1966 AAR Eagle MK1 F1 Monoposto

This Eagle Mark 1 Weslake, known as the 'Ti-Mag' car, was built from titanium and magnesium. Dan Gurney drove this Eagle to victory at the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa. During its 13 race attempts, it crossed the finish line on only two occasions, including its victory at Spa and a ninth at the 1968 German Grand Prix.

When Dan Gurney won the Belgian Grand Prix with AAR-104, he became only the second American to drive an American car to Grand Prix Victory. In 1921, Jimmy Murphy won in France with a Dusenberg. Gurney went one better, winning with his own make.

One of the best Grand Prix drivers in the world, Dan had decided to start his own team in 1965. With sponsorship from Goodyear and an Indy win as the goal, Dan nevertheless, decided to fulfill his special dream by racing a Grand Prix version of the Eagle in Europe. His team was based in England and called Anglo-American Racers after the divided origins of its personnel. While early races saw the Eagle powered by a Coventry-Climax four-cylinder, Dan had intended a 3-liter V-12 engine designed by Harry Weslake and Aubrey Woods which was racing by August 1966, despite teething problems that persisted through the balance of the year.

For the 1967 season, Dan built this special Eagle, named the mag-ti car for the magnesium and titanium in its structure. The use of exotic materials overcame the Eagle's weight disadvantage, which stemmed from sharing a common design with the Indy version.

It all came together that day at Spa-Francorchamps when Dan outran the world's fastest Grand Prix cars to seize victory for himself, the Eagle and the United States. Alas, such success was never to recur. Heartbreaking axle failure when he had the German Grand Prix won, a host of front row positions and fastest laps ended only in frustration. Out of time and money by mid-year 1968, Dan went on to see his Eagles dominate Indy in the 1970s. But that one sweet victory in Europe points to what could have been.

The car was later purchased by Briggs Cunningham and placed in his museum where it resided until it closed in the late 1980s. Much of the Cunningham collection was acquired by the Revs Institute in Naples, Florida.

In 2010, the car was shown at the Monterey Motorsports Reunion where Dan Gurney's career was being celebrated. It was later brought to the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed and at the 2012 Goodwood Revival.