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The last great Miller : the four wheel drive Indy car
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- Summary
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Utilizing an extraordinary historical archive, this book contains more than one hundred photos, as well as the text of over one hundred original letters (many written by Miller himself) about the c...
Utilizing an extraordinary historical archive, this book contains more than one hundred photos, as well as the text of over one hundred original letters (many written by Miller himself) about the car's development. The Last Great Miller brings to life the history of this unique model of race car.
Details
- Creator
- Griffith Borgeson
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- 1st ed
- Warrendale, Pa. (400 Commonwealth Dr., Warrendale PA USA) : Society of Automotive Engineers, [2000]
- ©2000
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (1 electronic text (xv, 329 pages)) : illustrations, digital file ; cm
- ISBNs
- 0768005000, 0768038367
- OCLC
- ocn810455546
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Also available in print.
- 1. Wisconsin Uber Alles -- 2. The Historical Setting -- 3. Currents of Technical Change -- 4. Born in the Crucible of Speed -- 5. A 4WD Supercar for the Road -- 6. Miller 4WD-- An Official Description by the Builder -- 7. 1932 Post-Indy Repercussions -- 8. 1932-- The Brisko Campaign -- 9. Perhaps the Fastest Car in the Indy Field -- 10. Wheels Within Wheels -- 11. Back to the Four-Banger Future -- 12. Indy '34-- A Fine Technician and His Finest Ride -- 13. Tripoli and Berlin: The Swan Song of the 4WD Mule -- 14. Mauri Rose in the Driver's Seat -- 15. Pete De Paolo, Racing Impresario -- 16. The Rebirth of the Miller 45-Degree V-8 -- 17. Historic Coincidence: Bugatti 4WD -- 18. Bill Milliken: Science and Adventure with Vintage Iron -- 19. Changing Caretakers -- 20. Dean Butler: Back to Racing