Wienermobile making two stops this week in Pittsburgh area

The world-famous Wienermobile is coming to the Pittsburgh area this week.

Oscar Mayer says the Wienermobile will be making a stop at the Children Museum of Pittsburgh on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The next day, it makes a stop at the Shop ‘n Save Westmoreland Airshow at Palmer Airport from 10:30 a.m. through 12:30 p.m.

There are only six Wienermobiles in the world.

See the Wienermobile schedule here .

Wienermobiles have been a symbol of Oscar Mayer since 1936 , when Carl Mayer – nephew of the company’s founder – came up with the concept to transport the company’s spokesman.

That first Wienermobile was a 13—foot-long metal hot dog on wheels and it first rolled out on the streets of Chicago.

During World War II the Wienermobile took a hiatus, but it returned in 1952. Wienermobiles were again retired in 1977 but brought back out in 1986 for their 50 ^th anniversary.

Due to the public’s positive response, Oscar Mayer developed a new fleet a few years later. These were bigger than the original Wienermobile at 23 feet.

The fleet has been getting consistent upgrades since then and it is now a 27-foot-long wiener on wheels.