Hey everyone,
I know it's been a while, but I've got a lot of Ecto updates coming...well, more like Ghostbusters-related updates coming with lots of Ecto. I just returned from California. My friends and I had an absolutely amazing trip, of which I will post about once I have gone through all of the photos from the trip. For now, I'll post a few photos that I had before we left but never got around to posting.
First, I know I showed the 1959 Cadillac rims previously, but they still looked their age. They have since been cleaned up and powder coated...
I have also been fortunate enough to ID the driver-side fender mirror! Take a look at this:
That is a 1960's Ford Rotunda mirror. This is the exact same kind of mirror that was on the Ecto's driver side front door.
I know it's impossible to tell from this shot, but I assure you with 100% certainty that this is the mirror. The car has since been 'restored' as I've mentioned before, and that mirror has been changed (I have one of the same mirrors that is on the car now). Obviously, I'm going for screen accuracy, so I'm thrilled to have ID'd this.
As if things weren't awesome enough, I have managed to find two brand new old stock mirrors!
As you can see, the top mirror is the 1960's Ford Rotunda mirror for the driver door, and the bottom mirror is the Yankee Scout mirror for the passenger front fender. I figured I'd post one photo from the California trip now...
There you can see the Yankee Scout mirror on the actual movie car...this mirror was never changed from the time they filmed it until now.
OK, I know it's not Ecto related, but this is a Ghostbusters thread in spirit, so I'm going to be posting a lot of non-Ecto things. Anyone who truly loves Ghostbusters knows who Michael C. Gross is. I'll be repeating this in upcoming posts, but he was an associate producer of Ghostbusters and an executive producer of Ghostbusters II. He actually designed the Ghostbusters logo that we all love. Sadly, his health is not the best, and he has realized that some of his rare possessions should find their way into loving hands. Some of these rare possessions are Ghostbusters-related of course. Before the California trip, he had posted about a set of film chromes...these are basically film transfers pulled from the actual movie film and enlarged for the purpose of showing special effects and also for high-quality photo production. I was fortunate enough to be the one who acquired these...
They're very difficult to photograph, but the shots are as follows:
These things are so freaking cool, and I am so excited to have them. According to Mr. Gross, only three sets exist. He had a set made while Columbia Pictures had a set produced for their archives, and the special effects house, Boss Film Studios, had the other.
Alright, I'll be back with California updates...so much to post over the next few days!