george barris built ecto-1 for sale

[staynedglass]

http://www.hemmings.com/classif....95.html

[Linnea]

I remember seeing a picture a few weeks ago of the original ecto - in a storage lot with its windshield busted in.  I did a bit of searching, and couldn't find the pics I was thinking of, but I did find some info.  I think that one is a replica claiming to be the original.  


http://www.gbprops.com/reference/?id=19

The ECTO-1/1A('s), how many did Sont Inc. really build and where are they now? Well truth be told - its a bit of a conspiracy after many false information exchanges between myself and Barris Kustoms. One fact has been made clear, "hollywood is all smoke and mirrors" and George Barris did Not build Any of the Ectombiles from the films with the exception of the ECTO-1 replica placed in the car stars musem located in Gattlinburg TN.  As now from information gathered from the Ghostbusters message board Sony did infact buy the Black Hearse and another Hearse (both Cadillac M&M combos) for the first film. At this point in time i will not go into detail about what happened with the 2 during the filming but i do know that later, during the second film the black hearse that appeared earlier on in Ghostbusters was converted into the ECTO-1A for the filming of Ghostbusters 2. In Universal Studios Florida, belived to be either a Superior or Eureka model Cadillac ambulance was purchaced and converted into another Ectomobile for a paranormal attraction. For additional promotial reasons (or reasons unknown) yet another ECTO-1 was built by Sony and placed in the Cleveland area. This particular ECTO-1 looks like the genuine article, becuase it is. - In a way. The Cleveland ECTO-1 is wearing almost all the authentic ECTO-1 Ectoplasmic gear on it due to the stripping of the ECTO-1 at sony studios, now sitting next to the ECTO-1A Rusting away in the transportation storage lot.  Below is a quote from an Email recived from a specialist in the area of film props and this is what he had to say about George Barris:

"I must tell you that I had a similar respect for the King of Kustoms,
however Mr. Barris attempted some inappropriate legal manuevers against
my company which ultimately backfired.    What I discovered about Mr.
Barris in my quandry was that he takes credit for everyone elses work in
Hollywood. Yes he has done some cool cars but because he shouts the loudest people
presume that what he says must be fact. I know that he created a copy
of "Ecto-1" (Gattlinburg)   not "the" Ecto-1"    but due to his long time
habits of self promotion,  I thing he really  believes he was the
driving force behind this car as well as "The Monkeemobile,  Black Beauty and
assorted others.    It's sad in a way,  however Hollywood is all about smoke
and mirrors."

[60Buick]

that one is not the real ecto one. Its a Eureka. The Ecto 1 and Ecto 1a still belong to Sony. Dan Aykroyd want to buy them and they won't sell them to him for liability reasons. Rusting away on a back lot is much better.


As for George barris he has taken credit for a lot of stuff that was not his work. from what I understand his brother was the craftsman while he was the promoter. He also takes credit for James deans Porsche when most of the work was done by someone else and the work that was done to it in the Barris shop was not done by Barris himself. A great guy and a super nice man but I think he promotes a little to much.

[AJ Quick]

F'in George Barris.