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'Motormat' drive-in restaurant, Los Angeles, 1949 (lemmy.world)
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[–] Neato@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

I think it's so you get centered as much as possible so you can reach the conveyor on the first try. When cars were more standardized in width. And so they don't waste space.