Model history: Following the example set by his colleagues Jack
Brabham and Bruce McLaren, American racer Dan Gurney set up shop
for himself in 1964 under the All American Racers (AAR) banner.
Among his partners were Carroll Shelby and the Goodyear tyre
company. In its first full season, AAR served as an entrant,
fielding a Lotus 38 in the Indy 500 for example. There were much
bigger plans for 1966; a Grand Prix and USAC (Indy) campaign
with cars of their own design and construction. Gurney decided
to call his car 'Eagle' after the bald eagle, the national bird
of the United States. To design the new Eagle, Gurney hired Len
Terry, who had been responsible for the 1965 Indy 500 winning
Lotus 38. The talented designer had left Lotus shortly before
due to a conflict with Colin Chapman. Gurney also obtained the
services of British engine-guru Harry Weslake. Next to Weslake's
engine shop in Rye, England, a subsidiary was established using
the 'Anglo American Racers' name. A rule change, which saw the
maximum allow