It seems like everyone is getting into the Food Truck craze lately. We even gave folks out there some hopefully good tips on how to start a food truck awhile back, but one of the biggest tips we can give is be original!
For $150,000, you can pretty much buy anything...including originality. Word is spreading that a once operational airplane, painted in the theme of a NASA Space Shuttle and with a completely self contained kitchen inside, is up for auction on eBay.com.
The shuttle has a serious amount of history to it -- built in 1944, flew during World War2, and also as an airliner furing the 50s and 60s and allegedly was hijacked to Cuba during that time. Its current form was converted to street use in 1976, mounted on a GMC Bus frame.
This bad boy could have the potential for a serious futuristic food truck concept, don't ya think?
For those interested, the self contained kitchen includes the following:
- Hand wash sink with foot activated faucet (hot and cold running water)
- “Round Up” full pan warmer (electric)
- 800W NSF commercial microwave
- 2’ X 2’ stainless prep table with storage shelf
- 4 tray bread rack with 3’ X 23” cutting board table top
- 3 compartment stainless steel sink with 2 drain boards. 18” X 18” Sink compartments. Commercial rotating spout faucet
- 4 gallon electric hot water heater
- 2 counter tops for serving or prep with storage shelves
- Display case for memorabilia or non food sale items with storage below
- Commercial 4 burner propane cook top
- Commercial 3’ propane grill
- 2 commercial 40lb. propane deep fryers
- Exhaust hood with 3 exhaust fans and 6 grease filters
- Commercial 2 door 110v refer unit under grill for easy access to grill and cook top
- 5’ X 24” stainless steel prep table with storage shelf
- 35” X 21” stainless steel prep table with storage shelf
- 7 cubic foot GE chest freezer
- 2 110vac built in cooling fans
- Cooking area is completely covered in stainless steel
- 32 Gallon fresh water tank
- 55 Gallon waste water tank
- 4500 watt Onan Commercial Quiet Generator. Runs off of the main fuel tank of the vehicle
- Separate 12vdc House Battery system for inside overhead lights, cooking exhaust fan system and fresh water pump
- Electric switch box - generator power to shore power with external outlets for plugging into outside power source
- All the walls in the main cooking area are constructed of stainless steel
- The floor is aluminum diamond plate with 4” cove base also constructed from aluminum diamond plate
- Both sets of rear stairs and the entry are aluminum diamond plate
- Holds 2 7.5 gallon propane tanks that are easily removable for filling, includes 2 extra tanks
