06-01-2009, 03:58 AM
DaviDC. wrote: They were probably 1968 or 69 Dodge Coronets or Plymouth Belvederes & from the angle they were filmed, it was so obvious that they wallowed all over the road. Yes, there was LOTS of swaying from side to side going on above those skinny tires. Automobile suspension technology has come a long way in 40 years!
Not so much. More like a matter of priorities. US car suspensions were pretty much cheapo POS coal cart type designs at the time because the concept of handling was foreign to the US. For the most part nobody really gave a damn if a car could go around a corner. On the other hand, the reason european cars of that vintage became so popular (Jaguars, Alfa Romeos, BMWs Mercedes, etc, etc) were that they had far superior suspension systems and handled far better than the "yank tanks" of yore.