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[VIDEO] Peter Brock Unveils his Studio Concept Corvette at SEMA 2024

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[VIDEO] Peter Brock Unveils his Studio Concept Corvette at SEMA 2024


If you know your Corvette history, then the name Peter Brock should have some special meaning. It was Peter that first drew the lines that would become the 1963 Corvette Sting Ray and its unique split window design would become one of the most iconic features in automobile history.

Peter may be in his 80s these days, but he’s showing no signs of slowing down. During this year’s SEMA show, Peter Brock unveiled the Studio Concept Corvette that was built for him by Mike Staveski and RestoModVette.com. The idea behind the car is to present a 1963 Corvette Sting Ray Split Window Coupe the way Peter envisioned the car back in the day, while also updating it with some modern design elements.

Some of these changes includes integrated halo lighting built into the front clip, and the vents in hood and front side vents are now all functional. The door windows lose the triangular vent window and now are made from a single piece of glass. The rear has an enlarged spine that runs right down the middle and rear of the car, separating the two rear windows which are now much larger on this unique build. The gas cap for the car has been integrated into the body as well.

We wonder if had those rear windows had been that big back in the day, perhaps Zora wouldn’t have made the fuss he did over the original design not allowing enough visibility to the driver through the rearview mirror. This was an ongoing battle between Duntov and VP of Design Bill Mitchell that resulted in the split window being a one year design.

Check out the video below and let us know in the comments about the changes Peter made to his new Studio Concept Corvette.

[VIDEO] Peter Brock Unveils his Studio Concept Corvette at SEMA 2024


From Peter Brock’s World via YouTube:

Unveiling his version of the perfect ’63 split window Corvette Stingray, Peter Brock shares the history of how, in 1957 as a designer at GM Styling, Bill Mitchell saved the Corvette from extinction and Brock came to design the car originally and how. Check out how Brock designed this new studio concept Corvette with enlarged rear windows, single piece side windows, and an enhanced iconic split between the rear windows creating a beautiful spine running from the roof to tail with an integrated gas filler cover into the body. Always one to focus on performance, Brock made all venting functional: Front side vents are deeper and functional, hood vents are now functional, vents behind the driver and passenger are now functional. Adding to the elegance of the original form, Brock smoothed out the front end with modern halo lights below the hood line and all chrome trim has been removed.


Source:
Peter Brock’s World and MidEngineCorvetteForum

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5 COMMENTS

  1. If nothing else, Peter has proven to be totally timeless!

    The best part of this update? Ditching the rear window trim. That would have saved restorers a ton of money over the years!!!

    Looks nice, very nice.

  4. Many years ago I read that the reason that the 1963 coup had the 2 piece rear window was because there was a problem producing that rear window in one piece.
    Mundane? Perhaps. The reason? Perhaps.

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