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Peter Brock has become a blogger!  Sometimes referred to as the Energizer Bunny, Brock continues to delight us with his designs, insights and stories.

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June 21, 2024

An Appreciation of Change by Peter Brock

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A major milestone occurred last week. A car design I created a few years ago (mentioned in the article below that appeared in Classic Motorsports more than 2 years ago) has sat languishing as the client has had his attention elsewhere. Last week the exclusivity I granted this client expired. I am free once again to design whatever I want. At my “advanced” age, it’s been frustrating to put my heart and soul into a
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March 22, 2024

The Crystal Ball by Peter Brock

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A couple of weekends ago Gayle (my wife) was working on her beloved 1974 BMW tii, replacing a turn light bulb and had a friend remove the inner panel of the passenger door as the slide for the window had bound up and needed some lubrication. I watched as she “loved” on the car, cleaning the back of the turn light lens cover, putting some polish on a rag and wiping down the underside of
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December 17, 2022

The Fighter: The Daytona Cobra Coupe’s Last Race

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Carroll Shelby’s two Daytona Cobra Coupes’ impressive showing in their first season in the US and Europe in 1964 finally convinced some cool-eyed skeptics within Ford management that the ex-Texas chicken farmer and his small team of Southern California racers might actually have the “right stuff” to compete on an international level. They awarded Shelby their nascent Ford GT40 program for 1965. Ford’s master plan was to have Shelby cancel his Cobra program at the
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December 6, 2022

Why this Photo of the BRE Hino Samurai Brings Back Memories of One of My Favorite Race Stories. Peter Brock

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The BRE and Aerovault crews gathered in the showroom to wish me happy birthday a couple of weeks ago. The showroom has what Gayle calls the “Peter Brock History Walls”. She’s taken images from when I had my first car in 1952 (an MG TC) thru my time at GM (late ‘50s), my history with Shelby (’61-’65), my BRE team (’66-’72) and my hang gliding company starting in ‘73, Ultralight Products (UP) and mounted them
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Cobra Killers

August 29, 2019

Someone told me you were in the 1964 movie The Killers. Can you tell us more?

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Back in the ‘60s things were pretty fluid in the racing world and a person could be involved in several different projects, unlike today where you mostly have to be dedicated solely to the team you’re with. Even while working at Shelby’s I raced my own cars, including a small 1000cc Hino sedan and a 1300cc Hino Contessa, both right hand drive. Fast cars attracted a lot of stars back then and they would just
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7 thoughts on “An Appreciation of Change by Peter Brock”

  2. Fantastic, Peter! I look forward to seeing your new creations. My best wishes go out to you, Gayle, and all at BRE.

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  4. Happy to see the continuation of your skill sets Peter and I can’t wait to see the designs in “the flesh”. Certainly eye candy.

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  5. I am not a “car guy” but found you on a documentary of the Cobra Ferrari Wars years back on DVD and liking documentaries was hooked. Of course the more recent documentaries and films have added to my knowledge and I’ve also read a few books and even purchased one signed by you. As a sort of behind the scenes guy in my industry I really admire your story and continue to follow you. thanks for this very interesting post from one dinosaur to another.
    JJ

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  6. Hey Pete,
    I flew your Dragon Fly and Comet Hang Gliders back in the late 70’s and early 80s. Your attention to detail and quality set an industry standard for flying UP. Thanks for all you did in the advancement of foot launched gliders!
    Britt Wuest

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