Yea, only being 17, I guess I did miss the 50's
Maybe someone else can chime in about the about the life of their disc brakes, but from what i've seen they last quite well. My mystique has 61,000 miles on it and the disc brakes are perfectly fine. (Yes, I know that's nothing compared to what your polara had when you retired it) I guess it all depends on how hard you are on the brakes.
Oh yea, haven't they stopped using asbestos in brake "shoes" too?? I do believe asbestos causes cancer
