Swoon: Retro American Airlines Bar Carts For Sale

The Delta Museum will occasionally sell carts for much less when they have their monthly surplus sale. I bought a cart for $125 years ago from them. The only catch is you must pick up at the museum and they only sell them onsite.

American really needs to go back to that logo. I hated the current branding when they introduced it, and still do.

Ebay has used carts available on occasion. I bought an Atlas Air meal cart a few years ago. I custom built some wood trays and now use it as a tool box. I just roll it around my basement shop, and simply pull out the drawer with the tool that I need. I love it.

There are also a few aircraft remodeling and conversion shops in Miami. They may have some carts on hand they're itching to get rid of. They're all used of course, but for the most part these carts are extremely well made.

@Gregg thanks for the Miami tip, I'm going to have to start searching around here.

These German ones are beautiful, but I feel like I can make my own from a used cart for at least 1/5 the price and put a sticker for whatever airline I want on the side.

I actually sell a few airline carts on my eBay store here — https://www.ebay.com/usr/creativeaviation

@Lucky, feel free to remove the link as I’m not sure on the solicitation policy for comments in this regard.

I actually have one of these (not with the AA logo) from Bordbar that I use as a bar. It's fantastic - great workmanship, functional, cool (albeit expensive). You have to see it as a piece of furniture/art to justify the cost, but it really is that. I also have two smaller ones that I use as as drawers/file cabinet under my desk (which is also aviation art - the desk is from wing slats of an Airbus).

If you're giving it real thought, go for it, they're super cool.

@ Ben -- Wow, another waste of money.

@ Ben, not cheap, but you’d hVe it at your new house forever and better long term deal than a night at the Four Seasons in Maui.

Seriously ridiculous price.

I miss AA...

actual ones are for a lot less

If these are used as art as you said then it's more of a display piece that takes up space rather than being a display piece AND having a functional value. If it doesn't come fully stocked which I can understand due to importing permits and regulations then it becomes even more expensive. This is DIFFERENT that Qantas selling their trollies in that the ones that the airline sold were used versus created by a company for the purpose of sales to customers.

Maybe UA will be having a cart sale; they seem to be 'surplus to requirements' pretty much.

Can I get miles to my preferred carrier and what card do you suggest we use?

In all seriousness, I would like to see what style of decorating these fit in your homes. Do you have First Class flat seats for recliners?

I have a few of them since many year and they are not only beautiful but also very useful both in my office and in my living room.