No more is the iconic 1959 Cadillac ambulance, known as the Ecto-1 in the original Ghostbuster film. While it still exists, sitting as an ornament on the Sony lot, it looks like it will no longer be acting in Ghostbuster films.
Instead of using the 1959 Cadillac prop, the new 2016 Ghostbusters film calls upon a remodeled 80s Cadillac Hearse Wagon. The 80s wagon brings its own class and comedy to the big screen with a ghost hood ornament, oversized emergency light and ghostbuster roof-power features.
One could argue the symbolism behind the hearse and ambulance are similar, though slightly separate. While the hearse represents burying the deceased, the ambulance reflects fixing or repairing the sick. So in terms of the Ghostbusters films, I suppose one could question if the 2016 version is about burying the ghosts of history while the films from the 80s were about repairing/saving New York City from evil ghosts.
Do we know for a fact our theory is true? No. We’re just glad to see the new Ghostbuster car is a Cadillac again.
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