fiveoboy01 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 I've driven those. The one based on a mini-cooper spends a lot of time in the back lot of my(former) place of employment. It's 1 of 1. Not sure how many large ones there are, but I'd guess somewhere from 6-10 or so. Worked on them for 17 years. They suck. LOTS of fabricated and oddly-rigged stuff on them. The bodies on the large ones cost about a mil apiece. Fun to drive though, get lots of attention. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silentpoet Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 49 minutes ago, fiveoboy01 said: I've driven those. The one based on a mini-cooper spends a lot of time in the back lot of my(former) place of employment. It's 1 of 1. Not sure how many large ones there are, but I'd guess somewhere from 6-10 or so. Worked on them for 17 years. They suck. LOTS of fabricated and oddly-rigged stuff on them. The bodies on the large ones cost about a mil apiece. Fun to drive though, get lots of attention. I used to see the mini based one at the Bentonville pubic library some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borg warner Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 The photo of the wienermobile spun out on the road was taken in Pennsylvania in February 2008. The weinermobiles are built on the GMC W-series chassis with the 300-6000 V8 and previously used the Ram 1500 series frame with the 5.2L Magnum V8 And what's next? A wienercycle and a wienerdrone. https://www.foodandwine.com/news/oscar-mayer-wiener-drone-wienermobile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC Tiger Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 9 hours ago, Historian said: I regret not applying for a job as a blimp attendant. That was 20 years ago. Is that one of the guys on the ground? No thanks. I could see my dumbass being the last to let go and hanging from the rope as the thing flew across the sky...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown Hawk Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 20 hours ago, Bish1309 said: Not my sponsor of choice, however, Give it time! Hawk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Historian Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 40 minutes ago, SC Tiger said: Is that one of the guys on the ground? No thanks. Ayep. One of them guys. I figure the main goal is to learn to let go of the rope before you get more than a few feet off the ground. I just looked. They want a person with a 4-year degree in journalism with a background in public relations. Strangely. I am vastly qualified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 41 minutes ago, SC Tiger said: Is that one of the guys on the ground? No thanks. I could see my dumbass being the last to let go and hanging from the rope as the thing flew across the sky...... I used to pull off the interstate on blustery days to watch them try to land the Goodyear in N. Houston. The dang thing would be almost vertical, it's engines screaming full blast, trying to drive it's nose into the ground while the ground crew scrambled around trying to catch and hold the ropes. A gust would come, it would lift and spin, and sling rope-guys all over the field. They'd jump up and run after the ropes again. I'd leave, after watching for an hour, and they had made zero progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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