Bootmobile
boot-shaped automobile made by L.L. Bean to celebrate their 100th anniversary in 2012.
The Bootmobile is a boot-shaped brandmobile made by L.L.Bean to celebrate its centennial in 2012. It was introduced on January 17, 2012.
One Bootmobile is a Ford F-250 Super Duty truck 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. Another is a customized Chevrolet Silverado. A real shoe of comparable proportions would be a size 708.
There are three Bootmobiles. As of 2024, a fourth is being developed for production.
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