8-Year-Old With Spina Bifida Turns Wheelchair Into 'Ghostbusters' Ecto-1 Car for Halloween

— -- An 8-year-old boy from California transformed his wheelchair into a show-stopping, “Ghostbusters”-themed Halloween costume.

Jeremy Miller, of Murrieta, California, has been in a wheelchair since age 3 due to spina bifida. This year, he turned his wheelchair into a replica of the Ecto-1 car from the original “Ghostbusters” movie.

“We’ve watched all three movies, and he’s now watched a bunch of the 'Ghostbuster' cartoons on Netflix,” Jeremy’s dad, Ryan Scott Miller, told ABC News. “Whatever we’re doing, he really dives into it.”

Miller, who works in IT, oversees the annual construction of Jeremy’s Halloween costume, a process that begins in early September.

Miller, his wife, Beth Miller, and their two other children join Jeremy in making the costume's creation a family affair. It was Beth Miller who this year found the Ecto-1 toy car that served as the inspiration and model for Jeremy’s costume.

Miller said they used foam board, floral foam, PVC, wood glue, screws, wood pieces, six-volt batteries and wiring among other materials to construct the replica car in which Jeremy moves around as in a real car.

The Ecto-1 replica also features working lights, a siren and speaker that plays the "Ghostbusters" theme music. The roof rack features a ladder, warning light, cannisters and satellite dish.

“I see how much Jeremy lights up in it,” Miller said. “He loves being the character and the center of attention. He hams it up.”

Jeremy showed off his costume earlier this month at a Halloween party at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, where he goes for care.

“A girl who was being wheeled on a hospital bed heard the 'Ghostbusters' music and lifted her head up and smiled and then kept going,” Miller recalled. “That’s ultimately what this is about, bringing smiles to people.”

Jeremy will wear the costume again on Halloween night to trick-or-treat in his hometown.

“We’re going to blare that siren and music as loud as possible,” Miller said. “We’re also going to have a blown-up marshmallow man following him. It’ll be great.”