- April 20th, 2022, 10:26 pm#4969009
Okay so let's face it, most of us will never get our hands on a '59 Miller Meteor, or even anything remotely as close. An 80's Fleetwood hearse is more obtainable and does a pretty damn good job too. But throughout the cartoons, comics, and games we've seen a variety of vehicles - from checkered cabs to fire trucks, RVs, Hummers, and even a tugboat. So my question to you folks is; what are some of the vehicles you think would make for an awesome-looking Ectomobile?
An easy answer is any Cadillac ambulance from the 1940s up to the 70s - most of them look spectacular. But a recent youtube video had me considering another one; the Grumman LLV.
Upsides:
An easy answer is any Cadillac ambulance from the 1940s up to the 70s - most of them look spectacular. But a recent youtube video had me considering another one; the Grumman LLV.
Upsides:
- Government contract construction: Things are just bolted on inside, and are industrial in design. Which means any modifications you make are going to totally fit in.
- The doors: You can (legally) drive with them open. This is cool in a movie, but has practical applications too. You're doing a parade, or Halloween or something? You can be tossing candy out to kids, etc.
- The storage: These things were made to hail mail and packages, and a lot of it. So you have tons of space to modify it to your heart's content. But you also have tons of space for any convention or function you take that thing to. Think about how many proton packs and rubbermaid totes of props, outfits, and supplies that thing can haul around.
- The look: Despite being a common sight, this vehicle turns heads. It'd turn even more with a ghost painted on the side.
- Availability: These things aren't rare, but you can't just buy them used. The only reason some people are able to get them at all is because when the contract was up, Grumman had some leftover, and sold them to other government agencies who are now starting to sell them. Maybe the rules will change once the replacement vehicle is rolled out but until then, you might have better luck trying to find that '59 Caddy.
- Height: This thing is 7' tall, where as our favorite Cadillac sits at about 5' (without the roof rack, etc). That means it doesn't leave you much room to add much more than lights and sirens without some serious risks of stuff getting clipped.
- Performance: It doesn't like to go fast. It handles better with a lot of weight in the back. It's not great in snow.
- People are going to ask you how you got it. Hope you like telling that story, you're gonna be doing that a lot.
I really have no idea what I'm doing.