Re: [Chrysler300] Brake shoes for letter cars

[Ray Jones <hurst300@xxxx>]

Hi John;
What to do? look into getting the equiptment from the estate if possable.
Looks like a business opertunity to me. Check it out if you can and let us
know whats avaiable.
Ray Jones

> From: <john_nowosacki@xxxx>
> Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 14:04:59 -0600
> To: <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Chrysler300] Brake shoes for letter cars
> 
> Hi group,
> Got a bit of a shock when I went to Wakefield Brake/Stopping Products
> (Wakefield, MA) today to drop off some brake shoes from my 57 for
> relining/contouring, and found them to be closed as the owner had passed away
> this summer.
> Don Verity and I have been going there for some years now (myself almost 20!),
> so I can't remember ever buying brake shoes for my 57 or 61 or my wifes 62. I
> would bring my original shoes and drums to Wakefield Brake, and they would
> reline them and contour them to the drums (no garbage truck sounds) for a very
> reasonable price.
> I then stopped at my friendly NAPA store and had my behind the counter buddy
> spend about 1/2 an hour looking in old catalogs and making phone calls, only
> to be told that the shoes were no longer available (even for the 62!).
> So, what to do- does anyone know of a brake place that will still reline
> shoes?
> Or, am I at the mercy of the big buck places in Hemmings?
> I guess I was grapling with the concept of my getting older, but it really
> hits home when friends and resources in the hobby that you've come to rely on
> for years start to disappear.
> Any suggestions appreciated.
> John
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