High on the list of priorities for lottery winners is a dream car, be it a Bugatti Veyron, Lamborghini Aventador or Rolls Royce Phantom.
But if you are someone who appreciates the strange and unusual, then your idea of a fun and luxury vehicle may be an old police car, army vehicle or ice cream truck. And they may not be as expensive as you think.
What started as a conversation in the office about “What weird vehicle would you buy if you won the lottery?” turned into an internet treasure hunt, and we have compiled a list of some of the weirdest vehicles we found along the way.
Hearse
Price: £84,000
A hearse may not be your first choice, unless you are a massive ECTO-1 loving Ghostbusters fan, but who knows, you may want to go into the funeral business – or just capitalise on its rear practicality.
This £84,000 Ford Cardinal hearse from Coleman Milne is a 2016 ex-demo model and comes equipped with the likes of cruise control, climate control, Bluetooth, parking sensors (a must for something this big) and coffin illumination lights. It’s even got Ford’s recently popularised Aston Martin-esque trapezoidal grille.
Ice cream truck
Price: £22,400
This was far too easy to find online. And trying to choose just one truck from icecreamtrucksuperstore.com was more difficult than picking an ice cream from all of those tasty-looking pictures presented on the truck itself.
Although you can get one for about $2,000-$5,000 (£1,500-£3,800), if you really want to impress your friends then you can go for something more substantial, like this $29,500 (£22,400) one we found.
Not only does it look like an old-school American ice cream truck, but it also doubles up as a burger van. As the eBay description says, it includes “almost everything you need to get started: Freezers, Soft Serve Ice Cream Machine, Shaved Ice Flavor Dispensers, flat top grill”.
Crane
Price: £5,950
Why wait in traffic when you can pick it up and move it?
This crane, known as an Iron Fairy - obviously - can lift almost eight tonnes and can swing around a full 360 degrees. Ideal if you want a practical vehicle for moving heavy loads or if you just want to intimidate other motorists.
Police car
Price: £3,000 (bids on-going)
Come on, who doesn’t want to blast a police siren and run a red light? Of course, impersonating a police officer is a crime, but that doesn’t mean you can’t cruise around looking awesome.
You can get ex-unmarked police cars, but where is the fun in that? The coolest one we found was an imported American police car in an iconic black and white paint job with Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) branding slapped all over it.
You get the car along with “all flashing lights, sirens, PA system” and a host of appropriate apparel such as “uniform, caps, sunglasses, hand cuffs, night sticks”.
From our research, we are pretty sure you are not allowed to go full cop and drive around with the siren on shouting “This is the police!” through the PA system, so you may want to double check the rules and regulations before you part rush hour traffic like the Red Sea.
Luxury RV tour bus
Price: £30,000
Road trip! It doesn’t matter if you are a rock band or if you’re just going to the lakes for the weekend, this luxurious tour bus is awesome.
This mammoth 14-metre long tour bus has a kitchen, swanky seating dotted throughout, a collection of TVs and 16 bunk beds. 16!
The seller also says that the bus has “had a fortune spent on it recently, including new turbo, exhaust, radiator, fan drive, alternators and paint work.”
Amphibious armoured patrol car
Price: £11,750
We looked at Willy’s Jeeps, Humvees and camo-laced army trucks, but short of a tank, this is the coolest military vehicle we could find. This BRDM-2 is an armoured military vehicle designed to resist gunfire and be able to traverse watery plains thanks to its insane wading capabilities and rear-mounted propeller.
Jump inside and you are greeted with a bare, tin can-like interior, complete with original radio equipment. And apparently these things are incredibly rare in the UK – and the product description says “UK road registered”.
