The first Hot Dog drove down the road

July 18, 1936
After Carl Mayer approached his uncle Oscar with the idea of driving a giant hot dog through Chicago streets, the first Oscar Mayer Wienermobile rolled out of General Body Company’s factory on this date.

The Wienermobile started as a smallish 13-foot affair – Carl Mayer drove around with his head sticking through a hole in the roof.

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