Happy 2014!  It seems to be no better time to be a Datsun/Nissan fan.  We were of course in Tokyo last year to see the unveiling of the descendants to the 510, the IDx's and last week we were with Nissan at the Detroit Auto Show to see them unveil a new sporty sedan (rumored to be the next Maxima).  It's a great looking car.  We provide more details below.

First off we want to be sure you put on your calendars Peter Brock Day at the Petersen Museum in LA, Saturday February 1st.  Details provided below include a cruise-in for you to show off your ride and then a two hour show of Peter Brock being interviewed by MotoMan TV.  You can be in the audience and learn some surprising details about Peter Brock.  Details below, including how to watch the show live if you can't attend. 

2013 was an amazing year for us, but we also lost some very good friends.  We'd like to take some time to remember the year, which included us winning the Motor Press Guild's most prestigious award of the year for our book on the Genesis of the '63 Corvette Sting Ray.  Due to the success of the book we've been asked to carry more Corvette items, which we have just done and they are described below.

Enjoy the activities described below and we hope to see you at the Petersen on Saturday, Feb 1st!

Peter Brock (and Gayle)

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It's hard to believe it was just one year ago last week that Peter Brock received the Phil Hill Award from the RRDC (Road Racers Drivers Club) in Daytona.  It was, and still is, an amazing honor.

At the end of February last year BRE was recognized as one of the best new businesses of Henderson, NV.  We've said it before and we'll say it again... if you want to stop complaining about the anti-business practices you deal with, come to NV!

In March at the Amelia Island Concours, Ed Welburn (head of GM Global Design) and myself put on a seminar on the Corvette Sting Ray.  I presented how the original '63 Sting Ray came to be and Ed unveiled the new 2014 Sting Ray, talking about its origins.  Unbeknownst to most, it was the kick-off for my book on the genesis of the '63 Split Window Sting Ray. At Amelia, the response to my presentation solidified the interest in, and outline for the book. Ed agreed to write the forward and in addition to my period sketches and photographs, he confirmed we would have access to the GM Design archives.  For the next three months Gayle and I worked on the book around the clock, with Gayle sending her finished electronic files to the printers at the end of June for an August delivery of completed books, just in time for the Monterey vintage weekend.

Soon after returning from Amelia we lost my dear friend, and amazing artist George Bartell.  We met young, while attending Art Center.  Through the years I commissioned Bartell to do many art pieces while I was at Shelby American and then later when I started BRE.  We had personal tragedies that paralleled each other.  We called each other brother and I miss him.  We continue to sell George's artwork here with proceeds helping his widow Ruth. 

If you want to get the first printing of John's book you better hurry!  The publisher has just informed us they're almost out and a second printing has been ordered.  If you get John's book from us it's signed by both John and myself (at John's request).  Go here to get your first edition/first printing book now.

Mattel offered them exclusively to their redline club members and they sold out in two hours.  We offered our supply of 100 models on our website and put the notification out on our facebook page here.  Our supply sold out in three days.  

For those of you that got your orders in, we expect the models to arrive next week.  We will take them to LA with us for John Morton to sign and they will ship to you the first week of February.  We have seen the finished samples and these are indeed some pretty special hot wheels cars!

We've been mentioning it throughout the entire newsletter.  Now, here are the details!  The main event Sat, Feb 1st at the Petersen is MotoMan TV interviewing Peter Brock from 11-1pm.  It promises to be interesting as the interviewer has dug deep into Brock's past, promising to share some of his history you may not be aware of.  Inside the museum there will be some cars from his past (some will no doubt surprise you).  To be part of the audience (and this is really what you want to come to the event for) reserve your seats here while they last.  Again, seating is limited so you have to put your name in.  There's no charge.

In addition, preceding the interview, there will be a "cruise in" from 9am-11am where 150 choice parking spots will be reserved for you to bring your fun ride in and park.  Brock will be walking around checking out all of your cool rides. Then at 11 the show begins.  

We've been discontinuing a few items and here's where we are with what is left, what's next to go, etc...

There are only TWO Truescale signature series BRE 510 full team car sets left.  Get them here before they're gone.

We're also discontinuing some shirts.  When the current inventory of these classic 510 and 240Z wreath shirts ends, they'll once again become "history".  In the 510 shirt we have only small, med, one 2XL and one 3XL left .  In the Z shirt we have only small, med, L and one 3XL left.  Don't wait to go here.