Have you slackened off the handbrake cable adjusters for a little extra clearance?
If the drum lip is snagging on the shoes, then it shoudn't feel like it is stuck solid. There should be a certainy amount of springy movement.
If the drum feels like it is stuck solid, then it is likely to be stuck to the hub. In which case it may need a certain amount of persuading, and/or levering to free it.
I was thinking this, might look into that! Edit: Not surprisingly, finding a scale model of a rare combination of car/wheels will be difficult we'll see how it goes
I am pleased to announce i am the proud owner of a 1980 vw polo .. Its gunna be a project so once i start doing some work on her ill start a build thread if any ones interested ,
Depends on how deep the ridge is that the old drums pads have made, I had to gets a couple of flat bladed screwdrivers under the lip to help wedge the old drums off on mine even with the adjusters fully pushed home