One of our good friends has a '68 Mustang coupe that he's been driving using the original-equipment four-wheel drum brakes. While the drums were standard equipment for their day, front-disc brakes ...
We've done a lot of brake installation stories showing how to get bigger and better brakes. Unfortunately we tend to forget at times that even with the latest high-dollar brake systems, if you don't ...
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.
There is a school of thought out there that believes that power accessories have no place on a real muscle car. Power windows and locks, A/C, power steering, etc., all just add weight or rob power.