Youngsters,(LOL). I do too remember some "straight axle" cars running on the street. Along with superchargers and "ram-induction" on early 60's Mopars (big C bodies ie; 300's). They ran hard like the B-bodies.
"Stupidity is Ignorance on Steroids" "Yeah, it's hopped to over 160" (quote by Kowalski in the movie Vanishing Point 1970 - Cupid Productions)