Who ya gonna call? Fan restores Cadillac as real-life Ghostbusters car...
 

Wacky supernatural enthusiast Paul Harborne has restored a battered old Cadillac into an exact replica of the iconic Ghostbusters ECTO-1 vehicle made famous in the 1984 box office smash

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Mr Harborne has spent over £50,000 on the project and juggled working part-time as a security guard to turn his dream into a reality.

After an extensive worldwide search, the 49-year-old from Sedgeley, West Midlands, managed to locate one of only six 1959 Cadillac models just a few miles from his home in Leicester.

The restoration enthusiast has spent years attempting to create an 'authentic Ghostbusters experience' for fans after hand-making the majority of the car's interior features from hand.

And the sci-fi fan, who has also previously restored an A-Team van, admitted it has been a long struggle giving the worse-for-wear orange car a new lease of life.

'It was a complete wreck as it had been abandoned,' he said. 'It's extremely rare and very hard to restore.

'It's certainly been a challenge - 50-year-old Cadillacs are hard work!'

The original vehicle, driven by eccentric Bill Murray and his fellow ghost hunters, is considered by fans to be a cross-over between an ambulance and funeral hearse.

And Mr Harborne explained the extensive amount of work which has gone into creating the astonishing replica.

'There are 158 miles of wire in the roof to power the four lightbars and rotating beacons on top,' he said.

'I've also managed to get scrolling LEDs for the sides which spell out "Ghostbusters - We're back".

'There are four speakers in the hearse as well as two DVD players so you can not only watch the film, but also hear it when you're inside and out.

'I've set up an iPod so that there are also genuine sirens and sounds coming from the car.'

He plans to hire out the vehicle, complete with fancy dress outfits, so fans of the film can go on their own ghostbusting adventures.

And he also hopes that if a third Ghostbusters film is ever made, his creation might have a starring role.

Regarding speculation over a third film, creator Dan Aykroyd recently said: 'The script must be perfect. We cannot release a film that is any less than that.

That is brilliant! I want one :)

Loved the movies and the cartoon when i was a kid. very cool.

So much money spent on it. :shocked: