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Dan Gurney's Eagle Racing Cars

The Technical History of the Machines Designed and
Built by All American Racers

by John Zimmermann

Foreword by Dan Gurney.

Hardcover 11¼" by 9¼" 208 pages, 165 color & 129 black & white photos.

In Dan Gurney’s Eagle Racing Cars: The Technical History of the Machines Designed and Built by All American Racers, the cars are the stars. Each model AAR produced is profiled in extensive technical detail accompanied by in-depth commentary from Dan Gurney and the designers of the various eras.

Featured cars include the purebred Eagles such as the history-making Grand Prix car, the furious Indianapolis machines of the 1960’s and 1970’s, and the all-conquering MkIII GTP Prototype of the 1990’s. Also explored in depth are the Eagles with mixed pedigrees such as the wild Can-Am McLeagle, the enormously popular Trans-Am AAR ‘Cudas, and the championship-winning Toyota Celicas.

Eagles, 157 altogether, were built to win, but they also possessed a distinctive aesthetic style that adds to their appeal. Their gorgeous paint schemes, distinctive "beaks," and other signature Eagle design elements made an artistic statement that dazzled competitors and fans alike.

Throughout this book, author John Zimmermann details how each Eagle made use of new design ideas, materials, and technical innovations, and how the lessons learned from one car were passed on to the next. He also explains how changes in regulations, sponsorships and personnel have shaped AAR’s performance through the years. Told from the inside, this is the definitive account of one of the great marques in American and international motor racing.

You can order this book direct from All American Racers for $75.00 plus shipping, handling (& tax where applicable) by email aarpr@aarinc.com or call 714-540-1771 or fax 714-540-3749.

There is a Publisher’s Edition available from Bull Publishing at www.bullpublishing.com or call 1-800-831-1758

  


DAN GURNEY’s 40th ANNIVERSARY YEAR


2007 marks the anniversary year of Dan Gurney's historic F1 victory with the All American Racers Eagle in the Grand Prix of Belgium at Spa-Francorchamps on June 18, 1967. In the 100 year history of Grand Prix Racing he remains the only American who managed to put an American Formula 1 car of his own construction in the winner's circle of a World Championship Grand Prix. It is also the 40th anniversary of Ford’s all-American win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where Dan co-drive the winning car with AJ Foyt.

While these two outstanding victories remain the highlights of Gurney’s 1967 racing season, his whole year was one for the record books and quite typical of his schedule during the preceding 8 years.

In 1967 he crossed the Atlantic several times starting the season at the F1 Grand Prix of South Africa in Kyalami on New Years Day and ending it at the Rex Mays 300 for Indy cars in Riverside, California in November. When all was said and done he had participated in 27 major events driving Stock cars, Sports cars, Indy cars, Formula 1 cars, CanAm and TransAm machines. He had put his car among the first three on the grid no less than 18 times, leading many races but suffering a multitude of mechanical breakdowns.

In February he set the fastest qualifying time for the 24 Hours of Daytona in a Ford MK II.

In March he won the pole and all three heats of the Formula 1 Race of Champions at Brands Hatch, England, giving his Eagle and the new purpose built Gurney-Weslake V 12 engine its first victory.

In April he won by inches (over Parnelli Jones) the 4.5-Hour TransAm 113° (in the shade) heat marathon at Green Valley, Texas in a Ford Mercury Cougar.

In May he put his new Indy Eagle - Ford on the front row of the Indy 500, between Mario Andretti and Gordon Johncock. A week later he debuted his brand-new Titanium F1 Eagle at the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort putting it on the front row between Graham Hill and Jack Brabham,

 In June he won the 24-Hours of Le Mans (with A.J.Foyt) driving a Ford GT 40 Mark IV, establishing a new race record and starting the champagne spraying tradition in the winner's circle. One week later he scored his historic victory at the Grand Prix of Belgium at Spa with the fastest race speed ever recorded for a Grand Prix at that time.

 In August he was leading the Grand Prix of Germany at the Nuerburgring by 42 seconds when a broken U-joint took him and the Eagle out of the race two laps before the finish.

 In September he got a podium at the F1 Grand Prix of Canada at Mosport.

In October he put his Lola CanAm machine on the pole at the CanAm Race at Riverside leading this race until mechanical trouble took him out.

In November he won the Rex Mays 300 for Indy cars at Riverside in a legendary come-from-behind battle considered by many "Dan Gurney's finest Drive."

Not resting on his laurels for long: In January, driving a Wood Brothers Ford stock car, he won the NASCAR Motor Trend 500 at Riverside for the fifth time!

To celebrate this 40th anniversary year ArteHouse of Santa Barbara is issuing a Series of fine Prints, Posters/Photographs featuring this spectacular driver in a variety of spectacular racing cars.  They are not only a documentary of Gurney's versatility behind the wheel over more than a decade, but try to evoke the mood of a by-gone era.

While the artwork will showcase Dan Gurney's Driving Career, a book by Motorsports Journalist and Former RACER magazine editor-in-chief John Zimmermann will focus on Dan’s second career as a race car constructor and team owner. "DAN GURNEY'S EAGLES; the official technical history of the machines AAR built between 1965 - 2000" will be published by DAVID BULL PUBLISHING with a release date in early summer. The book was done with the full cooperation of Dan Gurney, AAR designers, engineers, draftsmen, crew chiefs and team members.

Dan Gurney’s 1967 racing season is a year worthy of celebration, especially now, after 4 decades these accomplishments are cast in a truly monumental light.

Artwork will be available after February 15th. To order, contact:

ArteHouse
1 N. Calle Cesar Chavez
Suite 110
Santa Barbara, Ca, 93103

1-866-965-1767 ex 101 (toll free)

or see the web site at www.dangurneyartehouse.com


To order the book:
David Bull Publishing
4250 E. Camelback Road
Suite K.150
Phoenix, AZ 85018

www.bullpublishing.com 

1-602-852-9500
1-800-831-1758 (toll free)

 


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