecto1.com](http://www.theecto1.com) Alot of knowledge over there. I do know that pretty much every hurse/ambulance was made to order and shipped from the auto manufacturer with only the front end completed and all standard parts in a box strapped to the frame. The model for the ecto 1 had the partition sliding window and the 1a didn’t. Thousands of variations which certainly makes restorations a pain. ---
**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:** [November 14, 2008, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/two-different-ectos/32680/3 "2008-11-14T18:53:35Z")
I’ll have to look into those models specifically.. What are the differences? The doors? ---
**Author:** ![rossr1](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@rossr1](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/rossr1)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/two-different-ectos/32680/4 "2008-11-14T19:04:53Z")
The Futura (Ecto-1) is the only M-M model to have the wrap around windows in the back corners. However, Ecto-1A has the bar is the rear corners w/o the hearse landau (which only happen on the Classic and Sentinel). I have never personally been near the movie cars, so it is impossible to tell how high the back of the cab is. That would make a difference in which model it is. ---
**Author:** ![river\_of\_slime](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@river\_of\_slime](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/river_of_slime)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/two-different-ectos/32680/5 "2008-11-14T21:05:17Z")
Both cars are Futura and 1a is a combo, I seen it in person and I saw the tracks for the stretcher as well saw the holes for the beer pins. ---
**Author:** ![rossr1](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@rossr1](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/rossr1)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/two-different-ectos/32680/6 "2008-11-14T21:21:59Z")
The Futura is a combo. The Sentinel is not. ---
**Author:** ![rossr1](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@rossr1](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/rossr1)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/two-different-ectos/32680/7 "2008-11-14T21:25:29Z")
I need that screen shot from the museum when talking about Vigo to get a look at the back of 1a. Anyone know where to find that? ---
**Author:** ![river\_of\_slime](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@river\_of\_slime](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/river_of_slime)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 9:28pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/two-different-ectos/32680/8 "2008-11-14T21:28:58Z")
Ecto-1a is a Futura, I seen her in person and touched her.. As I said I saw the beer pins and stretcher tracks in the back which makes her a combination From all my years in research both cars are Futura combos ---
**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:** [November 15, 2008, 3:15am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/two-different-ectos/32680/9 "2008-11-15T03:15:44Z")
There are a number of Ecto-1/1A pictures in this site’s reference section, you shouldn’t need to use a screenshot. That said, if there’s cabin elements that shouldn’t be in that model, they could have easily been added in when the car was turned into a Ectomobile. ---
**Author:** ![rossr1](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@rossr1](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/rossr1)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 3:38am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/two-different-ectos/32680/10 "2008-11-16T03:38:27Z")
Aight. Both Futura it is.