A Journey with the 'Jurassic Park' Ford Explorer
Andrew Koole
· 3 min read
Jurassic Park made the 1993
Ford
Explorer famous. So where exactly did that Ford Explorer go? Learn about the original dinosaur Ford Explorer’s journey and how it got several interesting car modifications
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‘Jurassic Park’ and the Ford Explorer
Since it’s one of the most popular classic movies ever, many people have seen Jurassic Park already. Or perhaps its modern follow-up movie, Jurassic World.
In Jurassic Park, tourists visit a theme park with dinosaurs that the scientists managed to bring back to life. The Ford Explorer was the most memorable vehicle that the tourists used for off-roading around the park.
Spoilers ahead (for this decade old movie):
When the T-Rex breaks free of its enclosure, it starts attacking people in the Ford Explorer. The cool thing is that this 1993 Explorer was heavily altered to enable this scene to work its magic.
The Explorer was modified to be able to be driven from the trunk! This created a driverless illusion.
A large chunk of the roof was also replaced by a special full-length sunroof. This allowed for the iconic shot of the T-Rex peering into the car, where the two movie characters screamed in terror.
Along with the Explorer, the Jeep Wrangler was also featured in the film. Interestingly, in the original book series, the vehicles were a set of electric Toyota Land Cruiser vehicles.
The director Steven Spielberg had a deal with Ford Motor Company, though, hence the appearance of Ford cars instead.
Funnily enough, the Explorer vehicles in the movie weren’t exactly the best cars to drive when escaping from a T-Rex. At a measly 12 mph max speed, the T-Rex would definitely catch up.
Chomp chomp!
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The original Ford Explorer has been found
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News traced the original Ford Explorer to find out about its whereabouts.Now, the 1993 Ford Explorer has been very popular, mostly thanks to the Jurassic Park franchise. It’s also been relatively easy to attain the famous Ford Explorer.
Many bold brushes of car paint, fanmade accessories and modifications later, the wild is filled with replicas.
Of the many units of original Ford Explorers, most of them have been destroyed. The Ford Explorer Unit 5 has been in the safe hands of Universal Studios: Orlando.
The Ford Explorer Unit 4 was destroyed during one of the scenes. Its remains are on display at Universal Studios in California.
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