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Seriously you should upgrade at least the fronts to discs , the drum brakes never worked that great even when they were new .



HUH! The big drum brakes worked great when new, beat the disc in stopping distance and if adjusted properly would do it in a nearly straight line. The disc were better at a straight line stop but the rears could still kick it around and get it squirrelly if you really pushed it. The big advantage to disc brakes has always been their ability to resist fade with repeated stops because they cool more rapidly, drums would heat up and take a longer distance to stop with quick repeat stops.
I'm not talking about the little drums or even the 10 inch front drums but the muscle cars came with the 11 inch front drums in the late 60's.

If his brakes won't hold the car in place then he needs to look at too much pedal travel, too much shoe travel, or not enough pressure like from a bulging brake hose.