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Too often I hear of accidents that should have happened with classic cars. Most be THINK there stuff handles and breaks well, but the reality is that most are terrible in a panic manuever. No wonder so many wound up in junkyards...I suggest people find a desolate are to check braking under panic stopping. You'd be surprised what a mess most of these cars really are.
Glad you weren't hurt, and the car is fixable.




Most seem too have to much rear brake bias, under a panic stop the rear locks first and the tail comes around. Pretty much any older car I've driven is like that. Funny thing though, my '67 newport with 4 wheel 11 inch drums will stop in a nice straight line even with all 4 locked. Only thing is you can only make a stop like that once.