Dan Gurney

[Skyedriver]

Daniel Sexton Gurney, racing driver, racing car constructor and team owner, born 13 April 1931; died 14 January 2018

Another great driver and hero from a time long gone

RIP

[lotus72]

the term 'legend' so way over used these days, but Dan Gurney was indeed just that. Humble, approachable, fast. RIP Daniel Sexton Gurney.

[Allan L]

There's a good piece with appreciative comments by Tony Brooks, of whom many of the fine words could also be said:
here

[Riley Blue]

Allan L said:

There's a good piece with appreciative comments by Tony Brooks, of whom many of the fine words could also be said:
here

What a great photo heading that article. RIP Dan.

[Johnspex]

His Eagles were amongst the most beautiful F1 cars of all time, and is it just apocryphal or did they really put the Gurney hump in the roof of some GT40s to accommodate his height .

[hot metal]

Didn`t know until now, very said

The first to celebrate a win by spraying champagne, I believe.

[Blue62]

I believe that at Jim Clark's funeral, his father told Gurney that he was the only driver Jim really feared, does it get any better than that?

[TiMopar]

Possibly his least successful of his ventures, but I for one are extremely grateful to him for this.

[Allan L]

Riley Blue said:

What a great photo heading that article. RIP Dan.

I think we should include it here!

[Gemaeden]

Johnspex said:

His Eagles were amongst the most beautiful F1 cars of all time, and is it just apocryphal or did they really put the Gurney hump in the roof of some GT40s to accommodate his height .

It's known as the Gurney Bubble. Originally fitted to the Ford Mk IV