Engineering:Bootmobile
From HandWiki
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]
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[update], a fourth is being developed for production.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ ""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.
- ↑ Chang, Richard (January 12, 2012). "L.L. Bean Outfits Bootmobile for Nationwide Tour". The New York Times. https://archive.nytimes.com/wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/19/l-l-bean-outfits-bootmobile-for-nationwide-tour/?_r=0.
- ↑ Hallman, Randy (May 18, 2015). "L.L. Bean Bootmobile to make a visit". Richmond Times. https://richmond.com/business/local/article_5417b2ce-fd48-11e4-b311-ef3ffe68df0d.html.
- ↑ Regenold, Stephen (November 14, 2014). "Tour Of L.L.Bean 'Bootmobile'". Gear Junkie. https://gearjunkie.com/news/llbean-bootmobile.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 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. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/style/ll-bean-boots-bootmobile.html.
- ↑ 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/.
External links
 |  |
