Miller

x, 134 pp. Here is the story of Harry Miller, from his early days in Los Angeles when he developed the Miller carburetor that soon became an essential speed component on any car that wanted to win. From those beginnings, Miller went on to create some of the most innovative and exotic engines and racing cars that ever lined up on the starting grid of the Indianapolis 500. Included in Miller's early reworking of the famous Peugeot GP, his fantastic Golden Submarine, the miller 183, 122, and 91 racers, his early front-wheel-drive and four-wheel-drive cars, the Miller-Gulf and the Miller-Ford racers, the development of the Miller-Offenhauser engine, and much more. More than 150 historical photographs, patent drawings, and original blueprints have been collected from archives around the world, providing new historical insight into Miller and his creations.--jacket