London, Tuesday, October 25, 2011: British ice cream lovers have been lining up on land and sea to get a summertime treat from the world’s first amphibious ice cream van.
Christened the HMS Flake 99, after the UK specialty of a vanilla cone with a Cadbury Flake bar on top, the vehicle has a top speed of five knots when on the water.
It was built in honor of National Ice Cream Week (May 30-Jun 5 2011) by Cadbury ice cream maker Fredericks and sailed its maiden voyage on the Thames last week.
Watch the making of the truck!
After a tour of Britain’s beaches, the truck’s owners have quite the itinerary planned.
