World's first McDonald's drive-thru in Sierra Vista

[Ptah]

Sierra Vista - It was a historic event for McDonald's in January of 1975.

The drive-thru was created to serve Fort Huachuca soldiers who weren't
permitted to get out of their cars while wearing fatigues.

http://www.kvoa.com/news/world-s-first-mcdonald-s-drive-thru-in-sierra-vista/

[Tansy_Gold]

1. Oh, dear heavens

That's a Vega, isn't it?

I should be embarrassed to admit I recognized it.

[Submariner]

2. Looks like a Monte Carlo behind it

Snow tires in Arizona? I always thought it was hot there.

[Niceguy1]

3. probably

From the base.

[Ptah]

4. Probably an out-of-state soldier.

AZ license plate looked like this:

[Tansy_Gold]

5. Plate looks like it could be

Illinois.

Is that "University of Iowa" in the back window?

[ChazInAz]

6. I owned a Vega.

The paint job lasted less than two years. The car was dead within three years.

[blkmusclmachine]

7. Drive-thru means <<LESS EXERCISE>>

[JayhawkSD]

8. Boy, that's a change

"Fort Huachuca soldiers who weren't permitted to get out of their cars while wearing fatigues."

Yes. I would never have been caught dead off post in anything other than Class A uniform. Today you seldom see soldiers wearing anything other than fatigues. Class A's are almost never seen. The military seems to have lost it's semse of self respect.

[Kali]

9. I have been wanting to reply to this for a while now!

this was a fun story. I had no idea and no idea that drive-throughs where so recent. Or that the first one was so "local"

I remember in high school (early-mid 70s) you could get two cheeseburgers and one hamburger for $1! That was what my best friend Dave always ordered. I think I got a cheeseburger and a small drink and had a little change left, that I don't really remember.