[pierremcalpine]

Update:
I pulled the rear brakes off and one side was worn right down to the metal. The other side looked decent. In addition one of the adjusters was totally seized and the other was very rough. The brake cable ends appeared to have been yanked right into the end of the sheath and was totally stuck hence my not being able to pull cable at all even with the cable disconnected from both sides of brake. Interestingly I was able to twist the handbrake cable and I was able to confirm that it was also twisting at its other end in the centre console. But still it would not move lengthwise within the sheath (on either side). So I took some vice grips and yanked repeatedly on the cable ends until I finally got them to give. Sprayed a bunch of penetrant down the sheath and I think they are good to go. Just need to replace the shoes. Based on the feedback in this forum I stated clear from bargain shoes and went with the pricier Ate package. Just waiting for package to arrive in the mail for final install. That and a brake bleed and this puppy will finally be road worthy!