NDMarks wrote:
Don't care for the nose-down stance (or is it partly lowered?). If the driver were to get on it, the rear would probably be light and the tires could let loose. Maybe the driver is on the brakes? One of my favorite TV shows used to be "American Restoration" where the projects were expertly returned to stock condition!.
I think the "rake" was mostly a west coast thing and was cosmetic not performance oriented. It did however, as you said, make it easier to "light um up". Also it improved gas mileage because the car was always going down hill.