i finally got my 53 registered, headlites working, and cleaned up for the first run out of the yard. everytrhing seemed to be going well until i realized that the brakes were not stopping the car well. they worked fine about the first half mile, then when i stepped on them the car would start to stop but near the end of the stop the car continued to roll even with strong pressure on the pedal. it would finally stop. i did smell burning coming from the brakes and brought the car home. i had the booster rebuilt last fall and it seems to be ok. i am under the impression that the brake shoes simply are so old that they are no longer able to provide the friction and are burning instead of gripping. one of the rear brakes seems to be gripping too hard and that wheel even locked up. the car has what i believe to be 32,000 original miles and i think these are probably the original shoes and wheel cylinders. nothing appears to be leaking and when i had the drums off to do the wheel bearings everything looked good. when i hold the pedal it stays up and it needs no pumping to operate the brakes. does anybody have any suggestions? i think i just need to do a brake job. dennis
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