Ghostbusters (2016)
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Dr Neir
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It was. Hearse and Ambulance were the same car.
This is what it looked like, before it became ecto-1:
Chukzombi
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that car is beautiful and it wasnt in that bad a condition. all those repairs at that time probably cost under a grand if you did the work yourself. the custom paint job is what would kill you. probably a few grand alone. luckily all the glass was intact, you cant find wraparound windshields easily and they certainly arent cheap.
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Those windshields are definitely not cheap. Not that anyone cares, but there's a company in Minnesota I think that has the original molds for most of the classic professional cars. The windshield for my 62 Cadillac hearse was quoted at around $2500 with shipping. Still not impossible to find in-tact classic professional cars, just get more expensive as time goes on to buy and maintain.
The 59 Cadillac is absolutely an iconic car, and the professional cars of that year the most iconic of their kind. It may not have been as widely revered in 1984 because it wasn't that old, yet, but it was far from the heap of junk people are pretending them to be. In the original movie they played it off like a random old junker, but they were making a very conscious stylistic decision. They knew the 59 Caddy with the biggest of fins and chrome trim and windows all around was a timeless choice that was weird, but also stylish and made a statement.
The only statement they're making with this new choice is that they're making bad stylistic decisions. I mean, not even most goth kids think the 80's hearses are cool and they tend to have pretty shitty taste.
The 59 Cadillac is absolutely an iconic car, and the professional cars of that year the most iconic of their kind. It may not have been as widely revered in 1984 because it wasn't that old, yet, but it was far from the heap of junk people are pretending them to be. In the original movie they played it off like a random old junker, but they were making a very conscious stylistic decision. They knew the 59 Caddy with the biggest of fins and chrome trim and windows all around was a timeless choice that was weird, but also stylish and made a statement.
The only statement they're making with this new choice is that they're making bad stylistic decisions. I mean, not even most goth kids think the 80's hearses are cool and they tend to have pretty shitty taste.
As our resident rapist. Would you say the old Ghostbuster car rapes the new one?
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get out of here, fagootAs our resident rapist. Would you say the old Ghostbuster car rapes the new one?
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