WTF?! You gotta see this!

Ya see, I don't remember the straight axle cars being the bumper scraping tail draggers that everyone says they used to be. I remember them more like this....

I just googled these pics, so I apologize to anyone if they're unhappy with me posting them.

The reason they were jacked up was to put bigger tires under the back. These pictures prove that. Back then narrowed rears, wheel tubs were not that common or easy to do. This was the time when air shock use also peaked.