Ghostbusters ECTO-1, proton pack get facelifts in time for movie reboot

ECTO-1, the iconic hearse-turned-hero car in the 1984 movie Ghostbusters, is getting a bit of a facelift in the upcoming reboot of the hit movie.

 

Director Paul Feig on Wednesday tweeted photos of the new ECTO-1, with square headlamps and a boxy body.

 

#whattheygonnadrive pic.twitter.com/bBLEhrfTEQ

— Paul Feig (@paulfeig) July 8, 2015

 

@szewcik_james Okay. pic.twitter.com/sHkx1Soj6p

— Paul Feig (@paulfeig) July 8, 2015

 

The day before, he also tweeted a look at the new design for the Gostbusters' iconic proton packs:

 

#themoreyouknow pic.twitter.com/4t2wMtvC3q

— Paul Feig (@paulfeig) July 6, 2015

 

Tech site The Verge said this was the latest detail Feig provided about the upcoming movie. 

It noted that the original ECTO-1 was based on a 1959 Cadillac Professional.

 

The new one, it said, "looks boxier than that original, losing the Cadillac's tail fins, but maintaining its side-mounted ladder and array of sirens and lights."

 

Also, it said the new ECTO-1 even has antennae "presumably for detecting ghosts to bust." — Joel Locsin/TJD, GMA News