I figured: ‘I’m
already at these car
shows and swap meets
by the crack of dawn,
so why not get involved
and offer people a better
service than what’s
out there now?
coffee – make you feel dreamily nostalgic,
then you’d probably pinch yourself if you
spotted Amanda around town: Behind the
wheel of her shiny black 1966 Mustang
Coupe, with a classic teardrop caravan on
the back, this flaming redhead could be
easily mistaken for Lady Luck herself.
When we met her, Amanda had only
recently completed the classically
designed retro styled teardrop trailer and
was bursting with pride with her dazzling
black combination. Amanda had the
teardrop custom-built and equipped to
sell coffee, snacks and cold drinks from
out the back under the lift-up roof type
kitchen area that is customary in most
traditional teardrops.
Amanda told us that she had searched for
a builder who could create the custom
teardrop camper with the coffee setup
in the back and sleeping quarters in the
front that she wanted.
“I spec’d it out and had it made exactly
how I wanted it”, she said. “Then the good
ol’ Stangy had a tow bar fitted. The process
wasn’t as smooth sailing as that seems,
but as dad would say: ‘Just a few speed
bumps along the rocky road of life’”.
Inside the tiny trailer, there is still room
for a queen sized bed, a television and
storage, making it the ideal event “away
from home and income” option.
Incorporating her love of the pinup girl
style, Amanda has named her mobile
coffee service business Lady Luck’s
Beanshine and can be regularly seen
at many of the area’s most popular car
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