By Monique Tamminga/Special to the 91原创 Advance Times
It took three years to complete, but every hour and dollar was totally worth it for Ryan Andus to make an exact replica of the Jeep in the hit movie Jurassic Park.
鈥淚鈥檓 so happy with the results,鈥� he told the 91原创 Advance Times.
鈥淚t was totally worth it.鈥�
Andus will be displaying his Jurassic Jeep in this year鈥檚 91原创 Good Times Cruise-In, which is taking place Saturday, Sept. 7 in downtown Aldergrove.
鈥淚鈥檓 a huge fan of the Jurassic Park films and the Cars movie,鈥� he said.
鈥淚 decided to turn my 1993 Jeep YJ into the Jeep used during the original Jurassic Park.鈥�
First, Andus had to find parts for his Jeep, including the top headlights鈥� bar that match the Jurassic Jeep.
He also had to do a full paint job and decals to make the all-terrain vehicle look exactly like the one in Jurassic Park.
鈥淚 will be driving down the highway, and people will slow down to take a look. There are a lot of smiles on people鈥檚 faces. I think it can be nostalgic for some,鈥� he said.
Andus is looking forward to Cruise-In and showing off his Jeep.
鈥淚t鈥檚 going to be a ton of fun, and it鈥檚 nice to be able display all the hard work,鈥� he added.
The numbers shown on his Jeep play a personal role too. His Jeep was made in 1993 and so was Andus.
鈥淵es, I was born in 1993 and that just so happens to be the same year the Jeep was made.鈥� He bought the Jeep five years ago, and it now has 260,000 kilometres on it.
Also, the #29 on the side of the Jeep is significant for Andus because that is the day of the month he was born.
It鈥檚 also the exact number that appears on the Jeep in Jurassic Park.
Even though this was an expensive venture, it was so much fun Andus wants to do it again.
He wants to make an exact replica of the Ford Explorer that appears in both Jurassic Park and Jurassic World.
鈥淚 think it would be really cool to have the two vehicles together on display,鈥� he said.
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