R.I.P. Dan Gurney

[fast Ed]

Greatest U.S.A. racer ever has passed at age 86:

http://www.racer.com/more/viewpoints/item/146727-miller-gurney-all-american-treasure


Here he is in the cockpit of the Ford GT-40:

http://www.diecastxmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Gurney-06_cc-fxcc.jpg

He was the first racer to ever do this on the victory podium, Le Mans 1967 after winning in the GT-40 with A.J. Foyt ... great shot captured by a Life Magazine photographer ... just think, 24 hrs in a brute like a GT-40 with only 2 drivers!

http://allamericanracers.com/images/bg/Dan-Gurney-AJ-Foyt-Le-Mans-Victory-Spraying-Champagne-1967.jpg


Driver, engineer, builder, team owner, he did it all in so many categories. This is the guy that other racers including A.J Foyt and Mario Andretti looked up to.

[Minaccia]

R.I.P. Dan.

[ZR]

One hell of a talent.

[Stephen06GT]

A racing legend. Rest in peace Mr. Gurney.

[Scrape]

Another legend gone too soon.
RIP Dan.

[Ponyryd]

After the great life he led, I don’t think 86 is a bad age to die at, rip to one of racing’s true talents.

[Quicksilver]

When Car & Driver ran it's famous "Gurney for President" campaign, I would have voted for him.
May he rest in peace.

[Parkway Ford Lincoln SVT]

Nice write-up on one of the Ford sites with sentiments from Leonard Wood, Edsel Ford II and Bill Ford:

https://www.at.ford.com/en/homepage/news-and-clipsheet/news/2018/1/Gurney.html

https://www.at.ford.com/content/dam/atford/fna/images/articles/2018/01/Gurney/Gurney9.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.thumbnail.1075.605.png

[machinedoc]

RIP!
Was just watching some interviews with him!