One of the most beautiful features on these cars is the solid alloy, finned brake drums. I'd go as far as to say, one of the most beautiful features
on any car ever made. They were made by Fuchs and were forged, they are known for lasting forever. ********/NLA actually has a limited number of these left, NOS, @ $1350 ea.
Luckily, they are in perfect shape in our case. It is a common myth that drum brakes were insufficient in their time for really stopping a car. Bullschit in this case. They were very advanced with dual leading shoes in front wheels, (each shoe had its own one-way wheel cylinder), plenty of friction area and decent but not great cooling. In racing situations, you would have to loosen the adjuster wheels severely to compensate for the heat expansion of the shoes. You would start your race or track session with the pedal going almost to the floor and it would gradually rise up as things got heated.
Once again, Porsche people needed some real convincing that the new disc brakes introduced on the 356C model were as good as Porsche drum brakes.
The only issue is that after 48 years of dirt, grease and exposure to the elements, they don't look pimping anymore: