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Sonic is unlike all other fast food chains, in that (as its name might imply) it's a drive-in. Customers can sit in parked cars and place their orders via intercom, and the food is brought out to them by real-life carhops — some of the last in the country. The '50s throwback vibe is a big aspect of its success, but when founder Troy Smith introduced the carhop concept in the early 1950s, it was still a novel idea.