Bid on the Ghostbusters hearse at Volo Auto Museum auction
Submitted by Volo Auto Museum
Have a hankering to own the Ghostbusters Ecto-1? How about a 1982 Pontiac Trans Am KITT exhibition car? Or maybe a one-of-a-kind, screen-used, documented space rover from the 1979 cult classic “Alien?”
The Volo Auto Museum eBay auction is taking place now through Thursday, Nov. 7, and can easily be accessed through a link at volocars.com. Participants must have an eBay account.
“When we were putting together our Cars in Wonderland exhibit, we bought a lot of items and there were many things that we took off of display,” said Brian Grams, director of the museum.
“We are liquidating multiple items — everything from a 4-foot-tall fiberglass ‘Aladdin’ genie to a gas-powered ‘Herbie’ go-cart — to make way for new exhibits.”
Highest bidders will claim most items, regardless of price, though a low reserve is placed on the “Alien” rover.
A few of Volo’s more well-known movie cars will be among items up for bid. These include a “Herbie” Volkswagen Beetle from “Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo” that was used at a Walt Disney amusement park, the aforementioned KITT exhibition car and, of course, the 1959 Cadillac hearse-ambulance, aka Ghostbusters Ecto-1, that has elicited smiles from thousands of Volo visitors during the past decade.
“We’ve had that for eight to 10 years,” Grams said. “It’s been a very good draw for us. We expect it to go for somewhere between $75,000 and $80,000.”
The auction will include items for all budgets and tastes. Participants can bid on Walt Disney World signs and displays with estimated values in the low double digits; a rotating, musical Winnie the Pooh; and fully operational ’50s carnival swing kiddie rides, each estimated at between $3,000 and $4,000. Auction items may be viewed at volocars.com.
The Volo Auto Museum, 27582 Volo Village Road, Volo, features roughly 300 classic, antique, muscle and Hollywood cars, all displayed in comfortable, climate-controlled exhibit halls. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
For information, visit volocars.com, find Volo Auto Museum on Facebook, or call (815) 385-3644.
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