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Pete Evanow has worked in and around the automotive industry for some 30 years. He spent 4 years with Nissan Motorsports and its Z-Store. He authored the book Z: 35 Years of Nissan Sports Cars and his newest book is titled Nissan: 50 Years Of Exhilarating Performance with the foreword by Hiroshi Tamura. This Nissan-official chronicle of Z history covers from Datsun’s planning for the new model in the late 1960s through the latest 50th anniversary 370Z. This wonderfully illustrated book also covers the car’s significant racing history and successes in IMSA and SCCA sports car racing including Paul Newman’s racing with Bob Sharp and John Morton with Brock Racing Enterprises. Pete is also a professor in advertising and public relations at California State University, Fullerton. Published by Motorbooks.
SHOW SPONSORS
Covercraft • Sports Car Market • Christopher Kimball Financial Services • Adobe Road Winery • Techforce • American Collectors Insurance
INSPIRATIONAL WORDS
“He who feared he would not succeed sat still.”
“He who has ears, let him understand how to listen.”
CAREER & LIFE CHALLENGES
After spending 5 years at a magazine and working his way up to publisher, the company was sold and he found himself out of a job.
FIRST SPECIAL VEHICLES
1983 Porsche 944
AUTOMOTIVE ADVICE
“Marketing is about perception and image.” – Steve Saleen
AUTOMOTIVE RESOURCE
Peter Brock / BRE – Pete’s been a guest several times on Cars Yeah
Bring a Trailer / Randy Nonnenberg who has been a guest on Cars Yeah.
BOOK RECOMMENDATION
Nissan Z: 50 Years of Exhilarating Performance by Pete Evenow*
Z: 35 Years of Nissan’s Sports Car by Pete Evanow*
The Best of Peter Egan by Peter Egan
Bullitt: The Cars and People Behind Steve McQueen by Matt Stone
PARTING WORDS OF WISDOM
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