vintage-air
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« on: July 06, 2011, 09:29:44 pm » |
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This Frisch's Big Boy sold at an auction today close to me. 10' tall and looked almost brand new. I thought I might get it for around $800. Boy was I wrong! $2800 took it home. Pretty cool though!  |
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Pat Pixley
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« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2011, 10:10:22 pm » |
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To Cool, I really would like one but the wife has said my new shed would be my home if I bought one  and the winter would be cold out there. That one look great  . |
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Eric
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« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2011, 10:17:19 pm » |
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Wow.. cool... must be a newer, thinner pc model... the ones that use to be around here looked like they enjoyed
hamburgers more.
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Eric
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« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2011, 10:22:07 pm » |
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Wow.. cool... must be a newer, thinner pc model... the ones that use to be around here looked like they enjoyed
hamburgers more.
Must be a weight watcher one |
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« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2011, 09:21:11 am » |
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I think they are being reproduced... funny to think that something that big would have a market for reproduction, but I konw that Cheese from Cheese's Pit Stop (Gas pump site like this) has had several, and have a feeling that is where they are from... he got them made and they do awesome custom painting in house..
pretty cool, but I agree, I'd be in the shed with it!
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Eric
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« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2011, 09:33:49 am » |
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This is the style I remember...
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Eric
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davethebirdman
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« Reply #6 on: July 07, 2011, 11:04:20 am » |
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Help me out here... I always thought that "Big Boy" came from Shooney's or Denny's... Who are Frisch's... ?
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tkaz
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« Reply #7 on: July 07, 2011, 11:19:24 am » |
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The Big Boy franchise allowed owners to name their restaurants with their own name, so there were a lot across the country. I grew up with Abdow's Big Boy right up the road. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Boy_(restaurant) |
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Pat Pixley
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« Reply #8 on: July 07, 2011, 02:18:42 pm » |
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Same here  He looks happy because he had a great meal a Burger & fries & a Coke |
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davethebirdman
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« Reply #9 on: July 07, 2011, 02:32:30 pm » |
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Makes sense now...
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oscar
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« Reply #10 on: July 07, 2011, 03:09:30 pm » |
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We only had a Top Boy in our town. I believe it was called Big Boy but they had to change the name.
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Kilroy
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« Reply #11 on: July 07, 2011, 06:25:50 pm » |
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I worked at a Big Boy through High School and college, and no, our store didn't have a statue.
The old style comes up now and then for about 1000-1500.
I don't think anyone is repopping them, more like Cheese is grabbing them from closed or closing restaurants.
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loman4ec
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« Reply #13 on: July 07, 2011, 07:12:04 pm » |
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God I soooooo miss Frisch's Big Boy. They used to have a lonely one store in Orlando but it closed long before we moved here. Its a duncan Doughnuts now  Yes there are many names for Bog Boy in Ohio they are all Frisch's but I think in Michigan they are Big Bobs Big Boy or something like that. I would give anything for a Big Boy right now and they have the best cottage cheese on the planet. It makes me want to drive home to Ohio now. I just drove to Atlanta and back so thats half way. I should have Kept going  |
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« Reply #14 on: July 07, 2011, 09:30:12 pm » |
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In Michigan, it is or at least it used to be Elias Brothers Big Boy (and you did not want to cross the Elias Brothers if you know what I mean or you might end up in the gravy!). I just had lunch there the other day with my boys and a good friend. The place has not changed a bit!  Tim |
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« Reply #15 on: July 08, 2011, 06:25:29 pm » |
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That looks like the Big Boy that is featured in the pic on their webpage. http://www.frischs.com/ |
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