I wonder if the kid is going to want the car. He/she was born in 2010 or so, so more than forty years after the car was produced. What connection, aside from the fact that his/her father owned it, will he/she have with the car?
And it came with a V8 engine… that made less horsepower than my Miata’s four cylinder. Yeah, I’m sure the emissions equipment of the time had a lot to do with that.
In the picture, you can see a small plaque on the driver’s door. A small plaque there would be a “Hemi” plaque. If that car is one of 258 Hemi Super Bees built in ‘69, the car is worth around $100k. Son/daughter should be happy to get that.
The father has a few years to pique the kid’s interest in the car. That still could happen. That, and if the car is worth $100k would help.
5th Generation (1978-1987) Chevy El Camino. No plates, so I suspect it’s a work in progress.
Porsche 911 Targa type 992
Opel GT, 1st generation (1968-1973)
The 2nd generation (2007-2010) was a close kissing cousin to the Saturn Sky and the Pontiac Solstice.
Correction: type 991.2.
Based on the tail lights, a 1969 Chevy Camero SS that has seen better days.
The vehicle itself isn’t unusual, just a UHaul box truck, but I’ve never seen one with Northwest Territories on the side.
That Super Bee is giving me all kinds of impure thoughts.
There’s more room to maneuver in a hearse…
Today: A Cadillac XTS Hearse. If the Ghostbusters were on a mission today, would this be the new Ectomobile?
For comparison, the original Ectomobile from the 1984 movie, the Ecto-1, was a 1959 Cadillac Fleetwood Series 75 Hearse. It was a 25-year old car. Some would call it the ultimate road trip car.
Almost 40 years ago, people!
In 2010, Hot Wheels released the Ghostbusters Ecto-1 toy. One is available on Etsy for $28. (Hurry! Only 1 left!)
In the 1989 remake, Ghostbusters II, it was called the Ecto-1a and was a 1984 Cadillac Fleetwood Superior Sovereign Hearse.
A late-model Porsche Targa 4 GTS, spotted this morning. I only got a good look from behind but it looked like it had another badge, possibly a stylized SM. The driver had the top down on the interstate, an interesting choice given the 40 degree air temp at the time.
As long as it has the caterwauling screeching sirens, I say yes.
I thought the original was an ambulance, not a hearse.
If they were on a mission today? No, it should be a 1998 Cadillac Fleetwood hearse if they were on a mission today. The Ghostbusters always use cheap used cars. Now if they were on a mission 25 years in the future, that would be the car.
In keeping with the theme, it should be a 1989 Cadillac if not a '59.
Oh yeah, I forgot. It was an ambulance.
Here’s one you don’t see every day. Cruising speed: 2-3 MPH.
1956 Chevy Bel Air: 2nd generation
That’s certainly a '56 but the side trim says it’s a 150.
Thanks for the correction!
Where do you see the 150? I can’t find it.
Looks like it’s the lack of trim.