Let's talk fender preservation. Let's talk numbers. According to Motor Trend's instrumented testing from back in the day, a bone-stock '67 SS350 Camaro required 156 feet to decelerate from 60 mph. In ...
If you're comfortable with a two-barrel carb feeding your big old V-8, you're probably fine with the front drum brakes slowing down that even bigger full-size, powered by that under-carbureted V-8.
Well, several factors have conspired to change our perception. For one, many of these drum-brake systems have been in service for over 40 years and, even if serviced regularly, just don't work as well ...
It’s long been common practice for fans of muscle-era cars to upgrade the four-wheel drum brakes, typical of that period, to front discs. For years, doing so required sourcing parts from donor ...
Classic car owners eventually face the same uncomfortable question: keep the original drum brakes or convert to discs. The ...