I found this from a 2007 interview:
"As a teenager I would spend all my money on muscle cars," he says. "I would do the mechanical work and the bodywork, install stereos and even repair the engine and transmission myself with the help of friends. I would buy something, fix it up, try and sell it and then look for something else."
"I've had a Mustang Mach 1, a '68 Oldsmobile Cutlass convertible, a '68 Dodge Charger and a '70 Dodge Challenger. I used to race Mazda RX7s."
"There was a heritage of drag racing in my community; that's part of our culture. We would hang out on the weekend, eat pizza and go and watch the races. I think most young guys are attracted to beautiful cars."
Brody used to look at newspaper adverts with his father and dream about which cars he'd like to own. The difference now, of course, is that they are well within his reach.
"My favourite car now is my Z06 Corvette," he says. "It's an amazing vehicle. 505bhp, machine silver. I actually went to Detroit to help build my own engine for it. It's fun to do custom stuff but when I was drag racing in New York with bad cars it was very dangerous. They wouldn't stop properly, as I couldn't make the brakes work. My priorities have changed with age and success ? I now realise that braking is important."
It's not just four-wheeled muscle cars that catch Brody's interest. Despite his experiences on two wheels, he's not averse to a little fun with motorbikes.
"Riding clears the mind,' he says. "An ideal day is to wake up early, put on my leathers, get on my Yamaha R1 and ride all day ? I shoot up the canyons in Malibu and take it as it comes."
"In India, I bought a Royal Enfield with a sidecar and Elsa and I just rode around Jaipur, Rajasthan and out into the desert region. There are a million obstacles coming at you - people driving the wrong way, trucks coming up the highway into your lane, smoke and dust in your face. It's dangerous but exhilarating."
"I was hoping to take the bike back home, thinking it would be really cool to drive around with my girlfriend, me wearing my little helmet and goggles and her with a pashmina from India trailing in the breeze. But it turned out that the bike wasn't an export model so I had to sell it."
And from another interview from about the same time:
He says, "I've just built an engine for my Corvette. I can drive it on roads near Los Angeles, but it's now ready for the racetrack. I want to learn to race properly, after learning drag racing in New York with bad cars that wouldn't stop properly; I couldn't make the brakes work. My priorities have changed with age and success - I now realize that braking is important!"
