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p22 weekender october 231993 weinermobile promotes coming of oscar mayer to canada from page 18 world like being in some kind of ww ii bomber twist the key and the gm vortec engine comes to life but the muffled sound is a long long way back hotdogger chris stevens one of the crew and the only canadian in the wienermo- bile fleet admitted that the width can fool beginners every year oscar mayer goes to major us universi ties to recruit top business grads of the more than 700 applicants only 12 per year are hired and they serve a year in the wienermobile fleet crew members take intensive driver training before they are turned loose on the roads as i wheeled my way along dundas st it didnt take long to get used to using the sponsons as gauges to where i was on the road steering was heavily power assisted it made steering oil gard antirust ii vnur oh- oabp nytmentho lab developed road tested to provide effective rust protection on any vehicle of any age or condition proven the industry 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service department flush and recharge your steering system before major damage is donel call us today for an appointment complete flushing and recharging including materials only 89 95 plus taxes good wrench service seniors discount 10 off all parts labour not applicable with any tpociali cc community dealership since 1973 easy if a bit too light for my tastes when it comes to stopping taking your time and being kind to the brakes is a good idea yes you can jam tnem on in an emergen cy but fade would begin almost instantly in a way its like driving a vw you get into a cadence and try to keep to a certain speed you plan where you want to be in advance but keep you options open the oscar mayer crew which also included robin gelfenbien and jason clark have a hot dog pun for almost everything like relishing the test drive needless to say response from pedestrians and other motorists was astounding each weinermobile has a personalized license plate like yummy big bun our dog weenr oscar and hot dog and i was surprised at just how many people recog nized the oscar mayer name when we stopped the crew gave out all man ner of souvenirs from wie nie whistles to wienermo bile toys as part of bringing the product into ontario oscar mayer plans to make the wienermo bile as much a part of our landscape as it has become in the us where the fleet in is operation yearround at public events and parades so if you spot the wiener- mobile in you neighbor hood gave the gang a wave and ask them to give you a tour of the wild and zany oscar mayer wienermobile 94 corvette american muscle in its 40s but still potent says writer from page 21 lived and longloved v8 once restricted to about 250 hp gm engi neers found out four years ago that by reversing the coolant flow they could get a lot more power in the lt1 there are 300 all-ameri- can pones and 340 ftlb of torque prodigious indeed the convertible came with a fourspeed automatic transmission but you can also have the same sixspeed manual used in the zr1 p28540zr17inch tires on the back mounted on 95inch wide wheels would be more than enough youd think to put the power on the road ha ha up front are a set of p25545zr17s on 85inch wide alloy wheels with the top up or down you still have to throw you leg over the high side member and let yourself plunk down into the seat seem ingly less wide than an econoseat on a japanese charter flight you really are part of this car the transmission tunnel is level with the middle of you back the steering wheel with air bag is adjustable for height and youve got to fiddle with it to see as much as you can of the instrument panel centre on is an orange led screen with shows speed and gasoline level to the left and right minor gauges follow the halfcir cle instrument binnacle around and down out of sight thankfully the electric seat adjusts are on the trans tunnel and so is the centremounted shock absorber dial for touring sport and perfor mance modes to the right on the door are the electric window flippers with thankfully a clearly marked switch to turn onoff the ridecontrol system as needed when you start the car the system automatically defaults to on climate control is simple to use and is centred on the console as is a blackout screen with a host of secondary warning notices get behind the wheel and its as my dutchcanadian photogra pher friend said like being in a dragster and that is a fair summa tion youre not down in a fiberglass tub with your bum two inches from the ground like the corvettes of the 1970s but theres no ques tion this is american muscle perhaps in its 40s but still potent its also brawny sometimes a throw back yet also civilized i know that doesnt make a lot of sense but this is a car which sends you a lot of messages with your foot down you lunge forward with that unmistakable big v8 sound with the top down the wind whipping through your hair the front end still quivers when you flash across a pothole on a 39degree humidex day indulge yourself with the air conditioning on the top battened down and the classics booming out of the rear- mounted speakers of the bose system slow down to touring speeds and the combination of muscle car era feel is complemented not confronted by stateoftheart fuel injection and engine management systems and despite all that width of rubber the 40th anniversary vette handles with great poise it is not that knifeedgedontmakeamistakeorillbite handling of a mazda rx7 neither is it the disappointingly slow and ponderous steering of the porsche 928 gts no this car is like mario andretti it may have been on the road for the past 40 years but is always a force to reckoned with still capable of taking on all comers anywhere anytime and coming up the cham pion