The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Driveline 55 2nd brake shoe ID

Hi all, I've been working on my 55 Chevy Cameo's front end and am going through the brakes. I am just curious about these brake shoes...that being if they are original to the truck, like the ones it off the dealers lot with. They appear to be painted the same red truck and there is some faded 55 stamping. The font is identical to 55 stamped on the trucks old Harrison heater.

I was just going to throw them away but if they are likely original to the truck than I may just hang them up in the garage as a keep sake.

What do you think? Here are a couple of pictures.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz73Yi-ui1tBNkl1cGtESmw2SUNUaGp5eHdnNG1XZV9TZU13/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz73Yi-ui1tBRXhrNndsQ0c4N0YtcW42Q3dIMVB5VXNtUXFN/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz73Yi-ui1tBMFZSdmFEWlMybEZMRXNjNF8wT3NVZ0x4Q2hN/view?usp=sharing

I can't tell if they are bonded or riveted. Bonded linings were not used back then. They came out as replacements a few years later.

Hi Wrench...these are riveted on.

They possibly may be original and maybe all the original shoes may have been painted red for that year for all trucks. In my opinion both are unlikely. It's more likely that a re-builder used that color for their products. There is a part number partially visable above the 55, which is probably stamped by the re-builder.
Fred

Thanks for chiming in guys...I know it was sort of a silly thing ask of you guys but I was just thinking if anybody might know it would be this board and if they were original I'd keep them dangling from the rafters for sentimental value.

I'll send them on there way to the dump.