Driving the Ghostbusters Ecto-1

It's #ThrowbackThursday! Jonny gets to drive round his childhood dream car, the classic Ecto-1 from the hit film Ghostbusters!
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[@KTLaz]

The siren noise is so distinctive and iconic love it

[@jackhawkins211]

me too

[@chrismc410]

Ecto-1/Ecto-1A is like the third most iconic car of the 80s. I think only Knight Rider's KITT and Back to the Future's DeLorean time machine rank higher and not by much for either. All three are awesome in their own ways.

[@redram5150]

Those kids... ingrates. If I saw ECTO-1 driving down my street today like an ice cream van I’d lose my mind... and I’m 35

[@mackcummy4976]

Glad Canadian wrote and acted in it.

[@GGS0507]

Ecto 1 vs K.I.T.T vs Christine vs The Car If the Ecto 1 was possessed by A ghost it would be a great movie in my opinion

[@WritersCrusaders]

And the Delorean time machine

[@scgbtravis7180]

Its not the real Ecto 1. The real ecto 1 is sitting at the LA. Police Museum. Plus, look at these lights at top. The two Clear ones are wrong. They are supposed to be blue.

[@apothicd8770]

Now why would the pig cops want a movie prop? Let alone, why would the swine have a pig trough with ecto 1 sitting in it... Hmmm... Kinda makes you think...

[@Jakedman21]

What the fuck is your problem?

[@orsonjarrett]

Also was it so hard to get blue hoses on the side so he just got red. I would try to make it movie accurate if I ever had an ecto 1.

[@ResearcherKeagan]

apothic D bro stfu. You probably listened to 2 rap songs and said “FuCk 12!”

[@JoshuaModerwell]

I've seen better film-accurate replicas of the Ecto-1. Plus, the blue hoses on the left side of the Ecto-1 look better than the red hoses.

[@hapaofanoa2344]

i love ghostbusters I really want to drive it

[@nickmattio3397]

That car is a work of art theres no other way to say it top 5 most iconic movie cars ever screams NYC all day long lol

[@hitkid2456]

That and the DeLorian from BTTF

[@KalaschniKlown]

Came back from the nostalgia I understand that’s this conversion is inaccurate since it’s made by a different coach building, but it still is a 59 Commercial Chassis, which are still hard to find, let alone in the UK. Speaking of, the proper lights are probably also so much more difficult to find Rest Well Derek Acorah *1950 - 2020*

[@joannagonzaga8339]

Cool i liked the ghostbusters song

[@Qlyphy]

What on earth are 5th Gear doing with that fraud Derek Acorah? Whoever booked him for that segment really needs to have a good long chat with themselves... how to insult your viewer base 101

[@LadyYautjaSpacePirate]

I would turn it into an Ecto Drift! 😜 *eurobeats intensifies*

[@fortminor85]

I wonder if you know…..if you live in Tokyo

[@andreaskoutsou4954]

that's a nice classic

[@gerv55]

Light bars on it are way too small.

[@NEMUR24]

+gerv55 It's even the wrong model. Original it's an Code 3 Force 4XL. These here are Code 3 LP-6000 I think.

[@davidnico3042]

Ghostbusters car is cool for halloween

[@bettercallcostelloe]

my dad has an ecto 1

[@LadyYautjaSpacePirate]

Like that shirt dude!

[@death555ful]

i think the description is wrong it says jason but it's jonny who drove the car not jason.

[@ImranQureshi-mf2gc]

+Death555 Correct

[@apothicd8770]

Who the fuck am I? But more importantly, WHO THE FUCK IS JONNY? He might as well be the left hand in the circle jerk of cacophony for all of the rest who actually DONT give a pint of piss, let alone drive the damn thing.

[@davidbrooks2632]

It's missing the mars lights and the front blue lights are so wrong...

[@Guest10101]

Might want to check if Derek is haunting that car now....

[@cpmario97227]

Aren't the hoses on the rear driver-side fender supposed to be blue, rather than maroon? It's not a HUGE deal, but it DID kinda bug me.

[@rawr51919]

Not completely off-topic but somewhat: The building used for the interior of the firehouse in Ghostbusters is now abandoned. :( Although every time I hear that song, the Ecto-1's siren now just goes off in my head.

[@fishtales2597]

That's bad news for the Firehouse. Could anyone save it from rack and ruin i wonder, WHO YA GONNA CALL?

[@JackFitzsimmonsZondaFan]

What's the music at 3:24?

[@mackcummy4976]

From the movie but forget what scene.

[@Electobat]

I was genuinely scared by that, that guy actually believes in ghosts!

[@No-hl4qm]

you dont?

[@Electobat]

No, but I know why people do. A lot of these things have a biological answer.

[@No-hl4qm]

+chimp3376 meh

[@Electobat]

AaronBurley I do find it amazing that people are more happy to believe supernatural reasons rather than believe evidence. Anyway I don't know why I replied I know you will be happy with your answers and not be keen to revaluate your beliefs. I think you would probably not agree with Dawkins.

[@fishtales2597]

Wish this REPLICA was kitted out properly, i hate it when people use the wrong items for this iconic car. And on top of all that Dodgy Derek sitting in an ECTO 1, wonder if he got any VIBES from Ghosts saying GET OUT ;).

[@patitospro]

Ecto 1

[@vitoguttilla2926]

It's not an exact replica, the front blue blinking lights are wrong, the logo isn't complete, etc...

[@_Chaoticollie_]

Vito Guttilla And it's a different body style

[@vikinggnome]

and the tubes should be blue not red...

[@twistedyogert]

Not a believer in ghosts but Ghostbusters was a good movie.

[@stevenhibbert7512]

The prehistoric suv

[@____stu____]

Derek Acorah is no more a ghost buster than I am a fucking rocket scientist, and he owns a Chrysler 300c, dreary me, seems he knows nothing about cars either! Okay, okay......5th gear should be totally ashamed of themselves! They'll have postman pat reviewing a fucking transit van next!!!!

[@MonkeyHunch1]

+Stu Preston lol

[@fabulousprofound]

+Stu Preston front grille misaligned?

[@plum_bit]

+Stu Preston You, Sir, win an internet.

[@donraggo77]

+Stu Preston fucking A !!

[@alejandrobucio5486]

Don Raggo

[@kieran1213]

why is they a Scousers in the hallway?

[@co_nut_co_nut]

+Fifth Gear did they made it out?

[@gameframeinc.3389]

the youtube name that has luffy's future power

[@landonadams5534]

Where did you get it

[@Zajcu377]

Why do you sound like me wallless just asking?

[@rarevhsuploads4995]

Only 25/400 of the Miller Meteor ambulances survive for 1959, this is why purists get upset & so many other coach built ambulances like the Superior are used as Ecto 1. Only the eagle eyed can tell the difference. Some MM ambulances do need to be preserved in the original livery as emergency vehicles.

[@jesselaporte9592]

AWSOME

[@Sunburn2007]

Lighting equipment is all wrong and missing some things too

[@donraggo77]

as soon as I realised Derek Acorah was in this, I turned off...

[@aminnaqvi617]

1:58 tailgating Aston

[@adammarish5414]

The car in this video isn't even a Miller Meteor.

[@KalaschniKlown]

Yeah, it’s an S&S hearse body The back windows are literally painted on

[@gregorylarocca3170]

ghostbusters

[@ImranQureshi-mf2gc]

When was this first posted?

[@WAncouvOR]

October 8th 2015

[@tanner1ie]

I'm pretty sure they ment, when was this episode shown on tv - since Ghostbusters is now 31, approaching 32 years oldbut Johnny said it was approaching its' 25th anniversary, this episode must have first been shown about late 2008/early 2009 :) .

[@pparmar1999]

Amazing Car!! Btw it's my birthday!!! Hope more videos #Fifth #Gear #Moi birthday

[@PhilSTUDIOSS]

+prem parmar HAPPY BIRTHDAY

[@pparmar1999]

+Phil Rauchi thank you

[@pparmar1999]

+xXMAGNONXx thank gou

[@PhilSTUDIOSS]

***** no i dont have candy for you..

[@PhilSTUDIOSS]

***** oh sorry :)

[@Cenntaurienius]

No Siren?

[@Eezapropageeza]

+Cenntaurienius© Yeah man. That's all I wanted to hear. Even the cyclists being passed would have buzzed off the Wroahh wroahhh sound!

[@RobbieLeeFYI]

He said 25 years later - what is this 2009?

[@Jayymes]

#TBT stands for throwback thursday meaning its an older clip or show which they are re showing :)

[@RobbieLeeFYI]

Cheers for that, but I did mean my comment as a joke, as I already knew what #TBT meant.

[@Beach17857]

Robbie Lee No, it's from 2010.

[@RobbieLeeFYI]

I know, it was supposed to be a joke.

[@petermooney2228]

Stopped watching when Acora appeared.

[@jackhawkins211]

shoes acara

[@jackhawkins211]

+Jack Hawkins is anyone replying

[@yazhered2153]

can alarm

[@stevenhibbert694]

its a hearse not an ambulance

[@sharpshotefx]

It was a combination.

[@TheGreatDadoo]

is this the real car? the one used in the movie??? if so, what's it doing in England? i'm confused... it must not be the real one

[@Roche_Furman]

+David Beecroft I don't think so. Two of the filming cars are sitting in some Sony backlot, but the third is used for touring. But you never know.

[@drwho135]

No.

[@Giraffiti]

It's a replica, I'm pretty sure the real one is stuck collecting dust in the directing area of the movie.

[@Giraffiti]

+Xero Syphon Yeah, what he said.

[@QuasiTraction]

Evidently, if you're serious about cars, don't read the comments

[@microbusss]

when M-M built this they actually shaved the fins down!

[@kasutaja99]

bumper is totally crooked

[@jackhawkins211]

I dunno

[@joannagonzaga8339]

Firehouse does not belong to ghostbusters

[@3179johnboy]

It's a British copy.....not very impressive compared to the real thing. Compliments to the owner.

[@leew5382]

Yank tanks? Totally lost any credibility with that comment

[@granthartwell5305]

Haha