Up to six different Weinermobiles are driving around the USA at any given time so the chances of seeing one aren’t as slim as one might think. Far rarer though is the Weiner Mini, a one-off cocktail weenie-sized Weinermobile based on a Mini Cooper S. It’s now the talk of the interwebs because it flopped over in traffic. Now that the Hotdoggers (yes, that’s the technical term for Weinermobile drivers) are confirmed okay let’s chat about exactly what happened.
The accident occurred Monday morning on the northbound side of I-294 in Illinois. The Weinermobile came together with another car, a Hyundai, and ultimately lost control.
Pictures and video from the scene indicate that the majority of damage to the Weiner Mini occurred on the driver’s side (the one it flopped onto) and the front where the bumper cover is long gone. The rear driver’s side tail light (I wonder where that tail light comes from) [Editor’s Note: I think they may be from a Chevy HHR? – JT] section has a little damage too.
Weinermobile had a little accident. #oscarmayer pic.twitter.com/GhTnMejfS2
— CHICAGO CRITTER (@ChicagoCritter) July 22, 2024
“We’re grateful that everybody involved is safe and there were no injuries,” a spokesperson for the Oscar Mayer brand said in a statement to the Chicago Sun-Times. “We’re offering ongoing support for our Hotdoggers and we appreciate the support we’ve received from local authorities. Safety on the road is top priority for us.”
Evidently, it took over an hour to flip the Weiner Mini back onto its wheels and clear the highway. There’s no word from the company on what will happen to the vehicle now.
It originally came from a builder in Santa Barbara, California. Under the hood is a supercharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine. Having owned just such a Mini I can confirm it’s a hoot to drive. The Weiner Mini might not be so agile though. At least the cabin has mustard and ketchup-themed seats.
Interestingly, Oscar Meyer has even smaller Weinermobile members in the fleet including the WeinerCycle with a built-in sidecar hot dog warmer, the WeinerRover, a remote-controlled vehicle big enough to transport up to six hot dogs, and even the WeinerDrone which carries just a single hot dog for up to 15 minutes at a time. It can even climb to an altitude of 1,200 feet. Maybe the future is full of flying weiners. See a quick video of the Weiner Mini before the crash below.
Damn annoying! This is what happens when you try out that unknown brand of underwear.
Is it just me, or would that vehicle look like a pretty sharp Mini Ute sans weiner? I’m getting Rolls Royce boat-tail vibes.
Mini Weinermobile, Mini Red Bull… what other food Mini trims are there?
It is definitely smaller than I remember, guess it was chilly that day in Chicago
I was in a pool!
This is what you get when you take the roller dog outside the safe confines of a convenience store.
Five second rule – no eating this Weinermobile.
It’s not the size of your wiener-mobile, it’s how you maneuver it.
Insurance Agent: I’m sorry, what hit you?
Hyundai Owner: It was a wiener. The smaller one, not the big one.
Insurance Agent: Ok, and where was the damage?
Hyundai Owner: Mostly in the back door.
Insurance Agent: Ok, I quit.
I read the Hyundai Owner lines in the character of Noah Dyck. Pure Gold.
Bob Newhart was my choice. RIP
I am starting to think even Farmer’s hasn’t seen this happen
Bum ba bum- wait what?
I can understand why it took them an hour to get that thing off the road.
They had to find a pretty big toothpick to pick it up with.
“Cocktail Weenie-Sized”
Spokesperson Anthony Weiner said “It’s not THAT small, here I’ll send you a picture”.
And it’s summer so they can’t even claim its because it’s cold outside!
Maybe they were just in the pool?
Facebook memories this morning reminded me that the Carlos Danger incident was 11 years ago! Headline of the day was, “Erection update: Pressure mounts on Weiner to pull out”
Anthony Weiner?
Yep, Carlos Danger was the alias he was using to sent inappropriate photos.
What a nut. Pardon the pun.
Did they call a tow truck or Joey Chestnut?
Traffic must have been too fast. The driver tried to ketchup, but couldn’t pass mustard. In the end, they were left hanging.
I can tell that you wrote that with relish.
Cheez-Whiz, did I ever.
That car looks Bun-for. I am sure the other driver still has beef. As long as everyone was insured, everyone comes out a wiener.
But they were outside Chicago so no ketchup on those dogs
Let’s be frank, this driver is the wurst.
Mayonnaise a lot of puns in this thread
That Weiner’s on a roll!
(Edit: rats, AssMatt beat me to that one)
It was just laying there, so delicious and inviting and irresistible! I’m surprised there was any left.
This article is just begging for hot dog puns.
Things I definitely need: A WeinerCycle with a built-in sidecar hot dog warmer.
That’s what show-offs get: hot dog and roll.
Uh, Syd had a picture of the flipped weiner on an Instagram story yesterday with the caption “abt to lose my job”.
Franky, this is not the wurst that could have happened.
I don’t relish in this mini-wiener’s demise
Everything reminds me of him…
There are wieners and there are losers.
Since it’s based on a Mini, would that make this an Oscar-Meyer Cocktail Frankmobile?
This needs more upvotes. But interior would properly be only mustard color.
It’s a grower, not a shower. It all depends on how you use it.
Oscar Minor?
Even if it’s Mini you should always keep control of your weiner, but seriously I would think the all the weiner would know the way to your mom’s house by now.
Uh, not a Freeway. The 294 is a Tollway.
And if it is free, it’s an Expressway. ‘Cuz you paid for it with taxes. So it ain’t free.
That’s not what the ‘free’ in freeway means.
It means it’s controlled access, with few (or no) intersections, lights, or crossings. ie, you have ‘free’ way of the road, as a car driving on it.
You just described an expressway.
Yes.
What if you are from out of state. Freeway?
Yes.
Wow, good thing that lil’ Wiener didn’t turn into a Smokey Link. I never sausage a thing.
“Maybe the future is full of flying weiners.”
I immediately thought of the old Flying Toasters screensaver here, only with weinermobiles instead.
Flying Toasters…wow..That’s a while back
I’m old.
Nah, if you’re really old like me, you remember the Jefferson Airplane album cover that the flying toaster idea was stollen from!
You have me beat!
When I was your age, Jefferson Starship was just an Airplane!
But it set the stage for the Alan Parsons Project, which I believe was some kind of hovercraft?
Pretty sure it was a giant “laser” on the moon.
I bought Surrealistic Pillow when it was first released for $2.97 from Sam Goody’s in Paramus, NJ. I still have the album with the price written in pen on the corner of the album. I had a crush on Grace Slick.
Yeah? How old?
When I saw Flying Toasters my mind went to the Video Toaster
I loved that screensaver!
Oh man! I think it would be a cool idea to adapt it for next years member shirts. Just replace the toast with Autopian logos and the toasters with the Autopian Aztek