Gurney's Eagle

This eagle is mainly dark brown to black, with paler undersides to its flight feathers and a rounded tail. Its body length is 74–86 cm; with a wingspan of between 1.7 and 1.9 m. Females are larger than males. Its wings are held level when gliding.

The Gurney's Eagle is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

overwhelming emotions after reading Dan Gurney's Eagle Racing Cars was also two-fold: The delight of remembering this thinker, gambler, innovater and pure racer who came blowing out of Santa Ana, Calif. And the sadness of knowing it's a man and an era we'll never see again. Author John Zimmermann's excellent tome on Gurney's greatness is a balanced blend of personality, technology and antedotes from those days gone bye when creativity ruled and free thinking was encouraged. More

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Gurney's Eagle occurs at low population densities and is likely to be declining slowly through habitat loss and degradation. Considered to be Near Threatened. Listed on CITES Appendix II. References - 1. ^ BirdLife International (2004). Aquila gurneyi. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 28 Jan 2008. More

In Dan Gurney's Eagle Racing Cars: The Technical History of the Machines Designed and Built by All American Racers, author John Zimmermann delivers the definitive account of the planning, development and race history of every car built by AAR. Drawing on extensive interviews with Dan Gurney and the company's top designers, engineers, and drivers, Zimmermann explains how each car was conceived, created, and refined for maximum performance. More

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Dan Gurney's Eagle Racing CarsFiled in archive American Specials by Philip Powell on July 28, 2007 The Dan Gurney Eagle Dan Gurney was one of my hero race drivers: Californian, handsome, nice guy; winner in sports cars and F1, Indy 500 contender, NASCAR myth spoiler, built his own team cars... Gurney was every bit as talented as Foyt, Andretti, Petty, or any American race driver you can name. More

Dan Gurney's Eagle Westlake is arguably the most beautiful Grand Prix racer from the era when aerodynamicists were concerned with slipping through the air instead of creating downforce. And it was the first time that an American had won a GP with a car built in America of his own construction. More

Dan Gurney's Eagle Racing CarsIn the more than four decades since it was founded by racing legends Dan Gurney and Carroll Shelby, All American Racers has consistently built cars that have competed and won at the highest levels of motorsports. One of the earliest AAR Eagles made racing history in 1967 when Gurney himself drove it to victory at the Belgian Grand Prix, making him the only American in Formula 1 to ever win a GP in a car of his own making. More

Gurney's Eagle, Aquila gurneyi, is a large eagle in the family Accipitridae. Identification This eagle is mainly dark brown to black, with paler undersides to its flight feathers and a rounded tail. Its body length is 74" More

Dan Gurney's Eagle Racing Cars: The Technical History of the Machines Designed by all American Racers Author: John Zimmermann In the more than four decades since it was founded by racing legends Dan Gurney and Carroll Shelby, All American Racers has consistently built cars that have competed and won at the highest levels of motorsports. More