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The New Ghostbusters ECTO-1 Gets More Attention Than Any Supercar

From Road & Track

The Ghostbusters reboot is just about to hit the screens, and to make sure everybody got that message, Sony Pictures let Carfection's Drew Stearne have a go in one of their ECTO-1s that I guess will be parked in front of London's Odeon Leicester Square very soon for the premier.

When in one piece, my Autobianchi certainly makes people smile in traffic, but that's nothing compared to the effect ECTO-1 has on the locals. It's just impossible not to love a good hearse.

Unlike the original ambulance, the new version is based on a 1984 Cadillac Fleetwood long-wheelbase with a Eureka hearse body, which is powered by the usual combination of a gutless 5.0 V8 and a smooth four-speed automatic.

Up until now, you could have one of these for well under $2000, but we shall see where the values go from here. What's certain is that Sony already bought some of the nicest ones: