Opinions welcome

Even with the single Mason jar master cylinders, if you know how to recognize brake fade and how to drive out of it, the dual reservoir cylinder isn't a required upgrade to be safe.

For many years in the 80s my 65 dart was driven daily with a number of miles of canyon driving included in the drive.

There is nothing wrong with the stock braking system on these cars as long as they are maintained.

Yes the dual reservoir is a safety upgrade which can prevent fade, but, it isn't required to drive and be safe if you know your car.

My 65 has 10" drums all around, with nothing upgraded. Yes I have the parts to upgrade to KH Disc have been sitting in the garage for 20 years now, and will eventually put them on it, when I do I will re-line the front and upgrade the MS, but not before.
While I agree 100% the single reservoir master cylinder can stop very well, in order to be much safer, you do need to upgrade. This is why the dual reservoir master cylinder was mandated.....in what? 67 I believe. If you have a failure anywhere in the system with a single reservoir master cylinder, you have two good pumps on the brake pedal at BEST and you're done. With the dual reservoir master cylinder, you will still have braking with a failure and can at least get the car stopped, so yes, the dual reservoir master cylinder is a huge upgrade in terms of safety. To say otherwise is simply untrue.