Ronald McDonald Shoe Car Steps Up For Parade Appearance

The Ronald McDonald Big Red Shoe Car recently made an appearance at the Fourth Annual 82 Ave. of Roses Parade in East Portland, OR.Picture Courtesy of East PDX News

You can see from the picture of the 2009 parade appearance that this is a different version of the Shoe Car than we've seen before or that we usually see in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Maybe this is the West Coast version? More investigation is obviously necessary.

Bowled Over

Not too long ago it wouldn't be uncommon for you to see a giant bowl of chicken and potatoes being chauffeured down the street.

KFC (or Kentucky Fried Chicken for the non-acronym crowd) wanted to promote their line of "Bowls" (containing fried chicken, potatoes, gravy and cheese all in one handy, heart stopping container) so they decided to construct a giant version of the southern fried concoction and send it on tour.

Below is an article from GoMobile Advertising's newsletter about the tour and the vehicle's features:



The mysterious bowl even garnered enough attention to become a news story on Seattle's KOMO Channel 4:

More on the Promotion Exhibit

James Hale, author of "The Wonderful Wacky World of MarketingMobiles – Promotional Vehicles of the World" has sent us some more pictures from the Promotion Exhibit at the National Motor Museum in England.

The Bird's Eye Pea Car:

The Bushy's Beer Bottle:

The Cadbury Creme Egg Car:
The exhibit runs until March 2011, can be seen as part of a visit to the whole Beaulieu attraction. For more information telephone 01590 612345 or visit www.beaulieu.co.uk

The Blizzard of Ahs

Even though Summer is right around the corner you can expect a blizzard to come to your town.

Dairy Queen recently announced that to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their frozen treat the "Blizzard" they will conduct a 25 city tour of the new Blizzardmobile!

Below is a behind the scenes video of the making of the newest product mobile on the road:

To see when the Blizzardmobile is coming to your town check out their Facebook Page.

Meinhardt Raabe, the Original "Little Oscar" Dies at 94

Meinhardt Raabe, best known as the Munchkin coroner in the film "The Wizard of Oz" has passed away at the age of 94.(Photo Courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society)

Raabe was also known as the first "Little Oscar"and traveled with the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile for years.

Click here for his NY Times Obituary.

'"ProMotion" Exhibit Opens in the UK

The National Motor Museum’s latest exhibition, ‘ProMotion’, was unveiled on Friday (March 26th) by Lord Montagu’s son, the Hon Ralph Montagu. The exhibition showcases a number of vehicles that illustrate the imaginative and fun techniques companies have used to promote their products over the years. The exhibit features European product mobiles like the Worthing Bottle Delivery Tuck, The Cadbury Crème Egg Car and the Outspan Orange.
Accompanying the exhibition, a video wall presentation features images of promotional vehicles of the past as well as footage of the Cadbury Crème Egg car during construction.

‘ProMotion’, which runs until March 2011, can be seen as part of a visit to the whole Beaulieu attraction. For more information telephone 01590 612345 or visit www.beaulieu.co.uk

More pictures coming soon!

Wisconsinites Relish the Wienermobile

The Wisconsin Rapids Tribune recently posted an article about a successful stop by the the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. Click HERE to read it.
If you are in the Wisconsin Rapids, WI area you can see the Wienermobile today at Copps Food Center, 900 E. Riverview Expressway from 10 AM to 4 PM today.