Disc vs. Drum

My dad's 68 Coronet cop car came with 12 inch manually adjusted manual brakes--no power. He did not order power brakes as they did not feel right.
What a nightmare they were having no self-adjusters. And the drums had hard spots in them-warped and ate shoes. CRAP CRAP CRAP.

When he bought a Mercedes in 72 that had 4 wheel discs, he was amazed what 4 little pads 1/2 the size of a pack of smokes would do when you nailed them from 120 mph.