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1989 Cadillac Brougham Is The New Ghostbusters Car

Many of us can attest to watching the comedic Bill Murray and his team of Ghostbusters take on the monsters terrorizing 1984 New York City. Their vehicle, a 1959 Cadillac ambulance, would be something that stood out in today’s world. As Road And Track points out, a ’59 Cadillac is pretty much a collector’s item at this point, which is why the director of the new movie, Ghostbusters 3, felt the need to change it.

The name of the vehicle is Ecto-1, and it was portrayed as a hunk-a-junk vehicle in the movie. In order to maintain this image, a modern-day jalopy needed to take its place. Paul Feig, the director of Ghosbuters III, decided on a 1989 Cadillac Brougham. The car has little to no value in the eyes of a collector, and in stock form, isn’t anything special.

We could see this movie car becoming worth something, eventually. Aside from being a famous movie car, it’s got some notable features that make it worthwhile. For instance, an anti-tailgating sticker reads, “Stay back over 500 feet, not responsible for damage,” which could come in very handy the way people drive these days. The Ghostbusters hood ornament is a nice touch too.

What do you think of the new Ecto-1? Let us know in the comment section below.

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  1. Since the original cast is being replaced by women, why not use a minivan or some other soccer mom type vehicle instead?

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    1. SHOTS FIRED!

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    2. I’d sooner say an SUV like a new Ford Territory! And with the turbo diesel V6 would go a lot better than any eighties Caddy!

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  2. They should have went with sexy and hot instead of funny and dumpy with the new cast.

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    1. Why? Was the original cast hot and sexy?

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  3. Yeah…..Well this has all the makings of a colossal train wreck. I’ve seen better looking fan made ectomobiles than this squared off POS. I love how they carelessly laid that strip of body trim right across the door insignia. Yet another un needed half assed reboot movie like Robocop and all the others that blew and quietly vanished from theaters quickly. The dumb ass director and studio knows this. That’s why they keep whining about “WAAAA! They hate my movie because the new Ghostbusters are women! WAAA! They are sexist,misogynist,weight shamers!” While all the while ignoring and not addressing the fact that the majority of hate about this movie is simply because it’s an unwanted REBOOT/REMAKE instead of a Sequel to the other Ghostbusters movies. An all woman team would be fine-in a SEQUEL,not in some lame ass looking reboot suckfest.

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  4. I love Ghostbusters movie. This movie is now available for free on TeaTV app. Download TeaTV app from teatv official website. All HD movies and TV shows are available for free on TeaTV app.

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  5. Hello all,
    That’s why they keep whining about “WAAAA! They hate my movie because the new Ghostbusters are women! WAAA! They are sexist,misogynist,weight shamers!” While all the while ignoring and not addressing the fact that the majority of hate about this movie is simply because it’s an unwanted REBOOT/REMAKE instead of a Sequel to the other Ghostbusters movies.

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  6. It’s awesome, thanks buddy

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  7. Keep it up guys, you’re doing pretty awesome here

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