Ghostbusters Ecto-1 Replica Car! 

Love how proude and passionate the owners are about there creations.

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. ;)

I really like this guy. So genuine.

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

Lol the Pizza Planet truck and the Jurassic Park SUV

I was just thinking nobody does the interior, show the interior! Would have liked to have seen the front seat and dash.

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

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!

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. 💚

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!

and he didnt turn on the sirens?! awe

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 ;)

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

digging the Jurassic park explorer and toy story truck in the back ground..

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.

It’s so cool knowing there are many awesome looking ecto-1s out there right now

I was just looking at videos of ecto1 replicas yesterday! Crazy coincidence! :) ty tested!

He put down a ~$10k bid and forgot about it... Wow, must be loaded

Wow you guys are using some great mics! It picks up ambient noise so well! (Sarcasm)

Wow! That replica of the ecto 1 is AWESOME!

That is absolutely beautiful, what a work of art, a truly amazing labour of love

I love the passion these guys have. ducking contagious. . why won't my phone let me swear?!?!!?!?!?

Amazing work, thanks for sharing!

Probably needed some suspension work and shocks. Brakes, brake pads, lining, steering box, transmission, rear-end. Also new rings, mufflers, a little wiring...

Awesome stuff, Sean!

awesome job Shawn.

Amazing,this man put a lot of love and labor hours in this replica and it shows

Looks awesome!! Missing a few bits on the roof and the fins don't look the right colour, but always loving an Ecto replica!!!

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.

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!

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.

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

Norm, this was a great interview, good job!!

Only thing missing: Rack full of Proton Packs and Ghost Traps. But hey, what a build! Truly a labor of love!

ABSOLUTLY STUNNING! Other than the original, this has to be the most accurate

wow 12yrs ! gotta give props to the guy .

WOW, absolutely FANTASTIC 😍😍😍

The definition of dedication

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.

Wow what an inspiration, Fantastic achievement

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?

Well done

I like this guy, just seems like a happy & cool dude.

i saw this thing driving in san diego today. its pretty awesome!

I love the Pizza Planet truck in the background I really hope we get a video on that!!

It is missing the roof dish witb the two red tubes coming off it and the micro white strobe light on the front bumper.

This guy should cosplay as The Dude.

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!

Awesome interview. The guy did a sweet Ecto-1 :D

Noice! That's cool people are starting to help each other with their project builds.

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.

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?

Who would of thought Jack blacks brother is into Ghostbusters!

way to go Sean! beautiful car!

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?

That is beautiful

Well done that man!

what happend to the martian build?

now THIS is mother fucking ghost busters!!!!

All I wanted to hear and see was the sirens. : (

You know this guy loves this car because he said he wanted to see what others would do differently.

Now all we need is a Ecto-1b!

I wonder if this is the same one always parked at the caddilac repair shop in Santa Monica.

Nice job! Need polish the haze off the light bar!

Great to see The Dude got a passionate hobby

That's cool.:D Really liked the Jurassic Park car in the back as well.:D

Just realized Sean Bishop worked on restoring the BTTF A Car

How did they not fire up the sirens? :(

What an ideal person to interview

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.

Awesome!

What a absolutly amazing Vehicle. I love Movie-Cars

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!!

Didn't know there were any more of these rare coaches left to make into replicas

The roof instruments need to be added and finished, but overall it looks about 95% completed. Nice job!

what a cool interesting guy thanks norm

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

How much to buy one ?

What an awesome dude.

the one thing we all want... the siren! WAHHHH WAHHHHH WAHHHH WAHHHH... haha

Epic car, cool guy. I'm a lil bit jelly. Wish I had a Miller Meteor, Ecto'd or otherwise.

the molding on the back passenger door chrome molding doesn't line up by a lot is the door not fully shut

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.

Four most iconic vehicles in movie and TV history Munsters car, Batman RV series car, BTTF DeLorian, Ecto 1.

Awesome

Wow he even sounds like Dan Aykroyd!

hes also one of the guys that help to restore the original A car delorean time machine

Dan Akroied has Ecto One. Its on Jay Lenos channel.

The pizza planet truck in the back!! So neat!

Ecto 1 awesome now I like ghostbusters they are awesome

Also nice van from jurrasic park! But Real Star is Ecto 1 ofc...

what a really cool guy

Those Caddy Hearse's are fricken RARE, thats why nobody else has tried.

ahh that times when i was 12 and my older brother took to the cinema on ghost busters

Wheres the thing that holds the proton pack

I'm so jealous, Sean built my dream car

i saw one one that was being made a few months ago

sweet ride but did the car not have amber and green lights on top ?

I remember seeing that car on eBay and when he won it!

So jealous!!!