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Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks  Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
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| | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 | They used to offer sintered iron brake shoes for drum brake cars. Two drawbacks, they ate up drums and on cold mornings you needed to drive several blocks in low gear with your left foot on the brake to heat them up or no stopping power. The metal chewing into the drum definitely gave more stopping power.
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