This is one of the greatest interviews I have ever witnessed. What a brilliant, kind, modest man who treasures people and life…

Pete has a good heart the way he talks about his passion of cars. I am 64 years old and also have a passion for cars. I'm happy he reached his dream 🙏🏽😉👍🏽

My love of cars began approximately 1966 when I saw a Shelby Cobra parked close to my home as it’s owner was visiting a neighbor having a party. The love was cemented in my heart not long after, when I rode in a C2 Corvette belonging to my older sister’s boyfriend. I’ve been faithful to all my loves ever since, especially Corvettes and Shelbys. Pete Brock is one of my heroes I’d love to meet someday. Great interview.

The first three minutes of this interview are just precious to me. For anyone who doesn't understand my passion for sports cars and road racing, I can just refer them to Peter's interview. I had a similar experience at about the same age growing up across the street from a friend whose dad acquired a 1965 289 Cobra in 1966. Thanks for sharing, Dennis, and thank you, Peter! You don't know how much this interview means to this 63-year-old car guy.

@mariapires7170

3 жыл бұрын

Carroll Shelby and Peter Brock, were two men

@mariapires7170

3 жыл бұрын

Carroll Shelby and Peter Brock, were two men, that their engeneering and design had influenced all sport cars and racing cars until the present! For me, don't exist yet iconic cars like the creations of these two Men, for ex: Cobras 289,427,Daytona Coupe, etc, Thank you both, for making HISTORY! Stay safe!

@brianz426

3 жыл бұрын

Nice interview.

@stephenmitchell3569

2 жыл бұрын

Same here at 70 yrs old.

@alexmartinez280

2 жыл бұрын

Amen! Me too brother

This is truly amazing. No wonder the guy is in tears, he was so lucky, right place right time, and so very humble about it all. There are tons of people that worked way harder and paid way more "dues" that missed the boat so to say. Just wow! Then he made the most of it!

@MyClassicCarTV

Жыл бұрын

Pete’s a pretty amazing guy. Really interesting!

Peter Brock is one of the nicest and smartest designers. He is and always will be a legend. My youngest son and I met him at PRI at the Grassroots Motorsports booth at PRI several yrs ago and my son told me that that "coolest guy I ever met". Needless to say he made a positive impression!

Crazy .. because I love the C2 , duel exhaust on the sides .. my childhood favorite, still want 1 ...

1967 I was 12...two young guys from NY broke down in New Bedford Ma. In an ex racing GT40 ,making a vacation trip to Cape Cod. For 4 days I'd hang around them and that Space Ship right after school ,holding nuts and bolts and brackets,retrieving fallen wrench's only a kid could reach..... It changed my life I've been into Sports Cars ever since. Ran my own Sports Car restoration shop for 20yrs. Still at 64 I'm restoring/ restomodding 2 ( personal ) Datsun Z S30's. Just because of a Ford Space Ship of a car and 2 cool guys on vacation.

This is a fantastic interview recorded on 5/18/1996.. Pete was just on Jay Leno's Garage with his Buick powered VW Van. Thank you Dennis.!!

Dennis, thanks for releasing these old videos about Shelby and his talented men such as Pete Brock.

I know how Pete Brock felt when he was 20. I was just 20 in 1985 and I worked at The Brassworks, we built custom and antique radiators. There was about 6 or 7 of us, all young guys. It was the most rewarding and fun job I've ever had. I was the guy that designed and built all the custom and prototype parts. Many of the radiators are in museums

Talk about 6 degrees of separation! I worked with Trevor Harris at Nissan building GTP & MTEG Stadium off-road trucks (my first job in pro racing) to think that was 38 years ago and I’m still in racing and I still know Trevor!

I was fortunate to meet Peter Brock at The Lime Rock Park Historic Festival in 2016 along with John Morton. I had Peter sign the event poster and my rare Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupes book, 38:14, which already had Shelby's signature from the Historical Festival of 2005. One of my most prized possessions! I wish I could have spent more time chatting with Peter as he is a fascinating man. That is one more reason that Carroll Shelby was as effective as he was - he could spot good, qualified people to work for him; people like Peter Brock!

One of the coolest guys in the world! Brilliant! Brilliant!

Mr. Brock is so humble, you wouldn't ever know 1/4 th of how instrumental he was in Ford's racing program in the 60's listening to him talk. Dennis asked him some great questions however that made it clear what a legend he is.

@brianreginald3543

2 жыл бұрын

instaBlaster.

When you have the passion end love of what you do, the sky is the limit, as they say, no matter what kind of job you do. Men like Mr Brock are a rare breed that deserve our due respect.

Pete Brock, a GREAT American! Thank you for this video.

Pete Brock and Jim Hall both inspired me in the 60s , my love for the Daytona coupe and the Chapparal racers both fierce, brilliant engineers.

I started racing with SCCA in 1961, in northern California. We had a hard time beating the racers in southern California because they had slightly more relaxed rules on race car building than we had in the north. I think Pete Brock did a great honest interview here.

Thank you Dennis, a great account about the golden years of cars and car racing. Pete Brock is the great man behind the Shelby Daytona.

This guy is 22 years my senior and l was wondering how he looks so young. This was done in 1996, he was 60. I'm 65 now. I wasted my life on cars. Pete spent his life on cars.

It’s amazing how the school and GM saw his talent.

Thanks to Dennis Gage for sharing this interview on someone who had been around since tbe 50's! He blended the California hot rodder with Datsun 510s and scared the Europeans away from Trans Am racing. Simlar to Roger Penske, just not as well known!

awesome interview, the Ford Vs Ferrari movie has peaked my interest in Carroll Shelby and the guys that worked with him to make racing history...

Wonderful to listen to guys like this - masters of their craft without a doubt!

Wow Dennis, Thanks so much for releasing this interview. Very informative about what was happening in racing in the 60's. Was a great trip down memory lane for me, Thank you

What an excellent interview. I'm surprised and embarrassed I'm just now stumbling on this guys story. I've heard little tidbits but this was great. It appears he has a lot to do with where automotive world really is today

Great history lesson, priceless interview!

Great interview from ‘96. A lot of great first hand information.

This is so inspirational. Fantastic. Thank you.

Amazing first-hand account of some important automotive history. Brock is a good man. Glad to see he's as passionate as me about cars.

The Daytona story is amazing. What Peter designed and the. The team got onboard and in a few months had a tuned race car.

Who are the morons voting this down? These are legendary interviews with the greatest designers and engineers in the world!!

@ahmadramadan4097

3 жыл бұрын

Ferrari fans, duh.

@Loulovesspeed

3 жыл бұрын

@@ahmadramadan4097 Oh, but you forgot the Chevy fans too - they got their butts reamed here in the states before Enzo felt the sting of the Cobra. To add insult to injury, the guy that helped do it to them was formerly one of their own, a GM designer named Peter Brock! 👍 😁

Fantastic interview, thanks for sharing with us.

Amasing men,amasing times,epic interview,thank you Mr.Dennis

Awesome professional interview of a true racing car legend.

For a long time I’ve believed that having great people is more important than having a good process.

MR BROCK THANK YOU FOR A GREAT INTERVIEW! NICELY DONE SLOW AND DETAILED. YOU SEEM LIKE A HUMBLE MAN SIR. 😇🙂 YOU HAVE GOD TO THANK FOR YOUR SUCCESS HARD WORK 2! GOD BLESS!

Great interview, I was a bit younger than Pete but followed this saga in real time, via the media of the era. So, Caroll Shelby was a bit of weaseley old snake eh? Sliced and diced young Pete Brock out of a sweet deal, no shade on Carol but it is what it is.

Fantastic man

Thank you for publishing this interview!

Well now I know why early datsun 240s look a lot like Daytona coupes.

Thanks for sharing your memories, Pete.

Cool story! My sister and brother in law went to art center. Art Center have produced many automotive designers. For a small school in the hills of Pasadena, that's impressive.

Thanks Dennis , love the interview .

I clicked on this not expecting much. Was I ever surprised! Great interview, one of the best and most informative I've seen.

I was enamored of Pete Brocks success in his victorious Trans Am series in the Datsun 510 in 1971. He & his team beat BMW, Ford, Alfa Romeo & more in this hotly contested series held across America at Riverside International Raceway, Road Atlanta, etc I had 2 street prepared Datsun 510s from 1983-1990. BRE Brock Racing Enterprises was legendary to us 510-heads ! The season was documented here - lots of scenes of them building & racing these 'BMW killing' affordable $2000 sedans. Pete's success at racing was SO insturmental at driving customers (!) into Datsun (Nissan) showrooms its safe to say he helped cement Nissans USA success. Heres the 'Docu-film' 'Against All Odds' of their 1971 TransAm Victory: kzread.info/dash/bejne/q36a2Meog7WeoMY.html

@howardbartlett3026

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing the link as it was a blast to watch. With their ferocious snarl, wicked cornering and small size these little sedans would have a joy to race. Sad that I was only 5 at the time.

@psalm2forliberty577

2 жыл бұрын

@@howardbartlett3026 Yes Sir glad you enjoyed it. Had tons of fun in my early 1972 510 2 door, 'rice rocket'. Totally lacking all creature comforts, but hey that's race cars isnt it ?!?

Great interview. A lot of great first hand information. Thanks!

Back in the early 60's, Car and Driver did a comparison the two GTOs -- Pontiac and Ferrari. The Pontiac came our surprisingly good, and later it was revealed that the car delivered by Pontiac had been blueprinted. But what I'd really love to see, regarding an American car versus a Ferrari, would be Daytonas. Brock's versus Enzo's. Ha!

@anvilsvs

Жыл бұрын

It wasn't just blueprinted. It was a ringer supplied by Royal Pontiac, the dealer who was swapping 421s into GTOs when they only came with 389s.

@kathleenbergeron1292

Жыл бұрын

@@anvilsvs in the mid 60’s I bought a ‘62 Catalina with 3-2’s and 4-speed. I assumed it was a 389, and when I took the engine apart, I thought, “I wonder if it might be a 421?” Turned out it was a 326! I guess the lesson was, be careful when you buy a customized car.

Awesome interview, good job Thank you

Great content Dennis! Thank you!

Wow, just Wow !!!

Amazing video, he got the bug

Great Interview.

Peter Brock - Legand

That rubber thing on the roll bar lifted up bugged me the whole time, I have the same goddamned problem...

GREAT VIDEO !!!

Pure Gold history of talent, corporations, betrayal, success, p promotions!!!😀🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍 👍 👍!#!!!

I owned a Shelby CSX4000 427 SC Cobra, what a monster. But what fun it was.

Very long time Carol Shelby fan that never heard of Brock.

Great video thank you

I always wondered about the similarity of the Daytona coupe and a 240Z.

Amazing life , I’m jealous

Chip Foose named his son Brock? Coincidence? Hmmmm?

@roberthevern6169

Жыл бұрын

Chip and Pete are both alumni of Art School and Design in Pasadena. Pete probably inspired Chip, as he is 20 years or so older.

The "Daytona Coupe" book (IF you can find one) is going for over $800.00 !!!

@Loulovesspeed

3 жыл бұрын

@burlingtonbill1 - I have seen ones with signatures go for $1,500 - 2,000! I am fortunate to have one that I had signed by Shelby in 2005 and Peter Brock in 2016 at Lime Rock Park Historic Festivals. When Shelby signed it (I was the only one in line that had one) he looked up at me with wide eyes and said, "Wow, you really are a fan." That memory is probably the highlight of my motor racing world experiences!

Dennis, Great history lesson! I did had the pleasure to take a picture of an original Shelby Cobra at a local car show signed by Mr. Shelby. I asked the old man about the autograph, he said that Mr. Shelby did sign his car. The Cobra is a great looking car.

@julianneale6128

4 жыл бұрын

The car you talk of was not designed by Shelby. It was designed and built in England by AC Cars. It's called the AC Cobra for a reason.

@evelasq1

4 жыл бұрын

@@julianneale6128 Thank You!

@shelbyavant5081

4 жыл бұрын

@@julianneale6128 The Cobra, just like the GT40, started as one thing, but ended up very much something else. Carroll Shelby didn't do this work all by himself, but he is the one that kept Ford interested, kept the public interested, and had the foresight and vision to create products that to this day continue to shatter records of history and collectability. Should the person who was at the center of it all not receive credit? Does it mean nothing that he assembled the teams that would build these cars? I'm sick of all these internet people implying that the Cobras and GT40s were finished products when the Americans received them. He tried, made mistakes, learned, developed, and succeeded. His fantastic legacy was earned, not stolen, and just like Ferrari, there will forever be cars on the road proudly bearing his name. It's called the Shelby Cobra for a lot of reasons.

@julianneale6128

4 жыл бұрын

@@shelbyavant5081 I'm sorry but I have to disagree. Shelby tried and to an extent and succeeded (especially in the USA) in taking others credit. The only reason Henry Ford II moved the GT40 program is because it wasn't winning. The issue was not the design or the teams involved, it was the unreliable new Ford small block racing engines and other associated Ford parts. Ford makes great engines but the engine chosen for the MkI needed more development. All Shelby's team did was put a known quantity into the chassis, the 427 big block. It is fair to point out that one of Shelby's team came up with the idea of changing break disks at a super quick rate during pit stops, but it doesn't detract from the fact that the car was designed and built in England. It is most definitely not anything other than an AC Cobra! Shelby only sold them as Shelby AC Cobras, and eventually simply Shelby Cobras in the USA. Shelby was really just the importer. In the USA along with the rest of the World, they were sold as AC Cobras. After all this you must recognize and admit that we all must give credit where it is due. The Cobra is an English desinged and built British sports car that happens to be fitted with a Ford V8 engine. The Ford GT40 is an English designed and built racing car, with funds from the Ford motor company, which is the reason the car carries a Ford badge.

@shelbyavant5081

4 жыл бұрын

@@julianneale6128 You think all they did was drop an engine into either car, and that was the extent. You could not be more mistaken. Do more research. Watch and read interviews from the people that were there. You are incorrect, sir.

Book really needs a reprint. When the two used on Amazon are a thousand bucks---.

@Loulovesspeed

Жыл бұрын

@Paul Bunce - No way! It will drop the value of the first (and only) edition! I have that book with both Shelby's and Brock's signatures and know I could get $2,000 - $3,500 for it easily. I have no intention of selling it but it is rewarding to know the book and their signatures make it that valuable and desirable! 🤠 😉

@anvilsvs

Жыл бұрын

@@Loulovesspeed I don't know that it will drop the first edition that much, but I can't get one at all.

@Loulovesspeed

Жыл бұрын

@@anvilsvs - There are a few on ebay as I write this in the $950 range. 😊

@anvilsvs

Жыл бұрын

@@Loulovesspeed Not going there.

@Loulovesspeed

Жыл бұрын

@@anvilsvs OK, you're welcome, see you later bye! I wouldn't hold your breath for a reprint. ☹

What date was this shot?

@MyClassicCarTV

4 жыл бұрын

1997

@jameshuseby6290

4 жыл бұрын

5/18/96

can you tell me when this was taped and where?

@larryteeters2448

4 жыл бұрын

Recorded on 5/18/1996

@jamdc2000

4 жыл бұрын

can you read the description?

@alexander1485

4 жыл бұрын

@@jamdc2000 reading is hard, asking is easy

@LuigiRandazzo21

4 жыл бұрын

No. No, I cannot.

Now u see why people left before the get the boot....I never been good at that I start something I finish it....small business ethics...

From where you came from, you’ve got to be an old hippie? Spent many many times and days in Sausalito.

I noticed he has not mentioned Ken Miles a single time. Why is that?

@craigyirush3492

8 ай бұрын

He talks about Miles at 44 minutes.

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Interesting that the Australian Peter brock was killed in the car designed by the American Peter brock

I think Peter has his facts a little backward when he said the GT40 project was handed over to Shelby from Holman/Moody and Kar-Kraft. It was being run by John Wyer when Ford chose Shelby after the Nassau race. Kar-Kraft was formed to build the Mk.II in 1965 and subsequently every racing project of Ford's in the '60s. I'm sure he meant to say John Wyer. Great interview. Was unaware of his hang glider/ultralight contributions. 1500fpm climb rate is better than a lot of airplanes. To put that in perspective, the Supermarine Spitfire of WWII had a climb rate of 2500fpm.

GO MUSTANG ?

Too bad the big wigs at GM didn’t give Duntov their blessing on the grand sport. Damn, just imagine what could have been.

@Loulovesspeed

2 жыл бұрын

You can make that same statement about a few GM projects through the years!

@1gbayfisher

Жыл бұрын

Oh yes. It would have been history changing all around

Victress C2 Coupe to bad Merrill Powell didn't get the credit he should for a design from 1953 with the first on buit & sold in 1954......Google image - Victress C2 Coupe only about 40 cars built.

Forget Chevy. Eat my dust !

Well, the Ford Shelby will never happen again

Great interview from ‘96. A lot of great first hand information.