Bootmobile

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The Bootmobile in Freeport, Maine, July 7, 2012. Freeport shoecar 07.07.2012 13-42-46.jpg
The Bootmobile in Freeport, Maine, July 7, 2012.

The Bootmobile is a boot-shaped automobile made by L.L.Bean to celebrate its centennial in 2012. It was introduced on January 17, 2012. [1] [2]

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The Bean Boots that the vehicle is meant to resemble. BeanBoots.jpg
The Bean Boots that the vehicle is meant to resemble.

One Bootmobile is a Ford F-250 Super Duty truck [3] made to resemble a Bean Boot. The steel and fiberglass construction is 13 feet (4.0 m) tall, 20 feet (6.1 m) long, and 7 feet (2.1 m) wide. [4] [5] Another is a customized Chevrolet Silverado. A real shoe of comparable proportions would be a size 708. [6]

There are three Bootmobiles. [7] As of 2024, a fourth is being developed for production. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ ""L.L.Bean Bootmobile" Hits the Road in Celebration of 100 Years". FPS Newswire. L. L. Bean. January 17, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  2. ↑ Abelson, Jenn (January 18, 2012). "L.L.Bean marks 100 years with 'Bootmobile'". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Chang, Richard (January 12, 2012). "L.L. Bean Outfits Bootmobile for Nationwide Tour". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Hallman, Randy (May 18, 2015). "L.L. Bean Bootmobile to make a visit" . Richmond Times. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Regenold, Stephen (November 14, 2014). "Tour Of L.L.Bean 'Bootmobile'". Gear Junkie. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  6. 1 2 Kurutz, Steven (August 20, 2024). "A Shoe That Goes 65 M.P.H. Hitting the road for a trip from Maine to Massachusetts in a giant boot on wheels". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  7. ↑ Soley, Luna (October 23, 2023). "L.L. Bean Bootmobile meets Planters Nutmobile in corporate crossover". The Times Record. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
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