{"product_id":"queen-connie-from-leicester-vermont","title":"Queen Connie from Leicester, Vermont","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eQueen Connie, one of Vermont’s most unforgettable roadside landmarks. \u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eIf you’ve ever driven U.S. Route 7 through Leicester, Vermont, you may have done a double take when you saw a 19-foot-tall concrete gorilla holding a Volkswagen Beetle over her head. That larger-than-life roadside icon is Queen Connie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt in 1987 by sculptor T.J. Neil, Queen Connie was commissioned by Joan Cameron O’Neil, owner of Pioneer Auto Sales. Joan was a true Vermont pioneer herself, she opened Pioneer Auto Sales in 1969, becoming the first female-owned automobile dealership in Vermont. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sculpture is constructed from concrete and reinforced steel, with the Smithsonian's American Art Inventories documenting it as a 19-foot sculpture dedicated in July 1987. The actual Volkswagen incorporated into the sculpture is listed as a 1986 Volkswagen. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe name “Queen Connie” was selected through a contest for local schoolchildren. The winning child even received a bright-red bicycle for coming up with the name. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDecades later, Connie remains one of those wonderfully strange roadside attractions that makes a road trip memorable and a perfect example of the kind of “only in Vermont” Americana that deserves to be celebrated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow you can wear it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 318 Tees design pays tribute to Queen Connie, her legendary VW Beetle, and one of Vermont's most unusual roadside landmarks. Whether you've driven past her yourself, love classic Volkswagens, collect roadside Americana, or simply appreciate the wonderfully weird, this is one landmark you won't find on an ordinary souvenir shirt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuality You Can Feel. Fit You Can Trust.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQueen Connie. Leicester, Vermont. Since 1987.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEU representative\u003c\/strong\u003e: HONSON VENTURES LIMITED, gpsr@honsonventures.com, 3, Gnaftis House flat 102, Limassol, Mesa Geitonia, 4003, CY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct information\u003c\/strong\u003e: 3001, 2 year warranty in EU and Northern Ireland as per Directive 1999\/44\/EC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarnings, Hazard\u003c\/strong\u003e: For adults, Blank product sourced from Honduras.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Printify","offers":[{"title":"S \/ Athletic Heather","offer_id":53911674978611,"sku":"89568869622360294552","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"S \/ Dark Grey Heather","offer_id":53911675011379,"sku":"14003003530068687595","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"S \/ Heather True Royal","offer_id":53911675044147,"sku":"35235536198680972476","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"S \/ Red","offer_id":53911675076915,"sku":"19625927202408391536","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"S \/ Black Heather","offer_id":53911675109683,"sku":"15166657580923428317","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"M \/ Athletic Heather","offer_id":53911675142451,"sku":"24248164648669887521","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"M \/ Dark Grey Heather","offer_id":53911675175219,"sku":"33718986585272862812","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"M \/ Heather True Royal","offer_id":53911675207987,"sku":"17849196823601479383","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"M \/ Red","offer_id":53911675240755,"sku":"18960351132557651854","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"M \/ Black Heather","offer_id":53911675273523,"sku":"30114328159310472546","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L \/ Athletic Heather","offer_id":53911675306291,"sku":"15639773590158931153","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L \/ Dark Grey Heather","offer_id":53911675339059,"sku":"12169819570074715477","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L \/ Heather True Royal","offer_id":53911675371827,"sku":"21292293532135762881","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L \/ Red","offer_id":53911675404595,"sku":"31668759829067691374","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L \/ Black Heather","offer_id":53911675437363,"sku":"12955127262030514401","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL \/ Athletic Heather","offer_id":53911675470131,"sku":"33225196456071285657","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL \/ Dark Grey Heather","offer_id":53911675502899,"sku":"15262627983650890367","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL \/ Red","offer_id":53911675535667,"sku":"10995935605021982434","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL \/ Black Heather","offer_id":53911675568435,"sku":"32270578518357859077","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2XL \/ Athletic Heather","offer_id":53911675601203,"sku":"90546640376263453884","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2XL \/ Dark Grey Heather","offer_id":53911675633971,"sku":"31443939861776958195","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2XL \/ Heather True Royal","offer_id":53911675666739,"sku":"13799460448974045619","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2XL \/ Red","offer_id":53911675699507,"sku":"32167729913374570854","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2XL \/ Black Heather","offer_id":53911675732275,"sku":"17312742913595272007","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3XL \/ Athletic Heather","offer_id":53911675765043,"sku":"16655604649579744008","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0861\/3052\/4467\/files\/queen_connie_from_leicester_vermont_black.jpg?v=1787889100","url":"https:\/\/www.318tees.com\/products\/queen-connie-from-leicester-vermont","provider":"318 Tees ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}