![]() ![]() So, instead of abrasively pointing out the folly of their ways, I advocate educating them as follows. Meaning that they don't know what they've got themselves into. I like to give those folks the benifit of the doubt and think they may be looking for a Harold & Maude hearse or the next Ghost Busters project for the first time. On countless occasions, we get those lost souls that want a lead on a running, solid '59 for little money like our sailor friend in an earlier post. How many would NOT want a lead on a '59 that's in great shape for only $1,000.00? (still more crickets). : Ok, let's see a show of hands of how many of you DON'T want a 1959 Cadillac hearse (the sound of crickets chirpping becomes deafening). Re: Opinions on buying a 1959 Cadillac hearse duncan 09:55:45 09/23/04.Re: Opinions on buying a 1959 Cadillac hearse Kris C.Re: Opinions on buying a 1959 Cadillac hearse Kris Christensen 18:20:03 03/07/05."oh look, another clueless wannabe.) then ok, but please keep it clean, alright! The two ways you'll get ahead in the line is with money (figure ten grand and up) or with lots of luck (some barn out in the sticks owned by a guy who doesn't know what he has).Īnyone else want to add their two cents? How about providing more accurate numbers of cars made vs cars that survive today? And, if you really have a need to vent (e.g. So, though I admire your ambition to aquire and restore/modify a 1959 Cadillac hearse, you'll have to wait in line behind the rest of the folks looking to get one. well, it doesn't take an economics genius to see the problem with this supply and demand equation. So, figuring that there are only abCadillac hearses to go around vs the scores if not hundreds of folks that want one. Those 50 cars are most certainly in various stages of decay everything from pristine to rusted out shells. Let's now consider about a 10% survial rate for 45 year old cars. That would mean there were about 500 hearses built on Cadillac chassis in 1959. For simplicity's sake, let's say there was an equal distribution of 500 for each of the four basic styles. Of the roughly 2000 chassis, there were hearses, ambulances, flower cars and combination cars built. Just to put the numbers into perspective In any given year from the 1950s through the 1970s, Cadillac made about 2000 commercial chassis from whence these cars were built. So, instead of abrasively pointing out the folly of their ways, I advocate educating them as follows.Įver since "Harold and Maude" (1959 Cadillac Superior hearse) and "Ghost Busters" (1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor) have been out, they've inspired countless viewers to get their own pro-car. Ok, let's see a show of hands of how many of you DON'T want a 1959 Cadillac hearse (the sound of crickets chirpping becomes deafening). Its features include a special pull-out rack utilizing the old ambulance's gurney in the rear containing the staff's proton packs.Opinions on buying a 1959 Cadillac hearse Opinions on buying a 1959 Cadillac hearse maybe new rings, also mufflers, a little wiring."Īfter the necessary reconstruction, it is used to carry the Ghostbusters and their ghost-capturing equipment through New York City. ![]() In Stantz's own words - "it needs "suspension work and shocks, brakes, brake pads, lining, steering box, transmission, rear end. In the original movie, Stantz pays $4800 (equivalent to $11,957 in 2020) for it and claims it needs a plethora of repairs. The original vehicle design was the creation of Steven Dane, credited as a Hardware Consultant in the credits. The Ectomobile, or Ecto-1 is a 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor Sentinel limo-style endloader combination car (ambulance conversion) used in the 1984 film Ghostbusters and other Ghostbusters fiction. ![]() I even had both those movies on VHS cassettes. The original Ghostbusters (I & II) were among my favourite childhood movies. ![]()
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