love it! the chatterbox, the owner wanted my `55 a few short years ago, for the display inside.

 

A nice burger joint we cruise to.

 

Johnny57

Johnny57 I will see your basement and raise you with my basement malt shop. :shakehands: Boston coolers, strawberry shakes, and banana splits.
Free to all visitors. :anim_32:

 

Johnny57 I will see your basement and raise you with my basement malt shop. :shakehands: Boston coolers, strawberry shakes, and banana splits.
Free to all visitors. :anim_32:

Ooooh...very cool Rebel...too bad we aren't closer...we could have a blast visiting each other's diner/malt shop!:tu:shakehands::congrats:

 

It's not one I frequent but one we stopped at and thoroughly enjoyed- Ford's Drive-In, located in Great Falls, Montana. I liked the old-school vide and the car-hop service! Haven't had either of those since the A&W shut down on 118th Ave here in Edmonton. I have a pic at home which I'll add later.

 

Love those old time diners. Perhaps one of you might enlighten me as to what a root beer float is, as it's not something we are familiar with in NZ.

 

Glass of root beer with a scoop of vanilla ice cream in it.


Back in the 70's, when I lived in Wisconsin, on my way to the cabin up north I went through a little town that had a drive in I'd stop every time I went by. You could get six BIG burgers for $5.00, I'd eat burgers all weekend.

 

In my town A&W, Dairy Queen, and most all other oldschool places left town years back. The only one left here is Fosters. I used to ride my Stingray bike down there when I was a kid. I left quite a few black skid marks on the concrete from sliding up with the slick I had on the back. lol

I remember watching the people there making hamburger patties by hand, now everywhere I go (including there) the patties are a perfect circle so you know they came out of a plastic bag from the freezer. It sucks but I still go there now and then for the car shows and the memories.

Not the one in my town but sorta the same,

 

Our first was an A&W drive in...I'll never forget the hamburger menu.

 

These people have one in Grantsburg Wi and another in Taylors Falls Mn. If you drive in with a classic car, you get a 10% discount on your order. Great food.:bowtier:

http://www.taylorsfalls.com/index_old.html

 

I grew up in western Wis, Hudson and Luck.

 

Mugs up Columbia, mo. since 1955 still serving famous zip burger with root beer and fries.

 

Forgot about that place, I need to get my wagon over there this summer.

 

Here in North Jersey we try and make it to the Chatter Box on Sat. :bowtier:

:gba:

 

Sam's Drive-In in Byron, IL. We went there in 2014 during the Meltdown Drags. Really good "Sam Burgers" with special sauce, homemade root beer, soft ice cream. This is my Dad with my wagon, it was his 51st Birthday. Can't wait to go back this summer and buy a couple gallons of root beer to bootleg home

 

TOPS, "Home of the Big Boy ",Skips Fiesta, Chicago area. Was packed after the drag strip races on Sun. afternoon. Fri, Sat night too.

 

Best burger and ice cream place in town: Johnny & Rona's diner - located in our basement

 

What a cool basement! Great job! :tu:tu

 

We still have a couple Stewart's (A&W root beer) joints around and Circus Circus. Not sure if any hot rods go to Sonics or not.

 

Have an original Dog N Suds still open couple of towns over from me
They have cruise in once a week in the summer



http://fkdstudio.net/dognsuds/

 

Here in the D/FW area we got a place called Kellers, been around at-least 60 yrs.

 

Here in the D/FW area we got a place called Kellers, been around at-least 60 yrs

The Dallas tri-5 club also goes to Kellers on Collector Car Appreciation Day.

 

Guys in Detroit might remember early 60’s a place called Stewarts down by the lake in Leamington Ontario Canada.
Car hangout and the Americans would come over looking to run the cars.
Story’s are told about a mobile starting line tree being used and money changing hands weekly.
Guys would meet up at Stewart’s yak, yak, yak and then head out to the farm land with open quiet roads.
And our guys might have visited Woodward at times also.


More info http://www.calgarythunderbirdclub.ca/pages/rpstory.htm

 

Chicago area it was Skips Fiesta...........

https://chicagohistorytoday.wordpre...day.wordpress.com/2015/07/27/skips-fiesta-drive-in-melrose-park-chicago-suburb/

 

We really don't have a burger hang out, but the closest thing we do have is a "Hungry Jacks" which is equivalent to your 'Burger King"


Here is a typical pick of what the inside looks like.

 

all gone from my days on L.I.. :damnmate:

 

This is one of spots to go ,,,

 

The Dallas Area tri-5 club is going to "Mr. Frosty's" drive-in this Saturday at 1 o'clock in Denton. They are famous for root beer floats in a frosty mug. Bring your tri-5 and join us.

 

Boot's Drive-In

I worked at this one, as a car hop, when I was eleven and twelve years old. We used nail bags to keep our change in.

http://www.whatwasthere.com/browse....browse.aspx#!/ll/37.1777572631836,-94.31396484375/id/9541/info/details/zoom/14/

 

We still have a few OLD ice cream and burger joints in the Springs. Mike

 

First one built in my town - late 50's or early 60's. Long gone now.

Thad