Pete Brock
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Peter Brock is a former racing car designer from the United States
. In the early 1960s he worked with Carroll Shelby
at Shelby American where he was the designer for the iconic Shelby Daytona
Cobra coupe.FIA World GT Champion 1965
In 1966 Brock started his own motor racing team, Brock Racing Enterprises (BRE) which worked with Hino
, Datsun
and Toyota and competed in SCCA DP class with Datsun 2000 roadsters and CP class with the 240Z (SCCA National Champions '70-'71) and 510 in the 2.5 Trans-Am Series
races in the early 1970s (National Champions '71-'72). The company was disbanded in 1972.
Brock now lives in the Seattle area, working as freelance automotive writer and is a racing photographer.
He was involved with the Brock Coupe
, a modern version of Daytona Cobra Coupe and other similar high performance cars. Over 120 Brock Coupes have been produced in South Africa and sold by Superformance, LLC
(Superformance Replicars). He owns an example of the coupe (chassis #0073) painted Amulet Red with a Wimbledon White half-cove.
United States
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. In the early 1960s he worked with Carroll Shelby
Carroll Shelby
Carroll Hall Shelby is an American retired automotive designer and racing driver. He is most well known for making Mustangs for Ford Motor Company known as Mustang Cobras which he has done since 1965...
at Shelby American where he was the designer for the iconic Shelby Daytona
Shelby Daytona
The Shelby Daytona Coupe was a coupé based loosely on the AC Cobra roadster chassis and drive-train. It was built for auto racing, specifically to take on Ferrari in the GT class. Just six Daytona original coupes were built between 1964 and 1965...
Cobra coupe.FIA World GT Champion 1965
In 1966 Brock started his own motor racing team, Brock Racing Enterprises (BRE) which worked with Hino
Hino Motors
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, Datsun
Datsun
Datsun was an automobile marque. The name was created in 1931 by the DAT Motorcar Co. for a new car model, spelling it as "Datson" to indicate its smaller size when compared to the existing, larger DAT car. Later, in 1933 after Nissan Motor Co., Ltd...
and Toyota and competed in SCCA DP class with Datsun 2000 roadsters and CP class with the 240Z (SCCA National Champions '70-'71) and 510 in the 2.5 Trans-Am Series
Trans-Am Series
The Trans-Am Series is an automobile racing series which was created in 1966 by Sports Car Club of America President John Bishop. Originally known as the Trans-American Sedan Championship it has evolved over time from its original format as a manufacturers championship for modified racing sedans...
races in the early 1970s (National Champions '71-'72). The company was disbanded in 1972.
Brock now lives in the Seattle area, working as freelance automotive writer and is a racing photographer.
He was involved with the Brock Coupe
Brock Coupe
The Brock Coupe is the only licensed continuation of the original Shelby Daytona coupe racing cars of the 1960s...
, a modern version of Daytona Cobra Coupe and other similar high performance cars. Over 120 Brock Coupes have been produced in South Africa and sold by Superformance, LLC
Superformance
Superformance LLC is a small American automobile company that builds, designs, and imports sports cars and replicars. The company was founded as "Superformance International Inc." by Hi-Tech Automotive Ltd. in 1996. Today, Superformance has 15 authorized dealers in the United States and 6...
(Superformance Replicars). He owns an example of the coupe (chassis #0073) painted Amulet Red with a Wimbledon White half-cove.