Daniel Sexton Gurney was born in Port Jefferson, Long Island. Dan's racing career, which started with a Triumph TR2 in 1955, spanned 15 years. During that time he became a top road racing star in America as well as one of the most popular F1 drivers of the era. He raced for Ferrari, BRM, Porsche, Brabham and later EAGLE bringing a maiden F1 win to Porsche, Brabham (twice), and his own marque. His height required designers of the Ford GT40 to add extra headroom to the car, a feature known as the Gurney Bubble. He died Jan. 14, 2018.
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MoreDaniel Sexton Gurney was born in Port Jefferson, Long Island. Dan's racing career, which started with a Triumph TR2 in 1955, spanned 15 years. During that time he became a top road racing star in America as well as one of the most popular F1 drivers of the era. He raced for Ferrari, BRM, Porsche, Brabham and later EAGLE bringing a maiden F1 win to Porsche, Brabham (twice), and his own marque. His height required designers of the Ford GT40 to add extra headroom to the car, a feature known as the Gurney Bubble. He died Jan. 14, 2018.
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Says: "1964 Daytona Continental 2000 KM Race - the racing debut of the Daytona coupe prototype CSX-2287. Carroll Shelby gives instructions to driver Bob Holbert during a pit stop while mechanic Jim Culleton adds oil. Left to right along the pit wall are fuel man Tom Greatorex, Dan Gurney, Charlie Agapiou, John Ohlson, Co-driver Dave MacDonald, Ken Miles and John Collins."
Says: "Bob Bondurant pilots CSX 2137 in the one hour GT Race at Riverside. Bondurant's win followed on the heels of Dan Gurney's victory in CSX 2137 at the Bridgehampton 500 in September, scoring the first F.I.A. points for Shelby America and drawing first blood in the Cobra-Ferrari wars."
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Porsche celebrates one of its two F1 victories. The poster is featured on Page 32 of the Lewandowski poster book.
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Says: "1st Place GT Class 1964 24 Hours of Le Mans - Drivers: Dan Gurney & Bob Bondurant. 1st Place GT Class 1964 Goodwood Tourist Trophy. 1st Place GT Class 1965 Daytona Continental. 1st Place GT Class 1965 Sebring 12-Hours."
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