Jalopnik: Ice Cream Truck

Sweet Tooth from Twisted Metal is more terrifying in real life

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:30:00 EDT

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If I could have all the hours I invested in Twisted Metal 2 on Playstation back I'd probably be able to finish War & Peace, but I wouldn't do it. Those were great hours. So the sight of Sweet Tooth from TM2 rendered in real metal is both heart-warming and stomach-sinking, which I think is the point. More »

N.Y. police bust ice cream truck driver for hawking oxycodone

Justin Hyde — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:30:00 EDT

I scream, you scream, and then if we live on Staten Island we buy illegal oxycodone from a truck selling ice cream — until the authorities busted a 31-person drug trafficking ring. More »

Creepy ice cream truck driver charged with DUI

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:30:00 EST

Florida sheriffs chased down 49-year-old Ronald Clifford Purdy after he nearly hit a kid. They found him so drunk he stumbled out of his ice cream truck, flanked by whiskey bottles, with a BAC three times the limit. (H/T Goatrope!) More »

It's A Trap!

Ben Wojdyla — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:00:00 EST

The song and appearance of an old-fashioned neighborhood ice cream truck conjures memories of lazy summer afternoons and happy childhoods. This disturbing ice cream van does not. Run away! It's a trap! (NSFW Language) More »

Run And Hide, Kids: Boogie Man Ice Cream Truck Approaching

Murilee Martin — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST

East Oakland can be a tough place, and so the Ice Cream Man must also be tough! A slot-mag-equipped Whiting truck, with broken windows and hand-scrawled ads for $1.00 root beer floats… might as well call it the Boogie Man! More »

Banksy Bristol Museum Installation Features Burned-Out Ice-Cream Truck

Ray Wert — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:30:00 EDT

A burned-out ice-cream truck is at the center of 100 never-before-seen works pseudo-anonymous graffiti artist Banksy has installed at Bristol's council-owned City Museum and Art Gallery, replacing many of the UK museum's regular artifacts. [BBC] More »

Meals On Wheels: Ten Great Mobile Eateries

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:00:00 EDT

We love vehicles. We love to eat. Whether pushcart or Airstream, Mexican or Korean cuisine, we love the combination of wheels and meals. Here are ten diverse vehicles serving up hot meals. More »

Seven Vintage Machines Down On The Edinburgh Street

Murilee Martin — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:45:00 EST

This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Today we've got seven machines shot by Battles in his hometown of Edinburgh, Scotland. Jump for the gallery and Battles' descriptions. More »

In Detroit, The Arab Ice Cream Man Cometh

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:40:00 EDT

If you hear the familiar ring of the ice cream man's bell along Bellevue Street or any other thoroughfare in Metro Detroit, the purveyor of that ice cream cone is likely to be a Muslim Arab immigrant. According to a profile by Charlie LeDeuff in this morning's Detroit News, the life of the average Detroit ice cream truck driver manages to merge the experiences of the average immigrant (living with other immigrant men in an attempt to make money) and the average Detroit working class resident (not making much money). At the very least, they've found a job that's not likely to get outsourced. More »

Good Humor Man Steals Shampoo, Leads Police On Most Delicious Chase Ever

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 02 May 2008 10:00:00 EDT

On the list of vehicles that we can say definitively don't make great getaway cars, we now have Good Humor ice cream truck to add to Krispy Kreme truck and gardening truck. Shawn Stewart and Wesley Jumper were, apparently, quite dirty as they deviated from Stewart's normal ice cream route and stopped at a La Plata, Marlyand CVS and boosted $500 worth of shampoo and soap. A hot date deserves hot hair care products, eh? They'd have gotten away with it, too, had it not been for a couple of minor details. More »

Project Car Hell: Pink Pig or Short Bus?

Murilee Martin — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:30:34 EDT

Our two contestants yesterday were pretty evenly matched, with the Turbo 2002 beating the KA24DE 510 by a nose. Today, it's time to really explore true project lunacy, with a couple of vehicles that would be sure to make your neighbors recoil in horror if they were to see either one being dragged into your driveway (trailing a shower of sparks and rusty parts). Vehicles that, in spite of their ungodly awfulness, have potential to be incredibly fun customized hoonwagons. More »