Anybody got an unusual concession trailer?

I know you guys are infinite in your depth and breath when it comes to weird stuff....

...So, here goes.

I'm looking for a small concession trailer to sell specialty coffee from. Might consider a truck. Gotta be unique. Really unique.

Like 12' tall coffee cup, or French bistro on wheels, or a fiberglass replica of Juan Valdez.

2nd option would be a nice cart (like a Sabrettes cart, or a flower cart, or a stuffed mule pulling a oxcart).

I considered a 1926 REO Speedwagon. Wasn't close enough, needed too much work, and wasn't mobile enough without a tag and engine.

I don't need the equipment, just the visual attention grabber.

And, of course, it needs to be within the budget of all you cheapskates, although it's gotta look good (maybe after a little work). It's got to ultimately be impressive enough for someone to believe it represents a classy company selling a quality product. No Purple Dinosaurs, hookers, or jalopies.

Ready...set...go!

I really like where this could go (sorry I don't have anything for you). Visual icons...I like how you think.

Clem

Thanks.

I should clarify.

I would spend more than $200X for the right unit in the right condition. If its turnkey, it's worth more. If I'm beginning a restoration project, it's not.

Buy a miata, add fiberglass and chicken wire. Add coffee.

I already own a Miata, fiberglass, and chicken wire.

I'd rather a bit less effort.

A classic ice cream truck would probably be pretty cool. That was, until I searched for them on ebay. Some people expect a lot of dough for their scrap heaps.

Serve coffee out of the back of this. You can have a tagline like "Coffee that will KICK YOUR ASS." You could name it General's Coffee, hand painted on the doors. Is that not a winning formula?

i thought you were looking for a trailer from which you would sell unusual concessions. like maybe you get a soft-serve ice cream machine and a mannequin and, well, nevermind.

Model A pickup? Woody? (No, Angry, not THAT kind)

How about one of the Subaru 360 lunch trucks??

Got one?

A friend of a friend is starting a similar business with a Metro Van (best pic I can find is of a model):

Or you could try a Divco:

I've also seen Big Green Truck Pizza, an old firetruck converted to a mobile brick oven pizza stand.

http://www.biggreentruckpizza.com/7_002.htm

You selling your own branded coffee? Interested in branching out? I'm looking for something to do here on the Island.

Follow this link for some inspiration.
http://www.agilitynut.com/food/twistee.html
See the ice cream trailer about half way down. Maybe call and follow up for a fabricator.
Good luck.

Supercoupe wrote: You selling your own branded coffee? Interested in branching out? I'm looking for something to do here on the Island.

Definitely a possibility. I pm'd you my contact info.

Anybody know of a cool school bus? Short bus- smaller is better.

We currently have 2 shops in libraries, so the school bus theme could work very well.

How big does it need to be? Around here there is an auctioneer's truck which looks just like an older Chevy step van, except it's about the size of a hot dog cart. It's got a side window where the auctioneer would stand and make his calls as a driver took him slowly along the lots.

http://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/browse/cataucs?catid=402 You can make anything look unusual with a vehicle wrap

M. Schettl! Drive to Wisconsin and check out the oddity that is M. Schettl Sales. Anyone that has driven down hwy 41 north of Oshkosh has probably seen all the crazy stuff outside. Like the Baseball player with a giant bass on the line!

Karl La Follette wrote: http://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/browse/cataucs?catid=402 You can make anything look unusual with a vehicle wrap

Ooooh- I forgot. You do wraps, don't you? Any idea what a wrap for a short bus might cost? How about something about the size of a small horse trailer? A Metro? Can you PM me with an idea of a rough budgets?

I'd sure appreciate it.

Short bus $1800:

http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/cto/1527904094.html

There is a local ice cream shop that owns an old fire truck they use to sell ice cream from at various events (festivals, etc). It looks really neat.

Saw these --http://frame.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?CompareItems

"Short-Bus Coffee: It's Retard Strong!"

you can thank me with 1% of the net.

Let me get this straight...

...you want me to reward you for ideas about retards smearing soft ice cream all over kinky mannequins in a short bus???

Geeez.