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Chassis 101 was the first ever Eagle produced by All American Racers. Powered by the 'Indy' version of the Coventry Climax FPF engine, it debuted at the 1966 Belgian Grand Prix. At the second outing Gurney finished fifth in the underpowered machine and he repeated that feat later in the year in Mexico. After the 1967 season opener in South Africa, Gurney sold the car to Canadian privateer Al Pease, who gave the Climax engined Eagles sporadic outings with three consecutive Canadian Grands Prix as highlights.
Shortly after the final contemporary outing, at the September 1969 Canadian Grand Prix, chassis 101 was sold to Tom Wheatcroft for his soon-to-be-opened Donnington Collection. The first Eagle was preserved in the museum for four decades. By 2010 the car was back in American hands and carefully refurbished by Richard Griot. The highly original condition was meticulously preserved and many parts were just cleaned before reassembly. The engine was rebuilt and a fresh coat of paint was applied. The first ever Eagle subsequently re-appeared at the 2010 Monterey Motorsports Reunion where Dan Gurney was celebrated. More recently, it was raced by its current owner during the 2014 Monaco Historic Grand Prix.
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