Designer Builds 'Ectocycle-1A' Inspired by Ghostbusters' Iconic Car

Busting ghosts through NYC on this bike? Color us stoked.
Derya Ozdemir

There is nothing better than a hardcore fan who is also a handy person since they are always the ones who come up with exceptional homages to the shows and movies that we all love. If you're a Ghostbusters fan, you're most definitely in for a treat.

As you might know, a new Ghostbusters movie, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, is scheduled to be released on March 5, 2021, picking up where the franchise left off by bringing some members of the original cast back.

In order to honor it, YouTube channel 20 Cola has made a handmade bicycle showpiece for their "Museum of Bicycle and Pop Culture", which they say is the first of its kind in Serbia. They acknowledge the common bicycles used by young people during the period from the 1950s to the 1990s in this museum.

Designer Builds 'Ectocycle-1A' Inspired by Ghostbusters' Iconic Car
Source: Marko Stamatovic

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With this piece, they wanted to celebrate the tremendous impact of Ghostbusters movies on pop culture. They've named their iconic creation Ectocycle – 1A.

Designer Builds 'Ectocycle-1A' Inspired by Ghostbusters' Iconic Car
Source: Marko Stamatovic

You might be asking why they made a bike. Well, Marko Stamatovic explained on a post to Bored Panda that they tried to transfer the spirit of the famous 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor used for Ecto-1 car.

Designer Builds 'Ectocycle-1A' Inspired by Ghostbusters' Iconic Car
Source: Marko Stamatovic

For those who don't know, that was the vehicle the Ghostbusters used to travel in New York City busting ghosts and other entities.

Designer Builds 'Ectocycle-1A' Inspired by Ghostbusters' Iconic Car
Source: Marko Stamatovic

The eight-minute video shows a compact version of the 2000+ working hours that went into assembling the bicycle.

Designer Builds 'Ectocycle-1A' Inspired by Ghostbusters' Iconic Car
Source: 20 Cola/YouTube

Stamatovic stated that doing the whole thing took them three months in total.

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Designer Builds 'Ectocycle-1A' Inspired by Ghostbusters' Iconic Car
Source: 20 Cola/YouTube

They apparently used the legendary Italian 1972 ITM Muscle bike as the base.

Designer Builds 'Ectocycle-1A' Inspired by Ghostbusters' Iconic Car
Source: Marko Stamatovic

In order to make it "Ghostbusters" enough, they added the original siren sounds, rotating lights, and the spooky ectoplasm containers.

Designer Builds 'Ectocycle-1A' Inspired by Ghostbusters' Iconic Car
Source: Marko Stamatovic

The final product really does look like something out of the beloved Ghostbusters franchise: it is loud, colorful, and iconic. We can say for sure that it is the perfect homage.

Designer Builds 'Ectocycle-1A' Inspired by Ghostbusters' Iconic Car
Source: Marko Stamatovic

Who wouldn't want to ride a bicycle while busting ghosts here and there? Maybe those of us that are not-that-fit but that's the issue for another topic.

Designer Builds 'Ectocycle-1A' Inspired by Ghostbusters' Iconic Car
Source: Marko Stamatovic

You can watch the whole process in motion here:

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