Ghostbusters Ecto-1 Replica Car!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- Ghostbusters fans have been making replicas of props and costumes from the film for decades. But not many people have taken on building their own Ecto-1 replica. We meet Sean Bishop, who has built a highly-detailed reproduction of the iconic car, both outside and in!
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Hey everyone. Sean here. I'm the Chewbacca/Jack Black/Lebowski/Aykroyd/hybrid dude who built the car. I'm glad so many of you like the beautiful "Janine". I saw a few repeated questions so I thought I'd answer them as best I can. Yes the lights work, yes the siren works, (external speakers in the light bars). Yes I have the sniffer, but I never drive on the freeway with it. You can see it laying on it's side in the back in a few shots. I hadn't had a chance to put it up and had no idea I was gonna be on camera, (hence the wind-blown rat's nest of hair). Yes I do have a gurney and yes it's got four working proton packs on it but I took it out so the people at the party could get a good look at the finished interior. It was also a thousand degrees in LA that day. We were all red and ragged out. The Ecto has no AC. ;)
venkman71 thanks for the reply to these questions. Killer work man. Love it!
So you ecto is named "Janine"?
Now that's a familiar username, I think! I think one of the first things I did when getting the Internet in the 90's was look for Ghostbusters III rumors and find Ghostbusters fan sites. Didn't you have some sites/prop sites?
Anyway...
After spending so much time on the small details of the car, and obsessing over all the details, did you ever develop a good theory on just *WHAT* some of that stuff on the roof rack was supposed to really be?
Great car only thing wrong is that it has no grill strobes on it :)
Love how proude and passionate the owners are about there creations.
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i thought you said Prude and Passionate at first lol
agreed. this guy is great
proud* their*
Anybody *want *a peanut.
Wow, this guy is genuine - ghostbusters was one of my favorites growing up and this thing is badass - same enthusiasm that Dan Aykroyd had when he came in with the old ambulance in the original film
First like and comment in 4 years 2020?
I really like this guy. So genuine.
Agreed. It actually gave me goosebumps ^^
Passion is beautiful.
"I may have been the first one to have done it so far, but there will be others. And they'll do wonderful mods on it, it'll be great!"
Sean is an amazing guy, he's so nice and he actually used to own one of the best Back to the future DeLorean time machine's I had ever seen.
+eTech16 he called him Bill at the end, so which is it? Sean or Bill?
he was lucky enough to get reference photos from the original car. This is got to be the most spot-on replicas on the road. it looks awesome
I was just thinking nobody does the interior, show the interior! Would have liked to have seen the front seat and dash.
Yeah we don't see it in the movie.
+diator2 didn't you watch the video? The guy and his friend were able to take photos of the entire original prop.
nope
+diator2 watch it before you say something.
Its not like the front of the car is a state secret or anything super important.
Lol the Pizza Planet truck and the Jurassic Park SUV
Just saw the ghosthead documentary on Netflix and was amazed by the effort the community put into their stuff. Love replicas of movie cars, and this one is a beauty!
and he didnt turn on the sirens?! awe
Right?!
Is this the dude I know?
Funny finding your here Mr. Pollock. hahaha
Disney Infinity Codes HaHa! Yeah, I'm a Tested loyalist!
Totally waited for that to happen....
Best replica I've ever seen, bar none. Even finding the correct car is a next to impossible task today. Kudos to the builder on a job well done!
Thank you for doing a piece on Sean's Ecto! I've known him for about 4 years on Facebook, he is a really fantastic guy to talk with.
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Only thing missing: Rack full of Proton Packs and Ghost Traps. But hey, what a build! Truly a labor of love!
Awesome stuff, Sean!
Ya I was like: Woah
I love the passion these guys have. ducking contagious. . why won't my phone let me swear?!?!!?!?!?
digging the Jurassic park explorer and toy story truck in the back ground..
He put down a ~$10k bid and forgot about it... Wow, must be loaded
awesome replica, one thing I was hoping to hear and see is the lights and sirens but that is probably the kid in me wanting it.
Who would of thought Jack blacks brother is into Ghostbusters!
LOL
Two-Face looks and sounds like him doesn't he 😊
The Dude and Jack Black's love baby!
Wow what a cool replica, thanks for putting in all those man hours to make this so authentic. I'm a BIG Ghostbusters Fan and this brought back so many memories of
seeing the first film in 84. Who Ya Gonna Call? This guy ;)
You know this guy loves this car because he said he wanted to see what others would do differently.
Probably needed some suspension work and shocks. Brakes, brake pads, lining, steering box, transmission, rear-end. Also new rings, mufflers, a little wiring...
0:57 - The early 1000's? Holy crap, this guy was like, screw those crusades, I'm going to build me a prop for a movie that's going to be all the rage some 9 and three quarters century from now!
he did actually say 2000s
This guy should cosplay as The Dude.
Got to meet Sean and sit in that car a few years back. So awesome! Then I got to see the original movie car about two years later and sit in that car!
What the hell is the camera man doing, does he need to pee or what's with the constant moving around? This can't be Joey, right?
And the black, empty part at the end.
been sippin the spiked punch
All this shakey-cam stuff drives me up the wall because it's in EVERYTHING now. Get a tripod or steadicam.
Came here to say this... haha. It was a rough camera experience. Maybe they were too busy looking at how gorgeous the car was? haha
They could use a MoVI M10
Wow he even sounds like Dan Aykroyd!
Wow you guys are using some great mics! It picks up ambient noise so well! (Sarcasm)
Four most iconic vehicles in movie and TV history Munsters car, Batman RV series car, BTTF DeLorian, Ecto 1.
Had a Ghostbusters day yesterday with the two movies and a few hours of the Ghostbusters: The Video Game from 2009, haven't seen those movies in like 10 years so it was nice to see that at least one of them stood the test of time, the game is great too, way more interesting than the second movie for sure.
Having just seen the movies it is really cool to see a replica up close like this, that said where's the proton pack rack?
Wow! That replica of the ecto 1 is AWESOME!
Wonderful, just a lovely job on the replica, kudos to Bill! The only thing I see he could add to it is to see if the backpacks and gear they used fit in there.
Thanks to Sean Bishop for building the Ecto-1 and helping restore the BTTF "A" car! One thing to note though is that it is missing the red double barrel turret thingy on the roof rack.
What a absolutly amazing Vehicle. I love Movie-Cars
Just realized Sean Bishop worked on restoring the BTTF A Car
That's credible. I liked that the new Ecto is still 30 years backdated, but there's absolutely no beating the OG. For me, hearing the original siren, has a distinction, like hearing certain actor's delivery.
As A guy that loves to restore classic cars (owning 3) and an extreme lover of Ghostbusters, I really want to build an Ecto-1 or 1A. I NEED to snag one of these before they're all gone or overpriced.
I like this guy, just seems like a happy & cool dude.
It’s so cool knowing there are many awesome looking ecto-1s out there right now
ABSOLUTLY STUNNING! Other than the original, this has to be the most accurate
A great build. Its so amazing that someone have the knowledge and skills to make a copy of the real thing. Have a great weekend
Now all we need is a Ecto-1b!
The roof instruments need to be added and finished, but overall it looks about 95% completed. Nice job!
now THIS is mother fucking ghost busters!!!!
Great to see The Dude got a passionate hobby
wow 12yrs ! gotta give props to the guy .
Also nice van from jurrasic park! But Real Star is Ecto 1 ofc...
I have always wanted to make a replica Ecto-1, or at least a new reincarnation of it. I even had everything planned out. But now I feel like I would be ashamed to do it after what happened to the franchise. Either way, this man is incredible and props to him for creating this incredible replica.
Didn't know there were any more of these rare coaches left to make into replicas
The definition of dedication
There was a time I used to sneak on Sony lot and smoke J's releasing spirits in both echo 1 and echo 2 real cars but that was about 15-20 years
THIS IS INSANE!!!!!! I think I seen this same Ecto-1 at the Philadelphia Auto Show not long ago. If so, that was the same guy beside it. Cool!! Great work man. WOW
Epic car, cool guy. I'm a lil bit jelly. Wish I had a Miller Meteor, Ecto'd or otherwise.
Amazing,this man put a lot of love and labor hours in this replica and it shows
You weren't just driving south on I-49 through Fayetteville, AR on Wed, May 8, 2019, towing this behind a Prevost motorcoach, were you?
Looks awesome!! Missing a few bits on the roof and the fins don't look the right colour, but always loving an Ecto replica!!!
Those Caddy Hearse's are fricken RARE, thats why nobody else has tried.
Though Miller-Meteor made hearses on that frame too, the '59 Caddy used for the Ecto-1 was an ambulance chassis.
FancyCat ah forgive my ignorance
It is missing the roof dish witb the two red tubes coming off it and the micro white strobe light on the front bumper.
it needs the retractable proton pack carriage from GB2. but then I wonder would the instruments in the back be "accessible"? either way! his instruments are artistic interpretation and the pack carriage is cannon! all that said, seriously that is a very cool ride!!
I love the Pizza Planet truck in the background I really hope we get a video on that!!
Mick Foley (Mankind) has joined the Ghostbusters!
All I wanted to hear and see was the sirens. : (
Didnt we all. There was just something about Ecto 1's siren that added to Ghostbusters 1
Same!!! Besides the car and it's decals and interior gadgets, the most pronounced thing was the siren!!
Even the one in Burnout Paradise had the siren
That's not the real siren though. The real siren (in the movie) was just added in post-production.
that film is a pack of lies, some of the ghosts are fake too.
ahh that times when i was 12 and my older brother took to the cinema on ghost busters
hes also one of the guys that help to restore the original A car delorean time machine
I wonder if this is the same one always parked at the caddilac repair shop in Santa Monica.
WOW, absolutely FANTASTIC 😍😍😍
Nice to see a builder without a toupe, or combover hair for a change........
I was just looking at videos of ecto1 replicas yesterday! Crazy coincidence! :) ty tested!
I'm very glad that for the second time ...
*NORM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE EXISTENCE OF THE*
*SHITTY GHOSTBUSTERS 2016 MOVIE*
Keep it up Norm.
Awesome replica! That must be a lot of fun to drive around and I can only wonder at all the smiles that people must have when they see it. Watched the original movie and then went and saw the reboot yesterday. The reboot is actually pretty good and I would go see it again. Just my 2 cents.
the Echo 1 looks really great it needs one thing Ghostbusters pack rack in the inside
agree, I was wondering why that wasn't there
In fact, that's what I always fathomed many of the interior instruments were for; calibrating and field maintenance of the proton packs and other gear. I also thought they might have a mini containment system for offloading ghosts from the traps if they're catching a lot.
Building just one proton pack would be incredibly hard
+davis magee he normally has the rack with 4 proton packs for it, I was wondering why he didn't have them there either.
Maybe for this guy due to his insane eye for detail but there's plenty of various kits out there.
i saw this thing driving in san diego today. its pretty awesome!
The pizza planet truck in the back!! So neat!
Wow what an inspiration,
Fantastic achievement
If there's something broken, and it don't look good... who're gonna call? The other Ecto1 guys!
awesome job Shawn.
Oh, look! The REAL Ecto-1.
The only Ecto-1
The Infamous Cloaker Videos Amen.
+The Infamous Cloaker “Zokorar” Videos what about ecto1 a?
Oh, look! A real prick.
+6102livesipmurt Thanks for drawing attention to yourself. You are so mundane, we would never have noticed you.
what happend to the martian build?
Nice job! Need polish the haze off the light bar!
Stop at 0:05 and just check out the actual size of the car. I can well believe the figure quoted by 5th Gear as 20 feet long.
Or are Norm and Sean both short arses? Maybe it is a little of both?
Hi. Fellow Ectomobile owner here, and friend of Sean's. The actual dimensions are 21 feet long, 7.5 feet wide ( 8 feet when you factor in the ladder and blue hoses on either side of the car ) and it's 7.5 feet to the top of the roof rack. ( Nine feet if you don't remove the weather antennae and guns. ) Weights can vary depending on your car's loadout. A good average is 7,200 lbs.
That's cool.:D Really liked the Jurassic Park car in the back as well.:D
On Jay Leno`s garage Jay Leno and Dan Aykroyd drove around in the Cadillac from the all girl Ghostbusters.
the one thing we all want... the siren! WAHHHH WAHHHHH WAHHHH WAHHHH... haha
Dan Akroied has Ecto One. Its on Jay Lenos channel.
Awesome interview. The guy did a sweet Ecto-1 :D
what a cool interesting guy thanks norm
That is absolutely beautiful, what a work of art, a truly amazing labour of love
Well done that man!
The weird part is how much the builder sounds like Ackroyd!
Couple other vehicles in that lot I'd like to see lol Jurassic park SUV toy story truck in the background
What an ideal person to interview
Very cool. Does he know he's missing the sniffer?
The car itself looks great, just missing the Proton Cannon on the roof rack.
Ecto 1 awesome now I like ghostbusters they are awesome
I remember seeing that car on eBay and when he won it!
the molding on the back passenger door chrome molding doesn't line up by a lot is the door not fully shut
Funny now it's the same Ecto in the Wal-mart ads
I'm so jealous, Sean built my dream car
Went and saw Ghostbusters 2016 last night with my 11 y.o. son and we both enjoyed it.
Try to go into the film with your mind free of the negative pre-film chatter, and just enjoy a new version of Ghostbusters.
There are numerous nods to the earlier films as well as numerous cameos which you may very well enjoy, so keep your eyes peeled.
"it's a cadeelaacck"
- the black one from the new GB movie.
Ok, this guy is the human Chewbacca. I can't be the only one that sees it.