Wolf Brand Chili Mobile

[Wayne]

Little history. You fellows up north may never have had a bowl of Wolf Brand Chili and not know what I'm talking about. Wolf Brand Chili had it's beginning here in Corsicana. A Butcher named Lyman would take his cuttings and make chili and sell a bowl for 5 cents and all the crackers you could eat on Beaton street. When they started canning it they changed the name to Wolf Brand because he had a pet wolf. They built these Wolf Brand Chili Mobiles for their traveling sales people. Had one lady who drove around and sold for them. Here is a couple of pictures taken yesterday as they delivered a remade one to Pioneer Village. It ran out of gas as he was trying to get it in the barn. So we had to push it into it's new home.

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[windybob]

Yep, I've had that. Good stuff. Thanks Wayne, really interesting.

[Windcatcher530 Dan]

I can say I've never had wolf brand chili i usually make my own hot enough so my forehead sweats. That is a really cool truck and love the idea they still delivered. Isn't it hot enough down there with out eating hot chili.

[windybob]

I don't eat it hot either. I'm a real weenie when it comes to hot stuff. lol

[Les Jacox]

We have wolf brand chili here in Nebraska. Had a bowl and I didn't run out of gas for a week!

[Windcatcher530 Dan]

I wonder if that would work in my truck.thanks for the info Les

[mtblah]

Wayne , that is the "only " brand worth eating !
I have been in that original building in Corsicana , its now a bodyshop , painted names on the walls , well it was 10 years ago .
Mike B
New Braunfels TX

[Wayne]

Mike, If you came back for another tour I would give you the deluxe 50 cent tour and could get you into all the top spots free. My X wife used to say I told people way more than they wanted to know, I think she was jealous and being tacky.

[mtblah]

[hedgerow]

Wayne I can't say I have ever heard of Wolf chili. That is a very neat truck. Thanks for posting the story and pictures.