Incredible. Awesome. Amazing. Pick your superlative and it still won’t be enough to adequately describe the aura surrounding All American Racers. AAR is so packed full of racing history and Dan Gurney’s memorabilia, it would take days, maybe weeks to really go through it properly. Doug Buchanan (Garage Graphics) and I were extremely fortunate to have 4 hours of Justin Gurney’s time for a personal tour and we did our best to absorb as much as we could. Truly special.
One thing that really stands out is that, for all of its history and nostalgia, AAR is a throughly modern organization with a deep past that they take great care to honor in everything they do— to the point that the original shop is still used in the restoration of various cars that Dan raced.
Besides the cars, there’s a great picture of Dan (circa 1950s) in a ten gallon hat just prior to taking off for a trip to the salt flats, a shot of long-time wrench, Phil Remington’s, work station which they’ve preserved exactly as he left it, and a few more that really speak to the incredible history packed into AAR.
There’s a lesson here in the value of remembering our history as a guide to our future and keeping us firmly anchored in our past as a way to light our road on the way forward.
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- Says it all
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- Floor to ceiling memorabilia
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- Dan’s personal GT40
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- Pepsi Challenge Eagle
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- It pays to be thin
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- One of several Olsonite Eagles
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- The original AAR shop
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- The #48 Eagle
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- Replica of Dan’s Cobra
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- Nothing like a brace of Webers
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- Phil Remington’s workspace
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- Tub interior of the ’68 Eagle
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- Eagle Weslake power
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- Getting fit to the ’68 eagle
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- Heading off to Bonneville
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- Ultimate wall art
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- One of the most beautiful open wheel cars…ever
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- Just add fuel and go
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- Beautiful from any angle
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- Chatting up the Eagle print w/Justin
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- The ‘office of the 99 Toyota Eagle
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- When Offy power ruled
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- Still holds the Sebring track record
