Peter E. Bryant (1938-2009) was born in England, and obtained his first job in the automobile racing industry in 1957, as an engineering intern with Lotus Cars. Over the next few years, he would continue his career with various Formula One and Formula Two teams. In 1964, he immigrated to the United States after a visit the previous year as the chief mechanic for John Surtees’s Ferrari 250P crew. He worked with Mickey Thompson on his 1964 Indianapolis 500 cars and Carroll Shelby on his Cobra, ...

The AUTOMOBILE RACING AND DESIGN SERIES (1.41 cubic ft., including 1 oversize box) is comprised of materials relating to Bryant’s work as a car designer, both on and off the race track. Information included in this series includes his book (“Can-Am Challenger”) and his work on multiple Canadian-American (Can-Am) Challenge Cup race cars including the Autocoast Ti-22 and the United Oil Products (UOP) Shadow. There is also information related to Bryant’s work designing cars for other gro...