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Old 06-24-2010, 07:24 PM
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My business partner who recently passed away was one of the pioneers in the early days of road racing in California. His name is John Hart. His primary employment was acting but he was also a race enthusiast. John Hart & Bill Pollack designed the Willow Springs Raceway. John was very close friends with Briggs Cunningham, Bill Pollack, Phil Hill, Sam Hanks, etc. Sam wore John's gloves when he won the 1957 Indy 500. John drove all the famous cars of yesteryear & I had some great pics of him in Phil Hill's Ferarri. He also got to run the first Dragonsnake through it's gears. Anyway, I've been selling alot of John's estate items for his widow & there was/is some really cool racing items.
One of the items is a real early photo & she says it's of a young Dan Gurney. I will try & post the photo & was wondering if anyone can confirm it's Dan.
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Old 06-24-2010, 08:41 PM
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Man, that is an awesome shot! Thanks for posting. Hope there will be more.
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Young!

Dang the guy looks to be just out of his teens.

Good shot!

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Old 06-25-2010, 05:53 AM
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I don't think that's a picture of young Dan.

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Thanks Ron, Any ideas who it might be?
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Looks more like an Unser than Gurney. Dan had reddish blond hair.
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Update:
It's Al Moss who founded Moss Motors in California.
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