I just put brake shoes on my '67 Chevy pickup. The brake shoes were $12 per set plus $6.50 core charge (NAPA) so that is not true with all rebuilders....
Le> There are so many old shoes out there nowadays that the rebuilders
don't even want the cores back anymore. As the gentleman stated above
> me here, even shoes for old cars are still available today. Some later
> model Fords with rear drums are using shoes that I haven't seen for
> awhile but reemerged after years in limbo. Good luck.