This isn’t exactly Cougar trivia, but it may be interesting to some.
The details are a little sketchy, but BMX bikes were manufactured and sold under the Dan Gurney name in 1975 and 1976. I don’t know how much Dan Gurney was involved. My guess is, he just signed a contract and received the royalty checks.
BMX was still in its infancy in 1975 so technology was changing rapidly. They were still figuring out what geometry worked, and how to make frames that would hold up. A lot of companies started up and failed quickly if they didn’t keep up. I’m not sure what happend to Dan Gurney BMX, but two years later they were gone.
Typical Dan Gurney bikes. They made both hardtail and suspension models.
Dan Gurney headtube badge. The bikes were called “Eagles”.
A bike box that a BMX collector just discovered.
