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1975 Dan Gurney Eagle Deluxe 
#1 2007-01-31 11:54am
- sdulansky
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1975 Dan Gurney Eagle Deluxe
1975 Dan Gurney Eagle Deluxe
Square Back
Fully restored...
Found this one by accident behind a shed at an investment property I bought this past Summer. It was complete and I had no clue what it was. Thanks to this site I was able to figure it out. Never saw one of these back in the days.
Bars: Original Schwinn Scrambler (made by Ashtabula I think)
Stem: Original Schwinn Scrambler (made by Ashtabula I think)
Grips: NOS Hunt Wilde Schwinn Scrambler
Forks: NOS Ashtabula (still have the original Schwinn/ Ashtabula's too)
Wheels: Skyway Tuf 1's with the rear guts being from the original Bendix hub found on the bike. Much better than the Suntour set-up that the skyways came with. The original steel Araya 2.125's were not salvageable. I went with the Tufs because they are close to being period correct. They look good too!
Tires: Old School Cheng Shin's
Cranks: Original Schwinn Scrambler (made by Ashtabula I think)
Chain wheel: Original Schwinn Scrambler (made by Ashtabula I think)
Seat post: No name
Seat: Original Dan Gurney with embossed Eagle (never considered restoring a seat until this one. It has a couple of the usual nicks, but is in really good shape over all. Bead blasted the seat pan, cleaned up the rubber cover and then used some kiwi shoe polish on it to make it shine.) Hope this build can help somebody else out who's researching for a 70's build. 
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#2 2007-01-31 4:30pm
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Re: 1975 Dan Gurney Eagle Deluxe
Thanks dude...I just got my black NOS snap pads for the stem and bars today and put them on too! She's comin' along.
Last edited by sdulansky (2007-01-31 8:52pm)
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#3 2007-02-09 9:43am
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Re: 1975 Dan Gurney Eagle Deluxe
very nice dulansky
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#4 2007-02-09 7:46pm
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Re: 1975 Dan Gurney Eagle Deluxe
I love it!Hey I could be wrong,but I think the seat is a Schwinn product,too.I've seen it before.Any info underneath,like Persons,or Troxel?I've got a similar seat,but It's embossed"Schwinn approved",instead of the Eagle.
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#5 2007-02-10 9:05am
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Re: 1975 Dan Gurney Eagle Deluxe
Thanks for the comments fellas! Kai...I didn't see anything under the seat, but it was pretty rusted when I got it. Spent alot of time on that seat, but I think it was worth it. I've never seen another exactly like it. Wish I could get a clean photo of the embossed Eagle on it, but alas my camera is crap, and I ain't no pro...
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#6 2007-02-10 9:40am
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Re: 1975 Dan Gurney Eagle Deluxe
Yea,I looked at my Schwinn seat,no markings either.but mine has a tag on the back like a mongoose that says Schwinn in large letters and approved in tiny ones.
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#7 2008-09-06 8:18am
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Re: 1975 Dan Gurney Eagle Deluxe
what is that top tube size?
it looks smaller
like its 18.5 or 19
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#8 2008-09-11 5:56pm
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Re: 1975 Dan Gurney Eagle Deluxe
Love those Mags
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#9 2009-01-28 12:48am
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Re: 1975 Dan Gurney Eagle Deluxe
Nice bike , find and save . Very very nice
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#10 2009-01-28 7:54am
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Re: 1975 Dan Gurney Eagle Deluxe
Thanks MADDAWG, I appreciate the compliment.
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#11 2010-12-16 11:00pm
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Re: 1975 Dan Gurney Eagle Deluxe
What a score! I have met Dan Gurney and didnt know his company made BMX untill I saw them on this site, all the companys are ALL AMERICAN ..... and everything is Eagle related!
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#12 2012-11-28 3:57pm
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Re: 1975 Dan Gurney Eagle Deluxe
nice ride. i kinda remember seeing one or two. You saved it too. that rocks!!!
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#13 2014-05-08 9:20am
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Re: 1975 Dan Gurney Eagle Deluxe
Looks so good! That's not chrome is it? Polished?
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#14 2016-11-12 4:07pm
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Re: 1975 Dan Gurney Eagle Deluxe
I live for the day I find an old bike by chance. Great score!
Great history! Love it!
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#15 2018-06-26 8:04pm
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Re: 1975 Dan Gurney Eagle Deluxe
Wow, nostalgia hitting me big time with this thing. After what seemed like years of dreaming of a BMX bike, any BMX bike I awoke one Christmas morning 1970 something to a brand new shiny nickel plated Eagle under the tree. Mine had a crossbar pad and stem pad if I remember correctly, but my memory @50 something is a bit foggy.
I think I was 9 or 12 or something. LOL. Dad had gone behind Mom's back and went to the Schwinn bike shop in Cerritos CA and bought it. I had no idea what it was since I'd been fixated on the square tube strokers and DG's sitting all in a row at the shop I visited it seemed like every afternoon. Stil, I absolutely loved it. All 50 pounds of it...haha, what a tanker it was. I could barely jump it off the ground...it's only flaw in my 12-year-old mind. I do remember my version having some very heavy looking tube forks with stickers on them running vertically.
Sadly, mine was stolen from the front yard of a friends house. I did forget to get it one afternoon and when I went back some SOB had swiped it. I have to resist the urge to get into these things. I have a garage full of air-cooled VW's to finish. LOL. Someday maybe. Thanks for bringing back some wonderful memories for me. Enjoy the Eagle!
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