69 years ago today - 8 July 1952 - Fonty Flock prevailed in a wreck-strewn 100-mile race at the Bainbridge, Ohio, Fairgrounds. Only five cars finished the brutal event on the one-mile dirt oval.
Looks like a conveyor system for food/drink order/delivery, never saw one like this, anybody ? no info with pics, where ? time frame by cars, guessing late 40's, early 50's
This was the way my family did it 50's into 60's by the 70's pretty much over, difference being we stopped at waysides, truck stops, never on side of road.
The Track Drive-in used a horizontal dumbwaiter to serve patrons. Patented by Kenneth Purdy in 1948, the Motormat system eliminated carhops by having all service performed via conveyor belt. The Track, originally located at 8201 Beverly Boulevard, had 20 stalls arranged around the central building like the spokes on a wheel. [Large sign above window reads: NO TIPPING] (1949) A woman sitting in a convertible at the Track Drive-in waits for her meal to be delivered via conveyor belt. Customers would fill out an order, push a button, and then send the bin scooting back to the kitchen. While cooks prepared the order, the bin came back bearing the check. After diners returned the bin with payment, the food and change would be sent back down the rails. [Writing on bin reads: BUSHER] (1951) Roadside Classics: LA Before the Drive-Thru | Curbside Classic
Trust me Janet ten years from now we will be laughing about this. Oh be quiet Monica and help me find my pants!
The first appearance here of the mysterious Numbers Man. -- 1929 Come see more like this and other things at https://misforgotten2.tumblr.com/
National Geographic Magazine November 1961 Come see more ads and other things at https://misforgotten2.tumblr.com/
The Jalopy Journal
