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Join Date: Dec 1969
Location: chula vista ca usa
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A little known item, the 65 and on Chevelle models had a rear suspension that would push down and the rear body would lift like the drag cars of today. The Mopar's immediately copied it. Up until that time the cars would rock back as it was thought that the weight was transferring to the rear but noooooo, it caused the ear wheels to want to lift?! Watch the early stock and super stock cars like the 61 and 62 Old Reliable and then Bill Jenkins' later Camaro to see the difference. It was about that time the "line lock" came in and I think the Ramchargers had one of the first setups on their Dodge. In some old YouTube videos you actually see their front wheels still and rear wheels very slowly turning. There weren't trans brakes like today.
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