- Дата: 5-12-2023, 10:53
These included the addition of purposeful grilles to the center air inlets on the front fascia, and air scoops added to the rear rocker panels to feed air to the rear brakes for better cooling. Ford's ball-joint front suspension -- introduced on the 1952 Lincoln and 1954 Ford and Mercury -- boasted a number of improvements for 1955, the most significant of which was angling the front wheel spindles forward by three degrees. Though Dodge produced a number of quick, raucous turbo-four front-drivers -- including a few vetted by the famed Carroll Shelby -- none were true muscle cars either in DNA or by the clock. The muscle car was about to be reborn. The result was the closest thing to a '60-style muscle car since the go-go years. While these harsh realities compromised all cars to some degree, muscle machines fared the worst by far. Amy Lemen is freelance writer based in Austin, Texas, whose passion is exploring new cities and meeting interesting people, preferably while running.