Start your own Ice Cream Business — or Just Turn Heads at the Rally!
If you’re looking for a slice of Americana that’s equal parts business opportunity and joyride, you’ve got to meet this beautifully restored 1949–56 Cushman Package Kar ice cream scooter currently for sale on the VCT Classifieds. With its distinctive streamlined body and two-speed transmission, this is a classic from the golden era of Cushman scooters — often identified by enthusiasts as a 725 model based on body style and drivetrain layout.
Originally designed for light commercial service, these scoots were popular with dairy and soft-serve vendors in the postwar years, rolling through beach towns, boardwalks, and neighborhood streets serving cool treats on hot summer days. Today, a restored example with an electric freezer installation — like the one we’re featuring — is a blast from the past that’s ready to generate smiles (and maybe even business) at festivals, vintage rallies, classic car shows, museums, and special events.
A Peek at Cushman’s Classic Era
In the late 1940s and through the 1950s, the Cushman Company of Nebraska built rugged, simple machines that became a staple of American mobility:
- Lightweight and durable: Cushmans were designed to be reliable work machines — used in everything from postal delivery to industrial campuses.
- Two-speed transmissions: Most of the commercial models of this era used a basic but effective two-speed gearbox that made them easy to operate.
- Ice cream & delivery variants: While most people remember Cushmans as scooters or utilitarian runabouts, distinctive Package Kar variants had custom bodies — like this ice cream configuration — that turned them into mobile small business vehicles long before food trucks were a thing.
Your restored example runs and drives, making it not just a museum piece but a living mobile memory — and if you decide to launch a retro vendor setup, you’ll have a legitimate piece of scooter and street-vending history in motion.
From the VCT Magazine: New & Classic Vehicles Worth Towing to Your Next Rally
Whether you’re hauling your Cushman to a meet or want some classic (or modern) wheels to complement your vintage camper lifestyle, check out the NEW vehicle listings on the Vintage Camper Trailers magazine classifieds — perfect for vintage camping adventures: List your vehicle for FREE through March 2026! Use the coupon code: CUSHMAN
Tow Vehicles (Modern & Classic); Golf Carts & Camp Mobility; Mini Bikes
These are all the fun toys that make vintage camping culture even better — whether you’re tooling around the campground, hauling your treasures to shows, or just enjoying that extra dose of Americana.
Why This Matters to Vintage Campers
Vintage camping isn’t just about trailers — it’s about the whole lifestyle: community, history, quirky finds, and stories that make every mile memorable. A classic Cushman ice cream scooter isn’t just eye candy; it’s a piece of social history — a reminder of when soda shops, ice cream vendors, and neighborhood vendors had wheels and personality.
Pair it with one of the great tow vehicles or accessories from our classifieds, and you’ve got a convoy that turns a simple weekend into an experience.
