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Wienermobile

Come along for a ride in an over-sized hotdog on wheels: the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile

10/07/2015 | Rating TV-G

Wisconsin Life

Wienermobile

Clip: Season 3 Episode 2 | 3m 53sVideo has Closed Captions

Come along for a ride in an over-sized hotdog on wheels: the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile

What’s 27 feet long, 11 feet high, has been around since 1936 and gets 1,000 smiles per gallon? It’s the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. Traversing the country in an over-sized hot dog on wheels, Wisconsin Life catches up with University of Wisconsin graduate Becca Ream to find out what it takes to be a driver of this iconic ride.

10/07/2015 | Rating TV-G

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