The charcoal Ice Cream 1973 GMC RV with its red-pink bow open for service beneath Toronto trees
A 1973 GMC RV · Toronto, ON

A Toronto original

Ice cream,
but make it
nostalgic.

Toronto's vintage 1973 ice cream truck, serving your favourites with all-natural ingredients.

Full side view of the charcoal and hot-pink Ice Cream 1973 GMC RV on a Toronto street
1973 GMC RV
Toronto

A Toronto original

Meet the truck

A little piece of the past, rolling through Toronto.

This unique refreshment truck is a customized 1973 GMC Motorhome — the only Motorhome ever built from an auto manufacturer assembly line. Roughly 12,000 units were built between 1973 and 1978, with around 8,500 surviving and still on the road today.

Here in Toronto, you can come take a look at a masterfully engineered piece of automotive history — transformed into a one-of-a-kind mobile ice cream experience.

Only motorhome built on an assembly line
12,000 units built 1973–1978
≈8,500 still on the road
Customized in Toronto

Made with care

Taste the
difference.

All-natural favourites, fresh treats, and something sweet for every kind of day.

Everything on the truck is made with organic or all-natural ingredients — so a cone, sundae, or bakery item here is sweet fuel you can feel good about. No sugar rush, no crash. Just real ingredients and a whole lot of joy.

  • Organic & all-natural — Every item on the truck

  • Good fuel — For fitness, study days & everything in between

  • No sugar high, no crash — Just balanced, natural sweetness

A tray of fresh cookies, croissants, cupcakes, and muffins at the Ice Cream 1973 truck
Fresh baked treats being served beside the truck's pink Ice Cream sign

Celebrate with us

Made for good times

01

Weddings

A nostalgic dessert experience for your special day.

02

Birthdays

Make the celebration extra sweet.

03

Corporate events

A fun treat for teams, clients, and guests.

04

Special events

Bring some vintage charm to your next gathering.

The family behind the truck

About us

It all started with a phone call: “Honey, I’m bringing this home.”

David found the truck in Thunder Bay, Ontario — a 1973 GMC Motorhome that began life in Southern Texas — and the family spent the next five years lovingly renovating it together, by hand.

Artistry runs deep here. David is a former Junior Men’s Figure Skating Champion who designed and customized every inch of the truck (and also restores aluminum boats with Alex Custom Boats). And it was on stage that the family truly began: performing aboard Royal Caribbean cruise ships, David met Caren, a singer on board. Twenty-three years of marriage later, the performing never stopped — Caren has sung on Broadway, in Vegas, and at sea, and daughter Laya is a professional dancer, choreographer, singer, model, and ACTRA actress, known onstage as Princess Laya.

The truck has a dream of its own, too: proceeds are helping record Caren’s country-rock album, with Laya as lead choreographer and dancer on tour. Every show will be announced through our ice cream Instagram — we’d love to see you there.

“People are going to get entertained when they come to this truck.”

The faces of the truck — we’re all artists

Caren

Mom · Singer, dancer & songwriter

Laya

Daughter · Dancer, singer, songwriter & actress

Laya handing a pink lemonade to a customer at the Ice Cream 1973 serving window
Laya · Daughter
Laya holding a cup of vanilla ice cream topped with caramel drizzle
Caren smiling from the doorway of the Ice Cream 1973 truck
Caren · Mom

@1973_icecream

Follow the sweet life

See where the truck is rolling next.

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The Ice Cream 1973 truck open for service beneath leafy Toronto trees
The serving window and signature pink bow on the Ice Cream 1973 truck
The vintage ice cream truck glowing on a Toronto street at night
A customer ordering at the Ice Cream 1973 truck serving window
A tray of baked treats in front of the truck's pink Ice Cream sign
The full charcoal and pink 1973 GMC RV parked in Toronto

Let's celebrate

Bring the truck to your event

Birthdays, weddings, corporate events, celebrations, or just because — make your next event a little sweeter.

Serving Toronto & surrounding areas.

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