Most outrageous food trucks in America

Boston Lobster Feast Car

One of America’s favorite advertising tools since the 1930’s has been outfitting vehicles to look like something else , and drivers and bystanders have been treated to cars that look like everything from animals to candy – even shoes. In fact, carrying on in the tradition of Oscar Mayer, there is a whole bevy of food-shaped vehicles that deserve their moment of glory. (Pics)

Planters Nutmobile

Anyone who’s watched the movie Dumb and Dumber will chuckle at the memory of the MuttCutts van that Jeff Daniels‘ character Harry Dunne had made for his dog grooming service – it’s a time-honored visual gag. Before the Super Bowl, David Arquette was spotted riding around Indianapolis in The Chicken Limo, a chicken topped vehicle that can be rented out for special events.

Hershey Kissmobile

The most famous food truck and the one that sparked this whole phenomenon, the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, first debuted in 1936, but some of the more recent food-shaped vehicles on this list are a food fanatic’s personal roving masterpiece, like Harry Sperl’s hamburger Harley Davidson three-wheeler and Steve Braithwaite‘s banana car. Others were marketing tools for nationally recognized brands such as Dairy Queen’s blizzard-mobile and the Hershey’s Kiss truck.