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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;midas1, post: 1219295, member: 21309&quot;]Here&#039;s another not so good fact about fifties and sixties cars: Drum Brakes that lost a lot of their efficiency when they got hot from repeated use or when they got wet.&nbsp; The brake shoe surfaces were primarily&nbsp; made from&nbsp; absestos or had a lot of abstestos in them. .&nbsp;&nbsp; Millions of cars spitting tiny absestos particles into the environment.&nbsp; One of my duties while working part time in an auto garage was replacing brakes shoes, turning the drums then cleaning them.&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;m sure I inhaled a lot of absestos during those days.&nbsp;&nbsp; The garage used to clean used&nbsp; parts in leaded gasoline.&nbsp; One of the mechanics told me to go to the field (where junked cars are stored) and siphon a supply of gas for the parts pan.&nbsp;&nbsp; I had never siphoned anything before.&nbsp; I put one end of the hose to the bottom of a car gas tank then sucked&nbsp; the fuel up the hose directly into my lungs.&nbsp; Thought I was going to die.&nbsp; Couldn&#039;t breathe.&nbsp; Those grizzled mechanics&nbsp; got a good laugh out of it.&nbsp;&nbsp; They also had great sport over my introduction to how a ignition coil produces one potent shock.</p><p><br /></p><p>I recall some of those cars being comfortable for the time.&nbsp;&nbsp; Cadilliacs, Lincolns and some others with thick carpeting (deadens road noise) deep plush seats upholstered in nice leather, power windows.&nbsp;&nbsp; Those cars were comfortable, at the time, and had top speed comparable to a lot of cars today.&nbsp;&nbsp; Just hope you don&#039;t have to stop in&nbsp; a short distance.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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