The Sweet Symphony of Summer: Exploring the Iconic Ice Cream Vans of Sydney
With the warmer months on the horizon, there is one stereotypical summertime theme that has the ability to epitomise the June/July sunshine in Australia – the sound of an ice cream van throughout Sydney. They are brightly coloured, often play traditional jingles to appeal to the client and provide tasty pastries such as ice creams, sweets, etc. Despite their mundaneness they have a special place in the heart of Sydney’s residents which is why in the current article we will precisely examine the Sidewinder ice cream vans. Some of the early ice cream vans were the basic commercial vehicles that were used in transporting food products, but as the business grew, it was redesigned to take a distinctive shape. Historically, the beginnings of the ice cream van can be dated back to as early as the 1900s where the food carriage or the tricycle were used to sell ice cream in cities. With the development of the automobile industry, the traditional frozen cart was transferred to motorised ve...