Tuesday, September 26, 2017

one of the 1952 Oscar Mayer cars, part of the Ford Museum's collection


the 1952 version has the window on the front, integrated fenders, built by Gertenschlager  https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2015/10/gerstenslager-started-with-buggys-in.html

The first version was created in 1936 by Oscar Mayer's nephew, Carl G. Mayer,


1936



1940 version identifiable by the 2 words on the mid dog, and the window top


 and variants are still used by the Oscar Mayer company today.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wienermobile
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1721312541222039&id=115880941765215
https://www.nydailynews.com/autos/drive-wienermobile-memory-lane-gallery-1.1401109?pmSlide=1.1401100


In 1958, the Wienermobile got another face lift, this time from industrial designer Brooks Stevens. Set on a Willys Jeep chassis, the third generation Wienermobile added a nearly 360-degree front dome to the cockpit.

3 comments:

  1. I love the Weinermobile! My dad took me to see one in Southern California back in the fifties. They had a little guy in a chef's suit who played the part of "Oscar Mayer." Last summer, my wife and I went to the Oscar Mayer headquarters in Madison, Wisconsin, just to see one of the older Weinermobiles (though not this old) that sat in front of the building. We also kept encountering one of the new Weinermobiles and Mini Weinermobile (I think it's called, "L'il Link.") all over Madison. They just bring a smile to your face when you see them!

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