Two-Pack Of Oscar Mayer Weinermobiles For Sale

The chances that you'll need an auction account to buy a hot dog are low but never zero. That's doubly so today, as a pair of wieners are up for sale over at Bring a Trailer with no reserve. That said, these aren't typical in any fashion. Sure, they're recreations of the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, but they're not even real cars. They're pedal cars for kids.

Of course, the appeal here depends heavily on your tolerance for automotive silliness. A miniature hot dog with a steering wheel probably won't complete anyone's serious performance collection. Park two together, though, and suddenly there's the possibility of a very low-speed, low-stakes, high-hilarity racing series. There could be drag races down the driveway, time trials through the yard, and more! Okay, perhaps this is making a bit more sense now.

According to the listing, both cars date to the 1990s, with one produced by Bird Corporation and the other by Konek Inc. The seller acquired them in 2021. Each wears orange and yellow plastic bodywork over a metal frame, although Bird used a single-piece hot dog body while Konek's version has a two-piece design. Fascinating stuff.

The equipment list includes plastic wheels, a yellow seat, and a black steering wheel with a yellow horn button. Pedals provide the propulsion. The listing gives dimensions of 45 inches long, 21 inches wide, and 19 inches tall (1,143 × 533 × 483 mm). Notably, that appears to apply only to the Konek. The Bird Corp version appears similarly sized, but the listing fails to provide specifics. What it does say is that each is new-old-stock, and neither has had an actual child in them. If ever there was a history report that would make you feel good about purchasing a pedal car, I imagine that's it.

Despite production happening in the '90s, these toys link all the way back to 1936. That's when Carl Mayer proposed a 13-foot hot dog vehicle to promote his uncle's business in Chicago. Then, in the late 1950s, designer Brooks Stevens built a version on, of all things, a Willys Jeep chassis. It was the first Wienermobile to feature a bun.

Then, in 1988, six new 23-foot Wienermobiles began touring the U.S. Today, Oscar Mayer still has six in the fleet. In other words, these two smaller representatives have a lot of history linked to them. Get it? Linked.... Anyway, they're located in North Port, Florida, selling with no reserve, and scheduled for an auction ending on November 4, 2026, and, as of this writing, the high bid currently sits at $700.