John Science Talks Exclusively To Thisisull.com - Sixties Bands and The Seventies Fast Food Phenomenon (6/7) By Michelle Dee and Cilla

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The thing that most people will remember about the Hessle Road Yankee Burger will be the pink Corvette balanced coolly on the roof. But it wasn't until 1993 June 21st that the American auto became a regular sight to residents and visitors alike.

John told us that a chap once came up to him soon after the car was in place, and asked him how on earth he had got it there. John explained to the man that he had always possessed expert driving skills and had, one day after tea when the roads weren't too busy, driven the vehicle on to the flyover.

Estimating the amount of acceleration, the angle of trajectory and the rate of impact, he'd spun the Cadillac around, floored the pedal and sent the car careering off the flyover hurtling towards the restaurant roof.

So using all his ability as a driver, knowing when to brake at the precise time, he managed to land the machine on top of the specially built plinth. An amazing achievement: one that brings to mind incredible death defying stunts in U.S. action movies. The fabulous scene of this iconic car gliding serenely over Gypsyville, was not witnessed by anyone because sadly, as you can see for your self, the truth is slightly less fantastical.

In early 1994 phase two of construction began and by May of that year a drive thru feature, had been added to Yankee Burger. Once again John's flair for originality and showmanship came to the fore. You may remember the showbiz opening of the Drive Thru.

The Blues Brothers came to town driving around in a squad car borrowed from Humberside Police. They were the first to order a Yankee Burger (on the move).

Many people followed suit. John remembers a time when the Drive Thru would serve a thousand meals a day. It would open at eleven in the morning and there would be queues of people until ten at night, closing time. Yankee Burger was heralded as the busiest enterprise in the whole of the North of England. 'The ideas were good, the products were good, we were so ahead of our time,' John restates.

John left us with this very direct and straightforward conclusion, one that is imparted to every aspiring business looking to make it in Hull. 'If you can be successful in Hull, you can be successful anywhere.' He added, 'If they don't like it they'll tell you, but if they do they'll stick by you through thick and thin. Loyalty.'

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