Just how good should the brakes on my Ruby be?

[Robert Leigh]

For the record, the last time our Chummy was tested it showed 80% on the Tapley meter. The car is updated with 1.25" shoes and drums, coupled system with later cross-shaft, but still has standard open cables. Obviously I had adjusted things to their optimum before the test. The tester said it was the best he had seen on an Austin Seven. I have also been told by the same garage testing our Ulsteroid (he took it for a drive on his own because he likes driving it!) that 'the brakes are fine'. With care adequate results can be achieved.
Robert Leigh