1952 Oscar Mayer Wienermobile - Photographed at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
1952 Oscar Mayer Wienermobile
Photos by Douglas Wilkinson
In 1936, the Oscar Mayer Company began to promote their hot dogs on the streets of Chicago with their first Wienermobile. This 1952 model is the only surviving vehicle in the original design and served as the prototype for Oscar Mayer's more recent 1988 fleet. The Wienermobile reflects an innovative combination of transportation and product promotion that brings together two of America's greatest loves - cars and hot dogs.
This 1952 Wienermobile was built by the Gerstenslager Company in Wooster, Ohio. It is built on a Dodge chassis and is 22 feet long.