Peter Brock shares the true story behind the Shelby Cobra Daytona

February 21, 2020 3 CommentsCarroll Shelby, Peter Brock, Videos

Peter Brock

In 2012, we (Hagerty) 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.

Click here for more photos of the Cobra Daytona from the Dean’s Garage Archives.

Thanks, Tom.

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3 Comments

February 21, 2020 at 6:38 pm

Edward Matula

Great interviews. I really enjoyed them.
February 22, 2020 at 1:49 am

CDA

Great footage. Don’t understand how any of Shelby’s people could have thought the car was ugly. Loved it in the beautiful blue of the original car. Peter Brock is not only a great designer but a great driver.
February 22, 2020 at 11:12 am

Duke

When Brock was young, before he worked for Shelby, he worked for and was mentored by the great Max Balchowsky, builder of the legendary race car Old Yeller II and the man who prepped the 2 Mustang’s and 3 Charger’s used in the movie Bullitt, Herbie the Love Bug and too many other movie cars to list, Max Balchowsky is the unsung hero of American road racing, look up him and his wife Ina’s story and the story of Old Yeller II online and on YouTube, it’s absolutely incredible.

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