# USF Ecto-1 is NOT the real Ecto-1 from the movies...

**URL:** <https://forum.gbfans.com/t/usf-ecto-1-is-not-the-real-ecto-1-from-the-movies/10180>\
**Category:** Ectomobiles\
**Created:** [October 11, 2009, 12:22pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/usf-ecto-1-is-not-the-real-ecto-1-from-the-movies/10180 "2009-10-11T12:22:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![TheRandalovic](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@TheRandalovic](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/TheRandalovic)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2009, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/usf-ecto-1-is-not-the-real-ecto-1-from-the-movies/10180/21 "2009-10-24T22:04:35Z")

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I guess I didn’t look at the picture closely enough. I dont know anyone’s names of anyone who owns AN [Ecto-1](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/uncategorized/ecto-1). I was thinking of the car that is currently located in Ohio. Thats the car that was sold by Sony. The one in the link above I noticed has strobes inside the light bar so now I understand. Both cars though were on eBay just this year.

So without getting too far off topic… was the car **I** am thinking about the old primer car?

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**Author:** ![69428scj](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/6/b38774/32.png) [@69428scj](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/69428scj)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2009, 10:23pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/usf-ecto-1-is-not-the-real-ecto-1-from-the-movies/10180/22 "2009-10-24T22:23:54Z")

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George Barris is a very famous hollywood car builder and he claims to have designed/built the original [Ecto-1](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/uncategorized/ecto-1). Both Ecto’s that have been on ebay this year are located in Ohio. I don’t know which one you’re thinking about so I can’t tell you.

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**Author:** ![TheRandalovic](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@TheRandalovic](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/TheRandalovic)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2009, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/usf-ecto-1-is-not-the-real-ecto-1-from-the-movies/10180/23 "2009-10-24T22:56:34Z")

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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiAS8uzbs34](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiAS8uzbs34)

![image](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/cky2k/01-1.jpg)

![image](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/cky2k/02-1.jpg)

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**Author:** ![69428scj](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/6/b38774/32.png) [@69428scj](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/69428scj)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2009, 6:03am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/usf-ecto-1-is-not-the-real-ecto-1-from-the-movies/10180/24 "2009-10-25T06:03:19Z")

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That one is allegedly the primered car

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**Author:** ![aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/aj-quick/32/188008_2.png) [@aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/aj-quick)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2009, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/usf-ecto-1-is-not-the-real-ecto-1-from-the-movies/10180/25 "2009-10-25T16:31:43Z")

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That’s the theory atleast.

The primered car was converted for promotions, and is currently in Ohio (seen in TheRandalovic’s pics).

The USF car was something else and was just for USF until it was sold.

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