After years of staying out of the headlines, peter brocks daughter alexandra cant stay quiet any longer. Carroll shelbys 1965 world champions by dave friedman, george stauffer and peter brock 1995, hardcover, first edition at the best online prices at ebay. He proceeded to paint it white so the car would match the livery of the us international racing colors. In this video series, we speak with the cars designer, peter brock, about the origins. This book is about a special car in motor sport history. I think this story was invented by shelby as an answer to why it never arrived in france for the race, says peter brock, who designed the cobra daytona coupe for shelby in 1964. Peter brock how good is this abebooks shop for books. When it comes to australian sporting icons, peter brock sits at the top. In 2012, we had the opportunity to interview legendary automotive designer peter brock and discuss the making of the shelby cobra daytona coupe, while taking a cruise in brocks own replica car built by superformance in south africa.
Peter brocks most popular book is pacifism in the twentieth century. Peter brock spins the tale of the daytona cobra coupes as only one of its original designers could. Its controversial body design was created by shelbys director of special projects, peter brock. This site maintained by peter g brock pty ltd, licensor of peter brock a. In the 60s and 70s i was a fan and owner of datsuns, 510s and 240z and followed their racing, every time i get in my daytona, i appreciate the genius of mr. American peter brock is a world renown automotive designer, racer, photographer, author, hang gliding pioneer and more. Hear about the car from peter brock, its designer, as he drives a replica. Once shelby had been awarded the lucrative contract to develop and race fords mighty gt40s, the whole cobra program was scrapped. Oct 27, 2015 brock updates the history of the daytona cobra coupes for velocetoday carroll shelby built only six daytona cobra coupes to contest the world manufacturers championship in 1964 and 1965. They were mitchells inspiration for a new sports car, what would become mitchells personal 59 stingray racer followed by the 63 split window. Introduction by bob bonduran published by stauffer publishing, 1995 1995. In order to create more interest in hino cars in america and around the world peter brock designed the samurai gt intended to race internationally, especially at the 24 hours of le mans.
Mar, 2016 in 2012, we had the opportunity to interview legendary automotive designer peter brock and discuss the making of the shelby cobra daytona coupe, while taking a cruise in brocks own replica car built by superformance in south africa. Brocks colourful private life has triggered plenty of rumours but the truth has remained obscure. Carroll shelbys 1965 world champions brock, peter on. At age 16, he saved up money to buy and work on a 1949 mg. Knowing that he had played a massively influential role in the evolution of the corvette, the car always held a special place in his life, even while seeking experience and adventure elsewhere. Peter brock born november 1936 is an american automotive and trailer designer, author and photojournalist, who is best known for his work on the shelby daytona cobra coupe and corvette sting ray. You can purchase the limited edition here 100 copies with a numbered 001100 plate which peter. Peters brocks favorite memorabilia and resources youtube. Lowndes had long been regarded as brocks protege, and was a teammate of brock in 1996. The man who had a hand in developing both the corvette and the mustang for racing purposes will add another piece of hardware to his mantle next month when the simeone automotive museum gives him its annual spirit of competition award. With matthew le nevez, brendan cowell, ella scott lynch, natalie bassingthwaighte.
Carroll shelbys 1965 world champions hardcover january 1, 1995 by peter brock author 5. In 2012, we had the opportunity to interview legendary automotive designer peter brock and discuss the making of the shelby cobra daytona coupe, while taking a cruise in brock s own replica car. Everyone who has previously written about the daytona cobra coupes has made egregious mistakes but this book is different. Lowndes and whincup would go on to win three bathurst s in succession, matching the.
This book was written by peter brock at the request of mecum auctions so mecum could provide the book to vip bidders not all registered bidders at both their. Aug 14, 2015 that machine, the 1964 shelby cobra daytona coupe, was the brainchild of designer peter brock. Mar 11, 2014 the man formerly known as pete brock the american and former shelby driving school, cobra daytona, initial stingray designer, bre head510240z team owner now would prefer to go by peter brock,as well, to his fans. In 1998 he was held captive by brock in a holden jackaroo for more than three weeks while they contested a round australia rally. Peter brock was just 20 years old when head of gm design bill mitchell walked into the gm studio where brock worked in 1957 with a handful of photos hed taken at the turin auto show. Books by peter brock author of pacifism in the twentieth. How peter brock improved on the original reincarnation. The man who had a hand in developing both the corvette and the mustang for racing purposes will add another piece of hardware to his mantle next month when the simeone automotive museum gives him its annual spirit of. Shelby daytona coupe refined by peter brock reincarnation.
It couldnt have, as it was never completed and never ran. Peter brock talks a lot about history and here he gets a chance to walk around his own personal, modern day daytona cobra coupe, sharing what he thinks is special about it and why he designed it. Peter brock while brocks stint with gm was brief, it made a great impact on gm and on brock himself. His children break their silence by james graham 19102016, 9. The lang cooper was entered in the american usrrc united states road racing championship by no less a person than carroll shelby. Peter brock talks about the original daytona cobra coupe. Brock worked with some of the greatest motorsports people ever in a career that spanned the early days of sportscar racing to the most. Any list of iconic cars from the 60s would likely place the corvette splitwindow coupe and cobra daytona coupe at or near the top of the list. Brock, in intricate, passionate detail, tells the story behind his most famous car, the shelby cobra daytona coupeappropriately from inside his own daytona coupe replica built by superformance.
A unique story about australian car racing legend peter brock. He was selfeducated in the intricacies of airflow dynamics from reading recovered wwii documents. Dec 02, 2014 peter brock gives a short tour around the bre shop showing some of his favorite cobra memorabilia that he has on the walls and in books. Here, one of his closest friends, and a codriver, tells the real. Shelby cobra daytona coupe history, as told by peter brock.
The peter brock trophy was first incorporated for the 2006 supercheap auto bathurst. He was the man that started the whole holden vs ford rivalry in the early 70s. This book is published by the distinguished porter press publishing house in the uk. Everybody knows peter brock for a different reason. Depending on the niche of automotive you hail from, youll recognize his name for different accolades. After winning bathurst by an unbelievable six laps in 1979, the king of the mountain made his way into our households and our hearts. Peter brock is the author of media cleansing, dirty reporting 4. For a short period the film advances through glimpses of the cobras golden years 196265 when those lil shelbyac 289 cobra roadsters and the peter brockdesigned daytona coupes utterly thrashed and dominated fia road racing against all competition. The story of the shelby cobra daytona told by pete brock. It is written by, and most of the photos in this book were taken by, pete brock, the designer and father of the daytona coupe. How pete brock beat the odds and carroll shelby with a hino. Oct, 2016 peter brock chats about the cars that made him famous at the 2015 hemmings motor news concours delegance.
Dec 28, 2017 enter a 23yearold with a pencil, a roll of butcher paper, and an idea, peter brock. At the time of the cobras greatest racing successes, the project was simply the texans personal stepping stone to a larger, far more exciting and profitable business venture with ford. Jul 28, 2010 a friend of peter brock since the mid1970s, he witnessed the highs and lows of the australian sporting icon on both a professional and personal level for the best part of three decades. The man formerly known as pete brockthe american and former shelby driving school, cobra daytona, initial stingray designer, bre head510240z team owner now would prefer to go by peter brock,as well, to his fans. Signed by all 3 authors on title page and each author again on pages v, vi, vii. That machine, the 1964 shelby cobra daytona coupe, was the brainchild of designer peter brock. Discover book depositorys huge selection of peter brock books online. Peter brock and the c3 corvette hobby car corvettes.
Heres a description of the three versions of this comprehensive 336 page book available they are only offering the peter brock limited edition, which is published by the distinguished porter press publishing house in the uk peter brock limited edition. It was designed by peter brock, famous for his work on the shelby daytona cobra coupe and the chevrolet corvette sting ray. Peter brock, the legendary designer of the shelby daytona. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. To cobra fans meanwhile, peters the guy who took the bricklike shelby cobra roadster and turned it into the slippery cobra daytona coupe. The race was won by craig lowndes and jamie whincup driving a ford ba falcon. Dec 21, 2014 pete brock is nothing short of a prolific designer, but that aside, he is a true car guy.
To cobra fans meanwhile, peters the guy who took the bricklike shelby cobra roadster and turned it into the slippery cobra daytona coupe the first american. In 2012, we had the opportunity to interview legendary automotive designer peter brock and discuss the making of the shelby cobra daytona coupe, while taking a cruise in brock s own replica car built by superformance in south africa. Designer of the 65 fia gt world champion daytona cobra coupe, peter brock talks about his design considerations for the original cars, using his personal contemporary coupe as a backdrop. Carroll shelbys 1965 world champions by peter brock. Hard to believe, but designer peter brock has turned 80. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Peter brock reveals more secrets about the shelby daytona. Jun 26, 2019 any list of iconic cars from the 60s would likely place the corvette splitwindow coupe and cobra daytona coupe at or near the top of the list. Brocks friend and codriver, wayne webster, gives an honest account of a man with unmatched intuition in the car, a deep affection for his fans, and a less than perfect but very human record in his personal relationships. May 12, 2019 peter brock while brocks stint with gm was brief, it made a great impact on gm and on brock himself. Peter brock shares the true story behind the shelby cobra. Peter brock books list of books by author peter brock. Peter brock gives a short tour around the bre shop showing. He couldnt quite read the foreign language at the time, but the numbers, lines and curves spoke volumes to him.
Its controversial body design was created by shelbys director of. New cobra daytona book with limited peter brock edition. It was early on a thursday morning when peter brock pulled the superformance brock coupe into the parking lot of a fastfood joint in. In the early 1990s he wrote a book on the daytona cobra coupes, then worked for 21 years as a photojournalist. Finally, brock received a notice that hino wanted him to run a race car program in the u.
To historic corvette fans hes the guy who penned the lines of the original sting ray racer and by extension, the 63 corvette split window. Since some people knew of shelbys plan to embarrass ferrari with a prototype daytona coupe at. Peter brocks new book, corvette sting ray ebay motors blog. Peter brock author of pacifism in the twentieth century.
Pete brock is nothing short of a prolific designer, but that aside, he is a true car guy. In 2012, we had the opportunity to interview legendary automotive designer peter brock and discuss the making of the shelby cobra daytona. The daytona coupe story with peter brock part 1 the need. Happy birthday, pete brock get the latest car news, car. Peter brock theres still some major openings in car design that nobody has explored yet. Peter brock to receive simeones spirit of competiti. The truth behind shelbys 1964 secret weapon cobra daytona. To cobra fans meanwhile, peter s the guy who took the bricklike shelby cobra roadster and turned it into the slippery cobra daytona coupe. The mumofthree, now 33, wants to redress the many fallacies in stories and onair interviews that surfaced around the recent broadcast of the miniseries brock, which screened 10 years after the motorracing legends tragic death. Any way you slice it, peter brock is an automotive legend. What makes them even more remarkable is the fact that one man, peter brock, designed both of them. His current preoccupations are bre still and peter brock enterprises.
Brock updates the history of the daytona cobra coupes for velocetoday carroll shelby built only six daytona cobra coupes to contest the world manufacturers championship in 1964 and 1965. Brocks friend and codriver wayne webster gives an honest account of a. I am fortunate to own a superformance cobra daytona coupe and have done a lot of research on mr. Enter a 23yearold with a pencil, a roll of butcher paper, and an idea, peter brock. The shelby cobra daytona coupe marked a turning point in american racing history. Their stories have been told often in many publications and in books written by him as well. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices.
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