Automatic wine bottle opener

A wine bottle opener for removing a cork from a wine bottle, comprising:

• a base, and a top assembly engaged with the base by a plurality of support members such that the top assembly is located a distance above the base sufficient to allow a standard wine bottle to be disposed between the base and the top assembly;
• the top assembly comprising an uncorking assembly comprising an electric motor mechanically coupled to an uncorking mechanism, wherein the electric motor is arranged proximate to a side of the uncorking mechanism such that the electric motor is not colinear with and/or located directly on top of the uncorking mechanism;
• a control assembly in electronic communication with the uncorking assembly suitable to effect and control actuation and operation of the uncorking mechanism;
• and
• a platform disposed between the base and the top assembly, comprising a portion positioned directly between the base and the uncorking mechanism dimensioned to allow at least a portion of a bottom of the standard wine bottle to be disposed thereon;
• wherein the platform comprises a scale model of at least a portion of a truck motor vehicle, and wherein the platform is at least partially provided by the cargo bed of the truck motor vehicle scale model.