Peter Brock: How the 240Z established Nissan in America
Sep 8, 2024 · Over 50 years ago, Peter Brock turned Datsun’s 240Z into a world-beater. More recently, he helped recreate that original effort.
Datsun - Brock Racing Enterprises
BRE, Peter Brock and his talented driver, John Morton, went on to dominate US club racing for three years with the 2000 roadsters and 240Z coupes, soundly defeating Shelby’s Toyotas, BMWs and two powerful teams from British Leyland (Triumph).
BRE: The "Original" BRE 240Z Spook (Air Dam) - Brock Racing …
This BRE Datsun 240Z Air Dam (highlighted in yellow above) was designed by Peter Brock, as a derivative of his famous "spook" concept he created for the BRE Datsun roadsters in 1969. This particular BRE Air Dam design ran on our 1971 Championship 240Z racer. It'll …
Vintage Pics of the BRE 240Z In All Its Glory - WIRED
Apr 22, 2010 · This is the BRE Datsun 240Z that proved the Japanese could build sportscars -- and race cars -- that could compete with the best from the United States and Europe. Forty years ago John Morton...
Z-Car Blog » Post Topic » Return of the 1970 BRE Datsun 240Z
Nov 22, 2022 · Team manager and owner Randy Jaffe sent the Z back to Z Car Garage for repairs and improvements and it is now back on the road in fighting form. Enjoy our report with photos and video chronicling the rebuild from dyno tuning to applying the famous livery on the BRE Datsun 240Z. Racing at Daytona.
John Morton’s Legendary 1972 BRE Datsun 240Z - Down Shift …
Sep 17, 2012 · The S30 Z-cars were very successful in racing throughout the 1970s; Bob Sharp Racing dominated the import racing scene on the east coast with Paul Newman as one of his drivers and Brock Racing Enterprises (BRE) dominated the west with driver John Morton driving a Datsun 510 and 240Z (#46).
#TBT | A Datsun 240Z built to take on the Baja 500
Nov 9, 2023 · The little 510s fared well enough, but Brock longed for more speed on the fast sand and dirt sections. Luckily, Datsun had the answer in the form of their brand-new 240Z sports car. With a powerful straight-six under the long hood and an attractive aerodynamic shape, the new Z-car was an obvious choice for road racing.
1972 Datsun 240Z BRE Tribute - Bring a Trailer
This 1972 Datsun 240Z was acquired by the seller in 2010 and built as a BRE tribute vehicle during previous ownership. The car is powered by a 2.4-liter inline-six paired with a five-speed manual transmission and is finished in two-tone white and red over a black interior.
1972 Datsun 240Z BRE Tribute 3.1L Stroker - Bring a Trailer
This 1972 Datsun 240Z is said to have been used as a track car before being refurbished in 2009 as a Brock Racing Enterprises (BRE) tribute vehicle. Work at that time involved a repaint in a red, white, and blue livery, as well as installation of weld-in front strut tower braces.
240Z: Early US Racing Success with BRE - Japanese Nostalgic Car
Oct 24, 2007 · BRE stands for Brock Racing Enterprises, which is Pete Brock’s race shop that dominated all the classes of US racing that it competed, from the late 60s until 1974 when it was disbanded. BRE was also a contracted racing team to Datsun and hence the BRE cars are some of the most significant Datsun/Nissan race cars ever to grace a racetrack.