Wienermobile

A fleet of brandmobiles shaped like a hot dog on a bun, called "Wienermobiles", are used to promote and advertise Oscar Mayer products in the United States. The first Wienermobile was created by Oscar Mayer's nephew, Carl G. Mayer, in 1936. For a brief period in 2023, it was renamed the "Frankmobile", but following popular demand, the name was changed back to "Wienermobile."

==First version and debut== The initial 1936 vehicle—not yet termed a "Wienermobile" in publicity—weighed 2000 pounds and cost $5000 to fabricate. Its first public appearance was in Janesville, Wisconsin on October 16-17, 1936, having been completed in Chicago the previous day. Appearing with the new vehicle was Oscar Mayer’s "World’s Smallest Chef"— "19 years old, 42 inches tall, and weighs 45 pounds". The identity of this first "Little Oscar" making promotional appearances is not known. Meinhardt Raabe took the position sometime after his mid-1937 hiring by Oscar Mayer, and held it until at least 1941.