g..busters... they are out there again!

One sold just recently on Barret-Jackson for $80,000.00, Jim. Maybe that was the one. The sale was just over a month ago or so.
 
busters in Galion

Without seeing some provable documentation I doubt the Galion car was the real GB car. But the story probably got the guy a few free beers or something. According to some of the GB cars I have read about they are all the movie car. Much like a certain 34 Ford that 2 well known criminals died in. At one time across the US there were no fewer than 13 Bonnie and Clyde cars at county fairs and other exhibits. Don't understand how those two got to die so many times.
Mike

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My understanding is that there were 2 cars in the orig movie, and that the car here until recently was one of them. There is a car museum here in the uptown called "Memory Lane." It is housed in a one-time real car dealership. The car that was here had, for lack of a better word, a "patina." It was not a recent re-creation. The fellow who owns the place buys and sells a lot, mostly "muscle" cars, but also gets into the movie cars. He had a "Batmobile" awhile back. His name is Jim Hedges. I have been away from the "car scene" for quite awhile, and did not pay a lot of attention to this alleged GB car. If someone could find a pic of the car that sold recently at auction, I might be able to tell whether that is the car that was here. Personally, I would rather have the S&S Cad. ambulance that appeared briefly in the "Shawshank Redemption." Anyone know where that rig is now?
 
we has hashed the GB cars over so many times. needless to say they are both still owned bu the movie co and have been redone by them. all the rest are copies.
 
Jim Tighe said:
My understanding is that there were 2 cars in the orig movie, and that the car here until recently was one of them. There is a car museum here in the uptown called "Memory Lane." It is housed in a one-time real car dealership. The car that was here had, for lack of a better word, a "patina." It was not a recent re-creation. The fellow who owns the place buys and sells a lot, mostly "muscle" cars, but also gets into the movie cars. He had a "Batmobile" awhile back. His name is Jim Hedges. I have been away from the "car scene" for quite awhile, and did not pay a lot of attention to this alleged GB car. If someone could find a pic of the car that sold recently at auction, I might be able to tell whether that is the car that was here. Personally, I would rather have the S&S Cad. ambulance that appeared briefly in the "Shawshank Redemption." Anyone know where that rig is now?
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Jim, the Ecto at "Memory Lane" has been shrouded in mystery but here's the whole story. The one he has (or had) isn't a real 100% Ecto from the Ghostbusters movie, but it WAS the coach at the beginning of the movie... when they were standing in front of the firehouse & the old raggedy-looking stock coach pulled in to be "converted" into Ecto.
Sony Pictures still owns both of the original Ectos, this one in Galion was converted later for publicity. The local paper in Bucyrus did a story on this Ecto when that dude bought it, and of course he claimed it was THE Ecto from the movies, but he got flamed in the comments section by alot of us that know better. He also claimed the Batmobile was an original 1966 Batmobile a couple years ago, but it was a replica from "Gotham City Cruiser" here in Ohio who makes fiberglass Batmobile bodies & kits.
I don't know if his Ecto sold...
 
Jim Tighe said:
...Personally, I would rather have the S&S Cad. ambulance that appeared briefly in the "Shawshank Redemption." Anyone know where that rig is now?
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That S&S is, or was, owned by a PCS member (again, without asking him, I won't post his name), in a state adjoining yours. It was damaged in a flood several years ago. I don't know whether he kept it or scrapped it after the flood damage.
 
The car pictured in the first post was rotting out. Someone bought it and spent ( a hefty sum I swore I'd never disclose ) restoring it. I should know, I helped him work on this car and ended up buying his old '59 Superior. ( Which I have so far spent about $20k restoring on top of the $52k already sunk into it.)

How disturbing, yet typical, to see that someone posted the comment:

karmann1946 says:

this was a beautiful car once. Why everyone wants to change every old hearse or ambulance into a ghost buster car I have no clue. Hey its just an old car let's drill a few dozen holes in it and hang junk on it. Wow! that's original.
- Mike​


Say,... This board has a member named Mike who hates Ghostbusters, doesn't it? Hmmm... Well, most of the rest of you seem pretty level headed so I'm otherwise happy to be here.


For those of you who are interested, here's that same car being finished and having the dashboard signed by Dan Aykroyd. ( Oh no Mike! Someone's signing the dash of an old car! What sacriledge! )







I'm glad you guys know that Jim Hedges was not the owner of either of the original Ghostbuster M&M combos. I do feel the need to clarify that Jim was never the owner of the mostly black car used in the scene where Ray pulls up to the front of the firehouse, though. This has been confirmed by visiting the car in person and writing down VIN numbers for comparrison to original studio records. One of our members spent about $5k to buy production drawings, sketches and records connected to the movie. Comparring the VIN was an easy task at that point.

Both of these cars were retained by Sony and have always remained in their custody. We GB fans have jobs, friends and contacts within the movie biz. About 2005 a couple of our group got into the back lot to get pics of the Ecto-1 and 1A. ( The 1A used in the second movie was also the mostly-black car seen in the first movie when Ray first brings it home. ) Back in 2005 both of those cars looked like hell. Broken windows, animals living in them.... This was the "care" given to these cars by the "professionals" at Sony. I trust most of you will understand when I defend the Ghostbuster fans over professionals. Fans care. Some of us spend $60k rebuilding a '59 into an Ecto. If there are any who don't like it, consider that when these cars came up for auction we bought it and not the complainer. No complaining.


Around 2008 the original Ecto was given a complete restoration courtesy of software developer Terminal Reality. It wasn't like the crappy job that was attempted in 2007 when Sony had the chrome spraypainted silver. ( Not kidding. ) The Ecto 1A's restoration was half way done in 2009 when talk of a new movie halted the project until execs knew exactly what they were going to do with the car.

Some of you Ghostbuster-haters might be interested to know that some of us fans ( a lot of us ) really don't want to see a third movie and wish all this talk about it would just stop.


In the last 10+ years I've been a member/moderator of various Ghostbuster related forums and groups. It's been pretty well known that the PCS has a sufficient amount of disdain for "us people" over in my hobby so most of us tend to shy away from this forum. Frankly I could care less what any of you think, good or bad. I own a '59 Superior that I'm almost done restoring. Like me, hate me, it's all the same. I'm still driving this:


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Anyone notice my 1960 M&M 3-way in the background?
 
While I can not say I'm a fan of the Ecto clones (as the VAST majority are nothing like the first ones) I don't mind ones as well done as these ESPECIALLY if they were just rotting hulks anyways. What I would like to see when someone posts pictures would be a few pictures of how the car looked when it was found/bought in the first place. I much prefer a car restored to original but we all know thats not always possible or probable. Plus, with the ones that are well done certainly takes a talent (IF they are the ones doing the work) that I am sure will also end up restoring other cars/coaches to original.

Dana Bennett
Forestville, NY
 
IF they are the ones doing the work? Buddy, I've spent every waking moment ( that wasn't at work ) under, in and in ever crevice of this Superior. I can safely say I now know every nut and bolt in the car now. So much of it was replaced or rebuilt. There are, of course, some jobs I just have to contract out. I mean, I can't exactly chrome the fin-bullets here at home, and I don't have a paint tent so yeah, I did take the car to a professional for painting. ( One vendor quoted $20,000-22,000 for the body work and paint job. Jesu.... Really? The others were more reasonable at $8k-$14k but still.... Long story short, sure there was plenty of jobs that required a vendor to do. ) Other than a few jobs like that, it's pretty much just been me and a friend working on it tirelessly. The pics don't tell all but there's still a lot of work to be done. Pre-heater element replaced, pawls for the insides of the lock cylinders, fix or replace broken speedometer, replace all window felt and door gaskets, etc. I was so heartbroken when we got the instrument cluster out and couldn't get the speedo to work. Even after a full disassemble/reassemble the thing just doesn't raise the needle. It's at a classic car shop being worked on as of this morning.

The M&M that started this whole thread was basically worked on by a shop in Santa Monica that I can't say a single nice thing about. I've had to undo a lot of that guy's hideous wiring mistakes and fuel lines that say "Not for use with fuel." The owner was a nice guy but the shop ( his car is pictured in front of the shop in the original post ) is to be avoided at all costs. The wiring under the rear bumper should have consisted of about 5 wires, parking, 2 for brake/TS, 1 for reverse and 1 for fuel gauge. The previous mechanic had bundles of 11-to-17 wires depending on where you looked. Some terminated as frayed wires touching the frame of the car, others looped off, came back and terminated on themselves, some were (+) spliced into (-) grounding wires, some came from a single butt connector but branched off to an unrelated wire causing the reverse lights to blink when the turn signal was put on, etc. I just can't UN-recommend a certain classic-Caddy-only repair shop in Santa Monica enough. And to think working on 59 Caddies is this dude's PRIMARY business! This car would have been better off at Pep Boys.
 
sorry there ain't nothing to rust to fix right . if it was to rust how did they make a GB car out of it?? but I'm thinking your the one with a chip on your shoulder. jumping in here calling me names. but to each there own I'm not telling a Trekkie how to play. if you got a GB club your proud of fine. have fun. I'm not interested in playing that way. why would you be mad a me because I don''t want to joine you. :yankchain:
 
The rusted pieces were replaced in many cases. You've never replaced rusted pieces to restore a car? Also, the inner roof was sanded with a die grinder and coated with POR-15. Yes, some aspects of rust can be fixed. If not, then they are replaced. In some cases I had to buy two and weld and grind until one solid piece. I take issue with your assertion that the car wasn't saved from a rusty fate. It was.

Calling you names? I don't recall doing that. Prove it. Show me.

Wait, are you the one who posted the needless and offensive comment on the Flikr album in the first place? Are you "Mike", aka "karmann1946"? ....if so, are you now saying that I'm the one who's going around offending? So this is a one-way street here on PCS, right? You can make the first strike and make snarky comments about someone's car but God forbid if they defend themselves, you accuse them of having a chip on your shoulder?

LOL, you PCS guys are everything I was told you'd be. This is really who you are.

No thanks.
 
Bryan, Ed Renstrom doesn't have to defend himself or justify himself to anyone. His extensive knowledge and considerable talents have been proven time and time again in real life to many members of the pro-car world. I can also most assuredly guarantee you that he has no need to use multiple names or hide behind another identity. If he has an issue with you, he'll tell you straight up, to your face. And chances are high that he'll be right. You can take his advice to the bank. He most certainly doesn't post just to exercise his fingers.

Sorry you have such a bad impression of this group. I suspect you would be more comfortable elsewhere. We will do our best to manage without you.
 
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Bryan Fear said:
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Wait, are you the one who posted the needless and offensive comment on the Flikr album in the first place? Are you "Mike", aka "karmann1946"? ....if so, are you now saying that I'm the one who's going around offending? So this is a one-way street here on PCS, right? You can make the first strike and make snarky comments about someone's car but God forbid if they defend themselves, you accuse them of having a chip on your shoulder?
LOL, you PCS guys are everything I was told you'd be. This is really who you are.
No thanks.
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What happens on Flikr is between you and that website. We require that all participants of this website treat each other with respect, and show respect for the PCS. When you are a guest in someones house, you are expected to behave and be respectful to them. If this isn't to your liking, then you will be asked to leave. The members of this website are here to discuss professional cars, and we respect each others opinions and values, even when they are different that ours. You are free to disagree, however, you must do it respectfully.
Thank you...
Paul Steinberg
Forum Administrator
 
No, actually, we're not.

As an administrator of these forums, I don't condone any further discussion on this matter. Mr. Fear has spoken and several of our longtime members have replied, apparently touching a nerve with Mr. Fear. We can agree to disagree, Mr. Fear, but there is no need for negative assertion and sarcasm in your posts. We are proud of these forums and the company we keep. The PCS has been plagued by people who chose to challenge what the Society is all about and found out that we're not about to roll over and take the kicks in the rear end. We are a tight bunch of folks here who are just like family. Mr. Fear can draw all the conclusions he wishes about us being "everything he heard we were."

There's no need for us to change a thing.
 
I never understand how people can think we are complimented when they call our vintage cars that name. I had a rather obese unpleasant woman comment to her child yesterday that my 75 Superior ambulance was one of those cars yesterday. I set her straight.
 
Ron Devies said:
I never understand how people can think we are complimented when they call our vintage cars that name. I had a rather obese unpleasant woman comment to her child yesterday that my 75 Superior ambulance was one of those cars yesterday. I set her straight.
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I bet you did Chief Ron. Thanks Tony for your comments about our bunch but I'm getting tired of Mr. Fear's comments and constant direction of poking the bear. We have not had to deal with this nonsense since this site was created and I for one will refuse to read his posts in the future. I just don't understand why this needs to be done in this manner or perhaps there is an underlying force guiding him.
 
Richard Vyse said:
I bet you did Chief Ron. Thanks Tony for your comments about our bunch but I'm getting tired of Mr. Fear's comments and constant direction of poking the bear. We have not had to deal with this nonsense since this site was created and I for one will refuse to read his posts in the future. I just don't understand why this needs to be done in this manner or perhaps there is an underlying force guiding him.
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Your final thought had crossed my mind as well. :3_7_11v:
 
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