Dan Gurney in Ferrari for First Race at Rheims, France, July 5, 1959

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Artifact Overview

Dan Gurney forged one of the most versatile and successful careers in motorsport. His 51 wins as a driver included Grand Prix, Indy car, NASCAR, and sports car events. His accomplishments as an engineer, car builder, and team owner with his company All American Racers included the "Gurney flap" spoiler extension, the innovative Alligator motorcycle, and 158 AAR-built Eagle race cars.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

05 July 1959

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.158.61

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 6 in
Width: 8 in

Inscriptions

Orange label with handwriting in upper left corner reads: GURNEY / REIMS '59 / 1st RACE / C4-7 / Credit D. Friedman Photo Coll. White label center back handwritten in marker reads: DAN GURNEY / FERRARI 1959 / REIMS / 7/5/59 / #28 Handwrittten in upper left corner: 44 20 Handwritten under orange label: P.64 192*5%
Dan Gurney in Ferrari for First Race at Rheims, France, July 5, 1959