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Got to drive one in the late 1980's. I was service manager at a Chevy dealership in Tampa and one came in driven by two young college girl making a promo tour of college's in Florida. They were built on Astro van platforms and it had some mechanical issue  we fixed it and I drove it for a while to check it over.  Understand that after they were taken out of service they were destroyed when the new models can out

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I have seen one at least once in the past three years motoring around San Antonio.  The origin of the OMWB predates the Astro van (data from Oscar Mayer to Wikipedia):

There are eight active Wienermobiles.

Year

Manufacturer/Builder

Chassis

Engine

1936

General Body Company – Chicago, Illinois

Purpose-built chassis

N/A

1952

Gerstenslager – Wooster, Ohio

Dodge chassis

N/A

1958

Brooks Stevens

Willys Jeep chassis

N/A

1969

Oscar Mayer – Madison, Wisconsin

Chevrolet chassis with Ford Thunderbird taillights

V6 engine

1975

Plastics Products – Milwaukee, Wisconsin

fibreglass/styrofoam replica of 1969

V6 engine

1988

Stevens Automotive Corporation – Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Chevrolet van chassis with Ford Thunderbird taillights

V6 engine

1995

Harry Bentley Bradley for Carlin Manufacturing – Fresno, California

Purpose-built chassis with Pontiac Grand Am headlights, Pontiac Trans Am taillights

N/A

2000

Craftsmen Industries – St. Charles, Missouri

GMC W-series chassis

5700 Vortec V8

2001

Craftsmen Industries - San Antonio, Texas

RAM 1500-series chassis, flipped axle

5.2L Magnum V8

2004

Prototype Source – Santa Barbara, California

GMC W-series chassis with Pontiac Firebird taillights

6.0L 300–5700 Vortec V8

2008

Prototype Source – Santa Barbara, California

MINI Cooper S Hardtop

1.6L Turbocharged I-4

 

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