Vehicle Description
This 1933 Ford custom roadster is known as the "Gurney Eagle
Special" and is powered by a 350ci engine with three 2-barrel
carburetors mated to an automatic transmission. It features a
Halibrand quick-change rear end and line locks and is equipped with
a custom-machined instrument cluster, bomber-style aluminum racing
bucket seats interior and a cockpit Tonneau cover. Gurney Eagle
Special 350 CI V-8 engine Tri-Power setup Baffled lakester headers
TH350 automatic transmission Polished Halibrand quick-change
differential Custom chrome rollbar and racing bomber-style seats
Custom machined instrument cluster Red steel wheels and suspension
components Rear coilovers.1933 Ford Roadster previously owned by
Ray Evernham and called the "Gurney Eagle." Powered by a Tri Power
inducted 350 V8 with th350 automatic transmission and Quick Change
rear differential. Chrome drilled dropped axle with Hairpins and
disc brakes up Front, Ladder bars and Coil overs in the back. High
Quality fiberglass Body with Steel Hood and original 33 Ford
Grille. Custom Chrome roll bar and removeable soft top. One off
hand made instrument cluster fashioned like an eagle. Rolls on
Smoothie rims with BFG radials. If Dan Gurney had never driven a
racing car, his name would still belong in the pantheon of American
motorsports as the constructor of a stunning variety of beautiful
racing cars, designed, built, and campaigned by his company, All
American Racers of Santa Ana, California.An impressive 157 Gurney
Eagles were built between 1965 and 2000 for AARs own racing team
and for customers. Eagles won on the Formula 1 circuit, at the
Indianapolis 500, 12 Hours of Sebring, and 24 Hours of Daytona, as
well as in many national and international championships in
open-wheel and sports-car racing.Whenever they appeared on the
racing scene, Gurneys cars were a force to be reckoned with ...
this '33 roadster was named as tribute to these iconic racers.
