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April 24, 2019

My thoughts on Nissan’s 50th Anniversary 370Z

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Q: At the NY Auto Show this week Nissan unveiled a 50th Anniversary 370Z that paid tribute to your BRE Datsun race cars. What do you think of that?   A: I was over the moon when Nissan contacted us last year saying they wanted to pay tribute to the legacy of the BRE Datsun 240Z’s racing successes with a special limited edition 50th Anniversary Z.  We have wanted Nissan to leverage our racing history
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first shelby cobra

April 11, 2019

Who built the first Cobra, and where?

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Ak Miller No question that Carroll Shelby “invented” the Cobra sports car with the idea of installing a V8 Ford engine in an English AC Chassis, but he wasn’t the first to actually do it!  If we forget the name Cobra, which defines this question, we have to acknowledge the first man to put a Ford V8 in an AC chassis to go racing.  Famed California “Hot Rodder” Ak Miller had completed the project with
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DeTomaso P70

April 3, 2019

Why wasn’t the Shelby – DeTomaso P70 ever finished?

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In my book on this car, I stated I never knew why De Tomaso didn’t finish the 7-litre engine he had promised Shelby for the P70. Wonderfully, someone who read my book sent me the answer. He is absolutely correct and I thought I’d share his GREAT letter with you! Dear Mr. Brock: I just read "The Road to Modena." What an incredible book about an incredible car! Thank you for writing it and including
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peter brock with clay model

March 28, 2019

What was the difference between designing cars at GM vs. Shelby?

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The main difference was the oversight and the number of people involved. At GM I was working for Bill Mitchell the VP of corporate design with some 27 years of experience in heading several teams of designers in various studios. At Shelby’s, I was completely on my own in designing the Daytona simply because it was my idea to begin with and there was no one else in our small team of fabricators and mechanics
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interpart poster with woman

March 22, 2019

The BRE Parts Business

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The history of BRE’s Datsun parts business during and after the TransAm championships seems totally undocumented.   1. How important was the parts business to the viability of BRE? One of the main tenants of my contract with Mr. Katayama (Mr. K), the President of the western half of Datsun USA, was that we’d make all the race development information and speed equipment we designed for the BRE race cars available to anyone who seriously
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One thought on “My thoughts on Nissan’s 50th Anniversary 370Z”

  1. As per usual, another great post, Peter! You really gave us a great verbal and visual view of what it was like to be there. I agree with your insightful opinion regarding the purpose of moving forward with the 50th anniversary edition even though there wasn’t a model change.

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