Bootmobile

{{Short description|Vehicle made for L.L.Bean's 100th anniversary}}

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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.{{cite news|title="L.L.Bean Bootmobile" Hits the Road in Celebration of 100 Years|url=http://www.fpsnewswire.com/release.asp?id=1376|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041422/http://www.fpsnewswire.com/release.asp?id=1376|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 4, 2016|agency=L. L. Bean|publisher=FPS Newswire|date=January 17, 2012}}{{cite news|last=Abelson|first=Jenn|title=L.L.Bean marks 100 years with 'Bootmobile'|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2012/01/18/bean-marks-years-with-bootmobile-tour/ToAo57TJgsb6NWYi9bOFAN/story.html|access-date=10 September 2015|publisher=The Boston Globe|date=January 18, 2012|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105304/https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2012/01/18/bean-marks-years-with-bootmobile-tour/ToAo57TJgsb6NWYi9bOFAN/story.html|url-status=live}}

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One Bootmobile is a Ford F-250 Super Duty truck{{cite news|last=Chang|first=Richard|title=L.L. Bean Outfits Bootmobile for Nationwide Tour|url=https://archive.nytimes.com/wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/19/l-l-bean-outfits-bootmobile-for-nationwide-tour/?_r=0|access-date=8 September 2015|work=The New York Times|date=January 12, 2012|archive-date=26 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026040339/https://archive.nytimes.com/wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/19/l-l-bean-outfits-bootmobile-for-nationwide-tour/?_r=0|url-status=live}} made to resemble a Bean Boot. The steel and fiberglass construction is {{convert|13|ft|m}} tall, {{convert|20|ft|m}} long, and {{convert|7|ft|m}} wide.{{cite news|last=Hallman|first=Randy|title=L.L. Bean Bootmobile to make a visit|url=https://richmond.com/business/local/article_5417b2ce-fd48-11e4-b311-ef3ffe68df0d.html|access-date=9 September 2015|publisher=Richmond Times|date=May 18, 2015|archive-date=4 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404113046/https://richmond.com/business/local/article_5417b2ce-fd48-11e4-b311-ef3ffe68df0d.html|url-status=live|url-access=limited}}{{cite news|last=Regenold|first=Stephen|title=Tour Of L.L.Bean 'Bootmobile'|url=https://gearjunkie.com/news/llbean-bootmobile|access-date=9 September 2015|work=Gear Junkie|date=November 14, 2014|archive-date=5 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905072335/http://gearjunkie.com/llbean-bootmobile|url-status=live}} Another is a customized Chevrolet Silverado. A real shoe of comparable proportions would be a size 708.

There are three Bootmobiles.{{cite news |last=Soley |first=Luna |title=L.L. Bean Bootmobile meets Planters Nutmobile in corporate crossover |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2023/10/23/l-l-bean-bootmobile-encounters-planters-nutmobile-in-corporate-crossover/ |work=The Times Record |date=October 23, 2023 |access-date=23 May 2024}} A fourth is being developed for production.{{cite news |last1=Kurutz |first1=Steven |title=A Shoe That Goes 65 M.P.H. Hitting the road for a trip from Maine to Massachusetts in a giant boot on wheels |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/style/ll-bean-boots-bootmobile.html |access-date=15 September 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=August 20, 2024}}