Do not overlook your Brake system!

[70 copo]

UGH.

[COPO]

Wow, no doubt that's one unhappy owner.

I'd also remind classic car owners to replace their tires based on age and regardless of how they appear or how many miles they have on them. I had two Radial TA's fail recently. They were about 10 years old and looked virtually new.

[mssl72]

Wow, that sucks. Appreciate the reality reminders.

[purple panther]

ive never seen disc brakes fail like that

[MosportGreen66]

Very good PSA!

[JP Emerson]

Ouch! That was painful.



JP

[Lee Stewart]

Crashing a classic car must be heartbreaking. A regular crash is no fun, but to realize you’ve seriously damaged a vehicle you absolutely cherish and that’s worth a bundle of cash just has to feel awful. Even worse is when you do it with someone you’re trying to impress in the passenger seat, and even worse than that is when the whole thing is caught on camera, then uploaded to the internet for everyone to see. That’s what a man in Fayetteville, Georgia experienced and it’s painful to watch. Even worse, he did it all to impress his daughter’s boyfriend.

As the guy tells the story, once he backed out to the driveway from his basement garage, he decided to spin the ‘Vette’s tires on the way to the upstairs garage – mistake two. Without trying out the brakes before going down the slope of his front driveway – mistake three – he realized there was no brake pressure. The man pulled the emergency brake, which also didn’t work.

According to this guy, after making these three big mistakes, he had a quick choice to make: hit the Nissan 350Z and Dodge Challenger parked in his driveway, go through the fence and probably end up in the lake behind his house, or hit the house. He chose option three, crunching the front passenger fender on the brick. It’s enough to turn our stomach.

https://www.motorious.com/articles/n...1966-corvette/

[BCreekDave]

Originally Posted by purple panther

ive never seen disc brakes fail like that

The Corvette 4 piston design was really bad for bore corrosion. Hence the stainless steel sleeves solution.

[70 copo]

Yes... It is called a "brake check" for a reason. It was the very first thing my dad taught me when I got behind the wheel for the first time.

It is always the first thing you do with a collector vehicle and even with that you should always drive to anticipate things like sudden and unexpected vacuum leaks which can and do affect brake response.

Make sure the emergency brake actually works too.

[70 copo]

Originally Posted by BCreekDave

The Corvette 4 piston design was really bad for bore corrosion. Hence the stainless steel sleeves solution.

Exactly!