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Miller Chassis

H Modified

Introduction

Don Miller build 42 cars and sold over 10 chassis and bodies, starting with two cars in 1954.

See the 1959 article on Don Miller on Page 2.

 

Chassis #6,
1956 Miller-Crosley

The photos on the right are of a 1956 Miller-Crosley raced at the 2005 Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix. The car was originally buld by Jack Brown. It has a 750cc Crosley engine.

The car was later owned by Joe Pucket and was often driven by Kip Fjeld of Santa Ana, CA. Kip now owns the car and actively races it.


In the paddock.20


Engine close up.20


Kip Fjeld racing for the Joe Puckett Race Team at the Chrysler Classic Speed Festival Coronado in San Diego, California, November 13-15, 19982

 

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Miller list, 1st 19 cars.8


The 2005 Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix.1

 

Unknown Millers

The photos on the right are from ?

(I have Robert Thurlander's name associated with these photographs.)


Robert Thurlander?20


Robert Thurlander?20

 

Other Early Millers

These photos are of some type of Miller; year and model unknown to me.


Dodge Riedy's Miller.8

 

 


"This Miller-Crosley was owned and usually driven by John Bukowski. This was the twelfth car built by Don Miller according to the list printed in the Small Times."9

 

Don Miller in 1964

The photo on the right is from where?

Note the short nose on this car.


Don Miller6

 

Riverside

The photo on the right is from Riverside California in the early 1960s. The car on the left, in the full size image is a Shannon Crosley.

 


Riverside, CA, in the 1960s.3

 

1965 Miller-Crosley

Diane Alder, of Denver, Colorado, owns and drives a 1965 Miller-Crosley. "1965 is an estimated year on the car. Guesstimate might be a better description."

Diane's car was long ago converted with a 1600 cc Ford crossflow engine and a Hewland tranmission. After the conversion the car has run in BSR.

Diane's car is “very similar to 'The Last Miller' in Joe Pucket's book Big Men, Little Cars.”


Diane Alder's chassis before rebuild.7


Diane Alder's nose before rebuild.7


Rudy's last Miller, circa 2001.7


Rudy's last Miller, bare chassis, circa 2001.7

Another 1965 Miller-Crosley

Frank Rudolph, of Templeton, California, owns and drives a 1965 Miller-Crosley.


2005 CSRG.10

 

 


Diane Alder's 1965 Miller-Crosley.5


Hallett, October 2006.7


2005 CSRG.10


2005 CSRG.10


Diane Alder's chassis during rebuild in 2000.7

 



Frank Rudolph and his 1965 Miller-Crosley at the 2005 Wine Country Classic at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, CA4


Another shot of turn 2 during the 2005 WWC at Infineon Raceway.4

 


1Photos from the 2005 Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix website - URL lost.

2Photo from Greetings, MetroMan here, and this is my 02 RaceReport.

3Photo provided by Diane Osborne.

4Photos by John Plitkin, At Speed Images, are from his 2005 Wine Country Classic photos page.

5Photo from the H Mod Yahoo group, posted by Brookes Freegard (sidney_freegard).

6Photo from the H Mod Yahoo group, posted by Bill Thieme (f3crosleym).

7Photos and information from the H Mod Yahoo group, posted by Bob Alder - (alder_rj).

8List and photo from the H Mod Yahoo group, posted by Tom Churchill (tomchurchill_3).

9Information from Tom Churchill, photo from Tam McPartland's Tam's Old Race Car Site, used with his permission, from the Class "H" Modified -- Page 1.

10Photos by John Plitkin, At Speed Images, are from his 2005 CSRG photos page.

20Source of these photos have been lost.


Revised: February 16, 2007.

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