{"id":1524,"date":"2012-05-02T10:51:19","date_gmt":"2012-05-02T10:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1524"},"modified":"2012-05-02T10:51:19","modified_gmt":"2012-05-02T10:51:19","slug":"man-rebuilds-ghostbusters-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/man-rebuilds-ghostbusters-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Man rebuilds Ghostbusters car"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A man has spent over &pound;50,000 turning a Cadillac into a replica of the iconic Ghostbusters ECTO-1 vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Harborne &ndash; who confessed to being a massive fan of the supernatural film series &ndash; has painstakingly revamped his vehicle so it resembles the one used in the movies.<\/p>\n<p>The majority of the car's interior has been handcrafted and it has taken a long time to finish.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It was a complete wreck as it had been abandoned. 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