Engineering:Bootmobile
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Short description: Vehicle made for L.L.Bean's 100th anniversary
The Bootmobile is a boot-shaped automobile made by L.L.Bean to celebrate its centenary in 2012. It was introduced on January 17, 2012.[1][2] It has visited cities such as New York City [3][4] with the intent of inspiring people to go outdoors.[1]
The Bootmobile is a Ford F-250 Super Duty truck[3] made to resemble a Bean Boot. The steel and fiberglass construction is 13 feet tall, 20 feet long, and 7 feet wide.[5][6]
There are three Bootmobiles.[7]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 ""L.L.Bean Bootmobile" Hits the Road in Celebration of 100 Years". L. L. Bean. FPS Newswire. January 17, 2012. http://www.fpsnewswire.com/release.asp?id=1376.
- ↑ Abelson, Jenn (January 18, 2012). "L.L.Bean marks 100 years with ‘Bootmobile’". The Boston Globe. https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2012/01/18/bean-marks-years-with-bootmobile-tour/ToAo57TJgsb6NWYi9bOFAN/story.html. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chang, Richard (January 12, 2012). "L.L. Bean Outfits Bootmobile for Nationwide Tour". The New York Times. http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/19/l-l-bean-outfits-bootmobile-for-nationwide-tour/?_r=0. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ↑ "NYC welcomes the big L.L. Bean Boot to the Big Apple". The Examiner. June 8, 2012.
- ↑ Hallman, Randy (May 18, 2015). "L.L. Bean Bootmobile to make a visit". Richmond Times. http://www.richmond.com/business/local/article_5417b2ce-fd48-11e4-b311-ef3ffe68df0d.html. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ↑ Regenold, Stephen (November 14, 2014). "Tour Of L.L.Bean ‘Bootmobile’". Gear Junkie. http://gearjunkie.com/llbean-bootmobile. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ↑ Soley, Luna (October 23, 2023). "L.L. Bean Bootmobile meets Planters Nutmobile in corporate crossover". The Times Record. https://www.pressherald.com/2023/10/23/l-l-bean-bootmobile-encounters-planters-nutmobile-in-corporate-crossover/.
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