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Old 05-20-2014, 05:31 AM   #1
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Default A Fast Food Drive-In Southern California Style – An Ingenious 1940s Innovation


The Track restaurant opened in LA in 1949 and featured a new way of delivering food right to your car in a unique hooded tray. We have a neat series of photos, the patent drawings and the whole story behind it on The Old Motor.
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Old 05-20-2014, 05:51 AM   #2
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Now that is COOL however, backing out of your spot might have proven to be difficult... LOL
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Not an improvement over cute girls on roller skates delivering the food, IMO.
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Agreed... no improvement if no chicks! Novel idea tho'
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Love the woodie in the second pic. I think it would be neat to see all those food carts scooting back and forth.
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