Ghostbusters 2 Ecto-1A Project Car
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- Опубликовано: 7 июл 2024
- Here's the story of my 1964 Cadillac Miller-Meteor Ambulance that is slated to become a clone of the Ecto-1A from the 1989 sequel "Ghostbusters II." The car will star in the sequel to our 2011 fan film, "The Real Ghostbusters" --- at some point in my life.
SELLER: I will only sell you this car if you promise NOT to turn it into an ECTO-1. CLINT: I promise. (Because I already have one. ECTO-1A, however is a completely different car...)
Excellent point! It's a very TOUGH car like it is... but come on. It's gotta be red and white.
You sound like Wayne's world TREVOR HARRIS
"You can't park that here!" My dad's favorite line.
Love to see the 1A getting some love, always been my favorite iteration. Love seeing the vids and definitely look forward to seeing progress
May have some new updates soon!
Always loved the 1A
I'm currently building a 1A out of a 69 M&M
PERFECT choice for the music in this video!
I love that game!
Wow nice find, I like all blue lights for the Ecto
The Ecto 1a is my favorite ghostbusters car! I’m gonna enjoy this project car series!
I'm really excited to work on it. It's a challenge. I've been collecting crap for the roof for like a year and a half.
My dad has a 1955 cadi when i first saw it when i was 9 i said THOSE FINS LOOK LIKE THE ECT0 1S!
Can't wait to see this baby getting work on! I'm hoping that everything will go smoothly with this Ecto 1a project!
I think so. So much of it's already put together.
@@unfinishedstudios CANT WAIT!
@@unfinishedstudios you still couldn’t find a 59 or 1960 nose?!
@@trainlover123trainsrock Check out my other videos. Building a '59 from a '60
@@unfinishedstudios oh. So you did find a ghostbusters car style 59’ 60’ style nose that your gonna possibly use for the front of the 1964 hearse?
Nice! The Real Ghostbusters 2!!!
Yup!
All I’m saying I love the cars that you have made good job man
Wow! Nice find!
As a fellow Ghostbusters fan, I salute you. Looking forward to seeing how your replica Ecto 1A turns out.
Appreciate it! Me too -- haha.
Brother 💪💯 , you kill it !!!😎😎😎🔥🔥🔥
Hey man! Appreciate it! You rock.
I've been really enjoying all these videos so far and I'm glad i can feel like I'm along for the journey
You are! I appreciate the comment. There'd be no point to these videos if not for you guys.
Looks like we found the first person to make the real life ecto 1A good luck
I can't wait to wait to watch this build thanks for letting us share in the journey
OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHOWING THE REAL CAR THAT THEY USED IN GHOSTBUSTERS AND GHOSTBUSTERS II IM GOING TO BUY IT IN BARRETT JACKSON.
1959 Cadillac Morris Meteor Hearse, is the original base for the original car. There are around 70-90 left that are known, most are old barn finds.
It’s going to look sick when it’s complete
Agreed.
Finally! 😁 I’ve been waiting so long to see more on this project! Thank you for bringing it to us!
Sorry it took so long! I've been waiting for the right time. Didn't want to post something with not a lot to talk about.
@@unfinishedstudios eyyy don’t worry about it bud! I’m busy too! Get them done when ever you can my friend, you shouldn’t feel rushed 😌👌
I love the way "you find the car" on that shape, black and rusty like the way Ray find the Ecto 1 in the first movie.
It’s so nostalgic even I wasn’t born to see the movie in 1984.
That 1964 Cadillac is amazing.
I hope you would find one of the 400 of 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor.
Hey thanks! I was born in 1987, so age doesn't matter! Yeah, I love this car and can't believe we found it. I'm going to keep looking for that '59, but I'm pretty satisfied with the '60 M&M we've got -- even in the condition it's in.
Looking great, I cant wait to see when this Ecto-1a is done.👍👍👍
Me neither!
nice
If I could ever get my hands on one I would turn it into the sweetest family vacation car ever
That would be pretty awesome. I hate that my 3-year-old can't really ride in these cars, but there's not really a place for a car seat.
Can't wait to see the end result! Keep going man!
Thanks! Will do!
Csnt wait to see this all the way threw excited for thr update
Hopefully we'll get something done soon. We've talked about just painting the roof first so I can go ahead and start putting the rack together.
Thats so awesome!!! I can't wait to go on this journey with yall!
It's gonna be fun!
Just like Ray said:
*"Beautiful!"*
Man, she's a head-turner just like she is!
Can’t wait to see it complete
Me neither.
@@unfinishedstudios good luck
This replica is gonna be epic!
I hope so!
I'm so glad to be apart of it, let's do it!!
Ha!
For the front grill you should mold a fiberglass bar across to mount the strobe lights
I love your original Ecto-1, so seeing this gets me excited to see what's next.
Me too!
Very nicely put together video and very entertaining as well. Thanks for posting this.
Appreciate the comment!
YES ITS HAPPENING!
That's what I keep saying to myself!
Funny how both in the movie and irl the car seems to need a list of repairs done a mile long
Haha, I know, right? That's just an old car, though. If you want something dependable, you gotta do all that crap to it.
oh wow great stuff!! looking good!
I'm excited!
Looks awesome bro!
Thanks, dude. Looking forward to talking to you guys at the end of the month!
Thats awesome man. Lovin those light bars.
I think I'm gonna do a separate video just on those. They look kinda sluggish in this video because the battery I had them attached to was about to die.
@@unfinishedstudios Still looks great thro.
im pretty excited to see this build and should be good to see, you got a new subscriber
Windshield is 59/60 but front bumper ist 1961-64. Old one has lights in it, newer one like youres not. The smaler fins still 1961-64. The rear lights tell me its a 1964 deville. the 64 only has these triangle shaped rear lights.
but it looks so simmilar! it will be a great ecto 1 ❤
Pretty cool. I really enjoy your videos.
Appreciate that! Thanks for the support!
"HEY, YOU CAN'T PARK THAT HERE!!"
I love your attitude, style, and work man! - Drogo
Thanks! I'm a little too dry for some...
@@unfinishedstudios you are a combination of all the ghostbusters aren't you? I think i am too lol. Humor, heart, tech, and cooperative worker.
@@scod9746 That's a nice thought!
I love those lightbars 😀 I collect ambulance lightbars
Thanks! I built them out of maybe four different Code 3 XL's. I'm going to make a separate video about them.
@@unfinishedstudios I've got a code 3 force 4 LP6000 lightbar, it was amber but I bought clear lenses for it. I also have a couple of premier hazard bars, and vision alert.
Change front bumper to 59 and get some 59 fins to graph on. Should pass as a 59 pretty well.
That's awesome! Hey and don't beat yourself up about your other Ecto 1. What you and your Dad accomplished with it was amazing! And it looked great! Shoot when I was 15 I was playing N64 with my brother shirtless on a couch. You built an Ecto 1 at that age! Remarkable. My 2 sons age 9 & 11 love your channel. I can't wait until they get home from school so I can show them this video. We will be watching the progress! As always, Nice work!
That's awesome! I hope they liked the video! Don't beat yourself up -- my dad did all the heavy lifting (figuratively and literally.) I was more of a bodywork person and the one who told him where to weld. I want this car to be sort of MY challenge this time. Thanks for the comments. Hopefully we get this rolling soon -- I'm excited!
Awesome
Yes! I’m excited to see this! Didn’t get that hasbro proton pack, but this will do nicely instead!
I also didn't get it.
46,000 miles? My 2021 Chevy has 56,000 miles. That it's a new car. I luv these retro game music I could drive to that
At this point getting a caddy before they went square in the 70's is close enough. Man you got to keep that exhaust sound it would be so badass have a 1A sound like that. I totally dream of building a 1A someday most people want the Ecto but I love the 1A.
I agree! Yeah, the 1A is really cool. It's going to be a ton of fun to build.
@@unfinishedstudios Right on! Keep posting updates often.
@@t.c.v.t. Anytime something cool happens.
@@unfinishedstudios any updates?
Congratulations on an amazing purchase and good luck with the building project of this legendary vehicle. I know that a lot of people choose the original movie to bring the Ghostbusters car back to life, but I've always liked the second part a lot more. So I hope you will be able to create an excellent replica of the new Ecto-1.
I appreciate that! I think the 1A will be a lot more fun to build. The Ecto-1 looks intricate, but there's really not much to the roofrack. Plus there are about a thousand of them out there now.
@@unfinishedstudios Personally I’ve always found the 1A to be more professional looking than the 1. As it has caution stripes indicating that there’s dangerous equipment inside and outside the vehicle, slogans and phone numbers to show it’s from a company and specific light colors represent the various services they provide. Idk if I said this before or not; maybe I’m just a broken record when it comes to your Ecto videos. Lol.
Do you think not many fans build exact replicas of 1A because of its OTT look? Maybe the height of the roof rack and millions of lights turn them away and rather go for the simplicity of the Ecto-1?
Lucky 🍀 dog!!! I’m watching…
I appreciate it!
Bro was just checking on you're channel today before you posted this!!!
Ha! Cool. I'd be a little more prolific, but life happens, ya know?
Cool man
the thing i'm most looking forward to seeing is how you'll do the rotating ''WE'RE BACK!'' LED sign
Same! I've got a few options, but I'm going to wait until we have the roofrack mounted to the car before I buy anything -- just so I've got the dimensions right.
Nice
1959 Miller Meteor ambulances and hearses are hard to find.
They only made 96 if I'm right
The only thing it needs is the bended window on the side and back but it is awesome you are like me obsessed with Ghostbusters lol
cool vid
I was hoping you’d say that when you pulled up XD
Had to!
They really need to do a proper restoration of Ecto-1A. Buy a new car and build it up or remake the Afterlife car into the Ecto-1A.
We need this project to have as much positively charged slime as possible.
I agree! These cars aren't impossible to find. But movies are a business, not always art.
@@unfinishedstudios I think for tours it would be cool though, I mean they did the original car.
I found a 1959 Cadillac Hearse and wish I had the money to buy it visit kids in the hospital is what I would do if I could afford it.
Next you know, he's gonna buy another Cadillac for the Ecto -1B
Don't think so, as there probably aren't many left now that would be in restoreable condition
You never know. They're still out there somewhere.
You asked us to help with video ideas. Perhaps make a quick one about the REALLY BAD GHOSTBUSTERS MOVIE & your opinion on it. I went to the theater & walked out halfway thru.
I actually have not seen it. I love the cast, but I just... I don't do remakes of my favorite movies. Never seen Rob Zombie's Halloween movies, the 2014 TMNT, etc.
funny thing is I was gonna build an Ecto-1A out of this car when my friend and I pulled this out of the junkyard in Valdese,North Carolina. At the time I had owned a 1971 Cadillac Hearse that i was building my Ectomobile out of. I tried to convince my friend to let me have the 64 since he wasn't gonna do anything to it except restore it or flip it. He insisted that i had a better car because of the 472 motor in the 71 but i didn't care about the motor that i was going for the look. I see his truck and trailer in the video so he must have delivered it to you. I have pics and video from the day we picked her up back on Sunday April 8th 2018 if you are intrested. I'm happy that it's going to be the car that i was intending on building. I currently now have a 1969 Cadillac Miller Meteor Ambulance that i found last year that im building into an Ecto-1A. Looking forward to seeing videos and pics soon!
I just watched the video through and just realized that he told you that i was going to build a Ghostbusters car lol
Ha! Small world! Sorry - I just saw this comment. Yeah, it's weird how this one just popped up one day. I've been looking for these cars for decades.
@@unfinishedstudios I was so mad that he wouldn't let me have it and he knew what i was doing with it. I have a 69 M&M now and I'm happy with it
Can you guys do some recording on the actual work being done on this project? I always like to see the it progress through it stages lol
Yeah, that's the plan. We built the other car in like '03, so I didn't really document any of it. The idea of RUclips vlogging was VERY far away at that point.
Me: I don’t need one, I don’t need one, I don’t need one…….
I NEEEEDDDD OOOONNE!
Tell me about it. It's hard enough to find time to get the other one out and store it, etc. I don't know we're gonna do with this one when it's finished.
You ever thought about 3D printing? Replicate the pieces you need that will have the design, but also fit on the car?
Thought about it.
Needs a little engine,shocks,brakes,brake lining,steering box, transmission rear end, hopefully only $4800.00 also rings,new mufflers and a little extra wiring.
Annnnd that an easy sub for me.
Ha, thanks!
Is that one a bit shorter at the rear than the '59? Excellent channel.Love it.I would love to get my hands on one and bring it over to Scotland,although I would most likely drop a Straight 6 diesel from a BMW into it.Our fuel is stupid-expensive here.
you tell them "then you find a 1959 Cadillac M-M for cheap!"
answer is you can't!!
Tell me about it. I don't even think you can find one for any price. I mean, I guess if I had $500K to blow on one, but still...
@@unfinishedstudios well thats why we all fall back onto SUVs, station wagons & newer hearses/ambulances
sometimes old police cars too
We need an update!!!
Agreed
I'm trying!
0:08 you can’t park that here! (Joke)
Good luck buddy!! Given how passionate and crafty you are about the Ectomobile, I’m willing to bet that after finishing this Ecto-1A and the Wrecto-1, you’ll soon start looking for cars to make the cartoon versions (TRGB and XGB) of the Ectomobile lol. Like you said, by the your kids are older or when you’re gone, you’ll probably have 10 Ectomobiles.
Btw, I know the fin size on these mid 60s caddys are a bit small, but have you ever thought about making some taller make shift fins to sit on top the preexisting fins? Not necessarily 1959 styled, but something to make the fins taller and look factory made.
Professional cars would all have probably been converted to other Ectos or restored by then...
Always appreciate the kind words! Hope you're doing well. But to answer your question: Actually yes. I was thinking of fiberglassing some faux-59 fins to sort of sit on this one. It'll probably be the last thing we do, though. Once all the crap is on the roof and the decals are on, the fins might be moot, you know?
@@aussiefurbymogwaifan6621 you’re right about that. I feel like after ghostbusters, every single hearse/ambulance’s fate was sealed. I mean that movie single handedly made hearses and ambulances desirable, cool and popular by car and pop culture enthusiasts a like. And now these cars are given a whole new purpose in life; They go from delivering people to either hospitals and/or cemeteries, to entertaining people and fandoms.
@@jacksprofessionalproductio9403 and educating people about their history
Personally I haven't managed to scratch owning a hearse off the bucket list yet nearly had one a few times but besides the price being insane they were ridiculously rotten Beyond Salvage. Ghostbusters van 2 times now using a 2008 Dodge Caravan.the first one about a year after I started doing it the motor blew out and the body was too far gone to replace the motor on top of how much the Bodywork would have cost.i bout a nother 1 the same colour with about half the mileage for 500 and needed a hell of a lot less body work.i Have a ridiculous box of parts that I still haven't had the money to have put on the van after a boat a year and a half.no Not life-or-death parts;) .i meen cosmetic stuff.i Use the van for work hauling scrap and i barely make enough to get from one month to the next lol so spending about 600 box having things wired and put on is it really considered as important as stuff like having the brakes and steering working;). if i win the lotto admittedly I wouldn't mind having one of those old mercuries but I don't know how far I go doing one up to look like the Ghostbusters car.iam not a big fan of a lot of the stuff on the roof I like the roof lights and the basic white and red body but admittedly I'm not wild about a lot of that plumbing and foolishness but I like some of the more practical things like the CB antennas and roof lights. Still haven't gotten my hands on a couple of old manual police car search lights for on the doors.i have an engine Bonnet with a remote Searchlight on it from the previous van. Ironically that light cost more than I paid for the other van and it was on the van when I bought it lol. Wireless remote Searchlight I've been trying to get a second one so it'll have one on either side matching but the damn light used I've seen them wanting 400 + 600 apparently knew it's over 1,000. Finding one of these old mercuries with that low amount of rest is just mind-blowing.
Wow! Much love for the 1A here. How's it coming along?
About to go full swing into it.
Ok!!! So... I love your videos. In the best Walter Peck voice I can muster. Can we... PLEASE... see the progress on Ecto 1A? Because we're curious, we want to know what it is you're doing here.
Thanks for using the magic word! Honestly, I've got a ton of projects and have done next to nothing on the 1A in the past eight months.
@@unfinishedstudios awww! Yeah I hear that, well, I'll be on the lookout for that blessed event. BTW, I love your coaches, whether they're screen accurate or not they look so good. You and your dad have a great thing going. Peace bro, keep on bustin'
The ecto 1a Will be avenged from being Transformed into Ecto 1!!
Do you rent this thing out. Looking for use in Michigan for a 4th of july parade.
Hey, do you have a link to a RUclips upload of the background music you used here?
I think I just searched "NES Ghostbusters II soundtrack" -- none of that stuff is copyrighted (to my knowledge)
@@unfinishedstudios Ah, i see. It's just that it sounds so much like an 8 bit version of 'Cleanin up The Town' when not paying close attention to the actual rythym of the song
I always thought it was, too. It's the song that plays on every Ecto level in the GB2 Nintendo game.
I would really like to find a rotating light bar like the ones you have. Could you tell me where you found them?
I meant to respond to you forever ago, but I can't do it at work (high school!). I actually built them. I'm working on a video about the whole thing.
@@unfinishedstudios I want to hang one in my home office that matches the ecto 1a light scheme. A VFD I was a part of years ago had several but I never thought to grab one lol.
What are all the places you look? and good luck can't wait to see it done
I was thinking of doing a video about that. Facebook Marketplace is my favorite for old cars and antiques right now. eBay is always an option, but the prices are sky-high there. Craigslist used to be the gold standard, and I still use it a bit. I think those are my big three.
@@unfinishedstudios okay thanks
If you ever decide to sell the gumball machine light I'd be interested. I'll put it on my 63 chevy c30 ambulance.
I have a small collection of stuff like that. It'll probably end up on a shelf or another movie car one day.
@@unfinishedstudios I have a small collection also, they are fun to work on and rebuild. Good luck with the car, looking forward to seeing your progress!
Did it come with a stretcher for the proton packs?
It did not. I'll find one!
Are you adding the '59 quarter panels? I can give you the name of a junk yard here in SC that has a decent '59 sedan.
I think I'm going to leave it be. After we paint it, I was thinking of bolting on some faux-fins that I may scratch-build, but that's all I think I'd do. If it was a rust bucket, I might consider a swap.
How in the hell do you keep finding these things in this condition?!?!
You just have to keep looking.
where do you keep getting these ive searched for them everywhere
They're out there. I mean... it took us almost twenty years to find these three.
Como é o nome deste CADILLAC aí nos STATES?😀😀😀
Hopefully the guy who sold it doesn’t watch this channel 😂
Are you going to attempt to fabricate more accurate fins for this build?
Yeah, I think I'm going to bolt something on. I'm going to leave the front alone. Will probably do the fins when we paint the red.
It has a beacon! Dose it work? When you do turn it into the 1A, what are you gonna do with it? Even though this question might be a bit more oriented towards those who are more interested in the history of these cars, but what is the brand? I have seen that the beacon they came with was from some brand, but I can't think of the name atm...
It does -- I would have ran it in the video, but the battery was really close to dead. Car barely started. I'll have to look for the brand. It did come with the car, so I'm thinking it's original. There's also a siren under the hood.
@@unfinishedstudios 😲 would be cool to hear the wailing siren as you said that the previous owner didn't include the siren and beacon with your 65 Ecto. Although it would be nice to see the beacon used somewhere or be donated to someone restoring a pro car. Like it makes me wonder what happens to the landau bars when people build Ectos, do they throw them out, do they keep them so if they sell the car, the next owner can turn it back into a hearse, or do they sell them to someone doing a restoration on a car of the same year...🤔
@@aussiefurbymogwaifan6621 No idea. I've got everything we took off the '65, but it wasn't much. I'm not really planning to ever sell any of these cars, either, though. But you never know what'll happen.
@@unfinishedstudios I meant the original hearse/ambulance parts (that you have to take off, like the beacon on the '64 MM), not the actual cars
Where did you get your ghostbusters uniforms?
A military surplus supplier. I got them a loooooong time ago. Like 2002/2003. They were the more expensive ones. The $30 ones don't look great.
any updates on the other ecto?
Let's just say we're working on it. First thing is the motor swap and removing the front clip.
@@unfinishedstudios ok, thanks!
How's it going with the Ecto 1a? Update please
Working on a new video!
You could always do a 2016 ghostbusters version 😂😂😂
I mean... if I found a 1990 hearse for like $500, you never know.
@@unfinishedstudios i didn't realise it was that late a model, I thought this one looked about right, goes to show how much of that movie I committed to memory..
Any updates on the ecto-1A project??
Gonna be doing a lot of stuff in the next 3-4 months.
When is the next video about the car?
Working on it - subscribe! Probably at the beginning of summer.
I can get you sorted with the Edgo 9000 strobe bar if you haven't sourced one.
Hey -- I think we were corresponding a few years back on eBay about 1A lightbar parts! I've got the bar, but I have no idea how to hook it up. I was just gonna tackle that when I got to it.
@@unfinishedstudios lmk, its my wheel house.
I appreciate that! Only thing we're really struggling to find are accurate LED signs. Got a line on two different ones, but they're monochromatic.