After the initial hangout, we took Erics WIP Bluesmobile into the industrial heart of Commerce City for some pictures. The results were, I feel, spectacular.
Ghostbusters Ecto Magnum
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Around this time, Charles - the guy who founded Colorado Movie Cars with me - left for Los Angeles for the WE'RE GOING BACK celebration of Back to the Future. The DeLorean that he sold to a friend came into town and we had an opportunity to get a few shots of the nerdmobiles.
Charles said something that really stuck in mind just before I took this picture. We stood back after setting the box on the hood and sort of giggled to ourselves with how perfect it looked. The statement Charles made really embodied a feeling I've been unable to fully articulate in all the years I've been making stuff. He said, "It's like it was there the whole time," which to me is exactly the sort of sentiment one should get when the right part is added. When your additions and modifications are right, your mind just sees it as always having looked that way.
They are become the proud papas!
This was by far my favorite picture of the day, and I'd like to present it with a spin on a fairly played-out TNG meme
Just imagine that with all the readouts, binders, the alarm clock, and everything else up on the dash... good lord
Charles said something that really stuck in mind just before I took this picture. We stood back after setting the box on the hood and sort of giggled to ourselves with how perfect it looked. The statement Charles made really embodied a feeling I've been unable to fully articulate in all the years I've been making stuff. He said, "It's like it was there the whole time," which to me is exactly the sort of sentiment one should get when the right part is added. When your additions and modifications are right, your mind just sees it as always having looked that way.
They are become the proud papas!
This was by far my favorite picture of the day, and I'd like to present it with a spin on a fairly played-out TNG meme
Just imagine that with all the readouts, binders, the alarm clock, and everything else up on the dash... good lord
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In December of 2010 I got word from a friend of mine in Cincinnati who was in the process of restoring an actual 1959 Caddy Ecto. He was flying out to Los Angeles and wanted me to go with him. We had managed to score a date with the original Sony picture car while it was at a warehouse in Burbank. A full 8 hours to climb on top of, and through the real thing. We could flip the switches, twist the knobs, measure all the parts and score a bunch of until-then unknown part serial numbers!
I jumped at the chance and flew out! While I was out there, I connected with another friend, Bryan Fear, who owns a 1959 Cadillac Superior Ecto. He lives in San Diego and picked me up from the airport. I got to spend a day cruising with him, snapping shots of the car when we stopped. This was the first time I had gotten to experience a real 1959 on the road, and it was incredible!
I jumped at the chance and flew out! While I was out there, I connected with another friend, Bryan Fear, who owns a 1959 Cadillac Superior Ecto. He lives in San Diego and picked me up from the airport. I got to spend a day cruising with him, snapping shots of the car when we stopped. This was the first time I had gotten to experience a real 1959 on the road, and it was incredible!
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This probably my favorite.
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Most of the pictures we took were close-up references and documentation of part numbers, so it's probably mind-numbingly boring to anyone but us NEEERRRDDDS.
Our first glimpse of the 1.
BOOOYA!
The Merc to the right is from The Hangover...
See?
HehehehehehehehehehehehahahahahahaAUAUGHGHAHAHAGHAAHGAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Detail shots of the rack parts.... so dirty!
fuckin FILTHY, I wanted to wash it SO BADLY.
Windshield has separated from it's molding already... only 2 years after the restore??
Wear and tear on the box panels...
Sexiest fenders EVER
Here's a shot of the Sony (i.e. Original) Ecto that I visited on Monday.
HDR is overly-trendy, but I really like how this one came out. I'll be posting the rest of my pictures here shorty (as soon as I finish uploading my 300+ reference shots)
Our first glimpse of the 1.
BOOOYA!
The Merc to the right is from The Hangover...
See?
HehehehehehehehehehehehahahahahahaAUAUGHGHAHAHAGHAAHGAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Detail shots of the rack parts.... so dirty!
fuckin FILTHY, I wanted to wash it SO BADLY.
Windshield has separated from it's molding already... only 2 years after the restore??
Wear and tear on the box panels...
Sexiest fenders EVER
Here's a shot of the Sony (i.e. Original) Ecto that I visited on Monday.
HDR is overly-trendy, but I really like how this one came out. I'll be posting the rest of my pictures here shorty (as soon as I finish uploading my 300+ reference shots)
Of course we couldn't go to Burbank without swinging by Warner Bros. to hang with our friend Wes and seeing their transpo museum one more time.
And, you know, how could I pass up a chance to to sit on the real Batpod...
And of course it wouldn't be a trip for me without seeing at least one SR-71....
Thanks, March AFB, for keeping all your planes outside in the fucking mud.
And, you know, how could I pass up a chance to to sit on the real Batpod...
And of course it wouldn't be a trip for me without seeing at least one SR-71....
Thanks, March AFB, for keeping all your planes outside in the fucking mud.
Our second year of St. Patrick's Parades in Denver, and already we'd grown to 12 vehicles! This is only the beginning!
Transform and Roll Out!
Also, upgraded the girlbusters for 2011!
Transform and Roll Out!
Also, upgraded the girlbusters for 2011!
We had a Colorado Movie Cars meetup at Time Warp Comics in Boulder for Free Comic Book Day 2011. Beautiful day, topped out at about 80 degrees with a nice breeze, and tons of sun. Here are some pictures of us being nerdly van nerdlingtons!
Had a fun photoshoot in the rain with another 'costumed' Magnum.This one is owned by my friend Rob, who runs the local Umbrella Corporation charity costuming group.
Probably my favorite
His car has gone through quite an evolution, too. Keep watching and you'll see this thing gradually change!
His car has gone through quite an evolution, too. Keep watching and you'll see this thing gradually change!
In addition to the haunted house tours, I also make the car available for events, so long as the riders donate to a local non-profit. Every so often I get requests for weddings.
And birthdys!
Real fun blasting through Denver, poking the bear with people who'd seen the Ecto but never thought they'd get a chance to ride in it!
And birthdys!
Real fun blasting through Denver, poking the bear with people who'd seen the Ecto but never thought they'd get a chance to ride in it!
By 2011 I had finally gotten the interior set up just the way I wanted it. I still have two or three things I'd like to add to the car, so there's room for switches yet!
No doubt in my mind that having a set of actual controllers would make things easier, but goddamn I love these little switches.
No doubt in my mind that having a set of actual controllers would make things easier, but goddamn I love these little switches.
I'm so glad this build has front and rear lightbars. This is my favorite "non-hearse" ecto. Very clean, not cluttered. Thanks for posting.
JohnMarcson said:
Well, you've GOT to!
In 2011 I had the opportunity to visit Seattle, Washington. I'm not gonna pass up a chance to put this thing on a ferry!
Checkin for trolls. Don't feed 'em.
Caused a huge ruckus down at Pike Place.
We had a lot of fun in the Seattle area. Visited the Boeing plant, drove all over the place, ran into a convoy of 20 other Magnums to say hi, lots of good stuff. But here's the number 1 story of the trip:
Late Saturday night, while trying to discern the location of a rattling sound coming from under the car, I got hit by a police officer's flashlight beam. What started with the simple question of "is that yours or are you stealing it?" turned into a telling of now-mythical anecdotes and ended with me giving him a ride around the block, onking at people and playing "Bad Boys" out the roof speakers.
Dude, I am jealous on so many levels its unreal. You have done a hell of a job with this. The hot Ghostbuster girls are great too!
I would love to see those edge's be replaced with Freedoms with blue domes. Overall bad-ass!
I am a huge Knight Rider fan and would love to one day own a KITT replica, either the TransAm or Mustang.
I would love to see those edge's be replaced with Freedoms with blue domes. Overall bad-ass!
I am a huge Knight Rider fan and would love to one day own a KITT replica, either the TransAm or Mustang.
FireEMSPolice said:
Thanks man! I've totally had it with the Edges, but I haven't ever seen Freedoms for less than $600 each. Am I looking in the wrong places?
Boomerjinks said:
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I would say either look for a Texas DPS Freedom (TXDPS, they really liquidated a ton of bars over last couple years, can usually find them pretty cheap), or a "barebones" Freedom. Only need to populate to the front of the front bar, and rear, of the rear bar.
Either that, or you could convert your Edge bars to Freedoms. Might be able to find parts cheaper than replacing the full bars. Also need new lenses on those Edges if you went that route!!
Really looking forward to that major upgrade!!!!!!!!
(Would also make it easier on your cars electrical, less drain on battery, and can run the LED bars without the car running ,versus killing your battery with strobe bars by doing that)!!!!
Boomerjinks said:
Since those edges seem to be in good shape, I would would just look for the LED modules. It also helps that each bar only need to be half populated (no need to have rear-facing modules when it's up against that box on the roof)
My bars are a lot rougher than they look, I assure you! Mutant, chopped-up power supplies, broken reflectors, rust everywhere. They shine up nice on the outside, but they are astonishingly filthy inside. And I actually have a number of "inside-facing" lights to illuminate the roof box, so it isn't drowned out by the flashes.
Time to start saving, I suppose! Someone offered a pair of bars for $900, which isn't unreasonable but just not doable at this point in time.
Ugh, I'd also have to figure out how to control the new bars using the existing setup. This sounds like an over-the-winter project to me!
Time to start saving, I suppose! Someone offered a pair of bars for $900, which isn't unreasonable but just not doable at this point in time.
Ugh, I'd also have to figure out how to control the new bars using the existing setup. This sounds like an over-the-winter project to me!
Back into the swing! We reconnected with mc chris when he came through town in September of 2011
Colorado Movie Cars hanging at the mc chris show!
Colorado Movie Cars hanging at the mc chris show!
We took a bit more time to get some good pictures of the KITT Mustang. This was a really fun night in a really fast car.
Closer to Halloween took the cars inside of the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space museum for their trick-or-treat street. There we met a really fantastic Blue Angels-themed car. I loved it!
Jump forward to to March of 2012, and I was on my way to Flagstaff, Arizona to pick up a Vespa I planned to restore for my wife. Got to check off another bucket list item!
And, being a huge Breaking Bad fan passing through New Mexico, I couldn't resist....
And, being a huge Breaking Bad fan passing through New Mexico, I couldn't resist....
Here's a photo of the real Ecto before conversion.
And after
"Why worry? Each of us is wearing an unlicensed nuclear accelerator on his back."
And after
"Why worry? Each of us is wearing an unlicensed nuclear accelerator on his back."
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Ghostbusters fans launch campaign to save Ecto 1a from the crusher | Hemmings Daily
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Torpedo said:
I actually have a hand in this. The location of the Ecto-1A was not known for about 3 years, until last Friday when a picture of a dilapidated car popped up in my instagram feed (I know, right?). I emailed the user and asked specific questions and it turned out the photo was taken at the Sony Prop Store in Culver City. The 1A had just been moved outside. I'm actually pretty close friends with AJ Quick, the guy who wrote that petition and runs GBfans - he was with us on our first trip to California to Warner Bros, he went to Seattle and New York with us, and he works out of a warehouse here in Denver. We were actually supposed to go see a Batmobile up in the mountains last night before I got a call from a local newsman who wanted to promote the Ecto Tours.
He's definitely the driving force behind the petition, I found the car and we both have been trying to figure out ways to approach Sony over it.
Star Cars just released this pretty awesome short documentary on the Ecto-1, featuring both Sean and Bryan's Ectos, which have played a pretty heavy part in this thread. Absolutely worth checking out.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnzIUg-eSnQ
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnzIUg-eSnQ
Eureka defiled by George Barris.
Also, selling under false information and inflated value. They want it to go for $80k, it will only get close to that if the winning bid is hugely misinformed.
I'm not hugely fond of the Eureka as an Ecto. I'd rather see a 61-63 Miller, I think it's the window borders that put me off.
Also, selling under false information and inflated value. They want it to go for $80k, it will only get close to that if the winning bid is hugely misinformed.
I'm not hugely fond of the Eureka as an Ecto. I'd rather see a 61-63 Miller, I think it's the window borders that put me off.
