Dan Gurney Autographs
Daniel Sexton Gurney (April 13, 1931 – January 14, 2018) was an American racing driver, engineer and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1959 to 1970. Widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of motorsport, Gurney won four Formula One Grands Prix across 11 seasons. In endurance racing, Gurney won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1967 with Ford, as well as the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1959 with Ferrari.
Born in Long Island, Gurney was the son of bass-baritone John R. Gurney and born into a family of engineers. Interested by California hot rod culture, Gurney built his first car aged 19 and became an amateur drag racer. After serving in the United States Army as an artillery mechanic during the Korean War, Gurney entered the 1957 Riverside Grand Prix, beating numerous established drivers including Phil Hill and attracting the attention of Luigi Chinetti, who organised his professional debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1958 with NART. His performance at Le Mans prompted Ferrari to sign Gurney for the 1959 season, making his Formula One debut at the French Grand Prix after winning the 12 Hours of Sebring with the team two months prior. After achieving two podiums in only four races at Ferrari, Gurney joined BRM in 1960. Following a non-classified championship finish with BRM, Gurney moved to Porsche, where he scored frequent podiums and finished fourth in the 1961 World Drivers' Championship. He took his maiden win at the 1962 French Grand Prix, which remains Porsche's only victory as a constructor in Formula One.
Gurney moved to Brabham in 1963 as their first-ever driver, taking multiple wins in three seasons at the team, including another fourth-placed championship finish in 1965. Alongside Carroll Shelby, Gurney had founded All American Racing in 1964, entering Formula One with Gurney at the wheel in 1966 under the chassis name Eagle. Despite struggling for reliability with the Len Terry-designed Eagle T1, Gurney took his final victory at the 1967 Belgian Grand Prix, before leaving the sport at the end of 1968. He returned at three Grands Prix in 1970 for McLaren, following the death of Bruce McLaren. Gurney achieved four wins, three pole positions, six fastest laps and 19 podiums in Formula One, amongst winning the non-championship 1967 Race of Champions.
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Traded items with a signature of Dan Gurney
The most expensive item with a signature of Dan Gurney (AAR Eagle Front Wing Nose /Dan Gurney signed/ Race Used) was sold in August 2011 for $1,000.00 while the cheapest item (Indy 500 card Autographed by DAN GURNEY!) found a new owner for $0.99 in May 2015. The month with the most items sold (17) was January 2018 with an average selling price of $25.00 for an autographed item of Dan Gurney. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2013 with $280.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.99 was January 2015. In average, an autographed item from Dan Gurney is worth $27.38.
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Latest News about Dan Gurney
The Henry Ford Honors Racing Legend Dan Gurney with Edison-Ford Medal (10/30/2014): First Edison-Ford Medal Awarded in 25 Years (PRWeb October 30, 2014) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/10/prweb12289014.htm WEC: Dan Gurney to help build Nissan LMP1 (05/30/2014): Dan Gurney's All American Racers organisation will play a key role in the build of Nissan's 2015 LMP1 Le Mans 24 Hours contender 
Greg Zyla: Dan Gurney Mercury Cougar XR-7G (03/17/2014): Q: Greg, I enjoyed your recent article on "designer" cars. At 61 years of age, all the examples you used are familiar to me. My buddy even owned a new "Levi" Gremlin for a short time. Dan Gurney joins Ford GT40 panel at Amelia Island concours: Racing experts to di (02/20/2013): Le Mans winner Dan Gurney will be among the racing experts appearing on a panel celebrating 50 years of the Ford GT40 at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance next month.
