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Oscar Mayer's Wienermobile Celebrates Its 75th In NYC
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Jen Carlson
Published Jul 18, 2011
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The Wienermobile at the NYSE (AP)
It's the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile's 75th birthday! Can you believe a version of this thing has been on the road since 1936? Today it's celebrating, with a 4-foot tall birthday hat, right here in New York City... even ringing the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange. Have you spotted it?
Their hot dogs may mostly consist of mechanically separated meat by-products and this stuff, but the Wienermobile is pure heart. Here's a look at the original vehicle, below, and click here for a visual history of 10 Wienermobiles.
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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