How many of you old cranks remember?

[O4L]

This article has some good information on the origin of Sonic...

Shawnee icon: Newest Sonic site up and running | The Journal Record

In 1953, Sonic Drive-In founder Troy Smith had a dream to own his own business. Little did he realize that his business venture would yield a national franchise with more than 3,500 restaurants across the country.

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[dennishoddy]

I liked the Dixie Dog when the original owners had it.

I went to High School with their son. The limeades, burgers and hand cut fries were the best!

 

[dennishoddy]

Ford dealer?

Yes. Bring your wife and title and lets trade was his radio advertising motto.

 

[1mathom1]

I went to High School with their son. The limeades, burgers and hand cut fries were the best!

I grew up in the oil fields in Lincoln county.
I don't remember exactly the year, but it was in the late 70s/early 80s they took some of their Dixie Dog money and purchased a small oil/gas company. My dad was their production manager. Good folks as I remember.

 

[1mathom1]

I don’t think anyone is saying it is.
I thought it was always the brown derby.
The owner when delivered there was Johnny Kinsel <sp?>
If you go through this thread I posted pics of the original Sonic on Harrison.

eta: okay maybe @1mathom1 was saying that. I thought he was saying the brown derby was better. My bad.

No worries.

 

[1mathom1]

I think they’re opened back up.

As a side note when I first got out of high school I worked for C&H Wholesale in Shawnee. One of their customers I delivered to was that Brown Derby.The owner’s wife was smoking hot and flirty. Loved making deliveries there.

I hope so. I stopped there when I could. Much prefer supporting locals over chains. Sonic is no longer the Sonic of old.

 

[T. MIKE SMITH]

The documentary is called "the founder". I will not eat there. The two brothers had their business stolen from them.

I disagree. They sold out. There didn’t have the knowledge or desire to be big promoter's

 

[2busy]

I disagree. They sold out. There didn’t have the knowledge or desire to be big promoter's

They were forced to sell under a handshake agreement. They were never paid. Watch the documentary. Ray crok broke the original contract because he was greedy.

 

[Targetshooter]

I liked the Dixie Dog when the original owners had it.

The original owners had an interesting background. Both were concentration camp survivors. Very nice people.

 

[dennishoddy]

I grew up in the oil fields in Lincoln county.
I don't remember exactly the year, but it was in the late 70s/early 80s they took some of their Dixie Dog money and purchased a small oil/gas company. My dad was their production manager. Good folks as I remember.

Former WWII German concentration camp prisoners. Both of them still carried the numbers on their arms they got in the camps. Their son Michael has written a book about their time in the camps.
They were hard working folks living the American Dream.