Dan Gurney in a ‘61 Impala 409 competing in a British Touring Car race. Maybe one of our British friends can corroborate this- I think this was also known as a saloon race. BTW, Dan blew their doors off!
No need to wait for information from across the Atlantic... it is right here on the HAMB. Hello, Back when the pandemic was at one of the high points in masks and world wide spreading, @Jive-Bomber posted a great thread. Dan Gurney, as we all know is a So Cal local. To a lot of folks, especially in So Cal, he was “Mr. Automotive” in most aspects of racing. At the time, we were all reeling back a big step or two. The article gave a ray of light during those hectic times... So, thanks to @Jive-Bomber Jnaki All kinds of information is available from the search resources as Dan Gurney has a pile of history and most writers liked doing articles on his racing aspects. The stories were easy sells to the editors of the automotive magazines. YRMV The @Jive-Bomber old thread was interesting and this is/was my contribution to the posts: A special photo that just popped up in between frames. Hello, Nice story and background video. So, that is where all of the special 409 Impalas went in 1961-62. Our friend was told from three Chevrolet dealers in Long Beach that it was going to be several months or longer, in order to get an Impala hardtop 409 in the showroom or on order. They were one of the most popular models as shown by the Super Stock Classes at the local So Cal drag strips. But, one fixed up to race on a road circuit against the Jags and other sporty cars? Ok, it was Dan Gurney, so kudos to his choice of cool cars to make into something fantastic. With his skills, it would have been a runaway… oops Jnaki from September 23, 2020
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