The Harry A. Miller Club
Vintage Indy Car Exhibition, 2011

The Harry A. Miller Club Vintage Indy Car Exhibition was held July 8-9 at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds in West Allis, Wisc.Most cars spent time on the track under beautiful blue skies and comfortable weather. The Club continues its great job of preserving a wonderfully cordial and open atmosphere for all attendees.  At what other event can you stand in pit row and watch and listen to the best historical race cars from around the world and then go and chat with the owners, drivers, and restorers at leisure?

A first this year was an auction by Dana Mecum of nearly 250 items from the collection of David Uihlein Sr. Top sales were the various historically rare racing engines: Cragar, Rutherford, Frontenac, Hall, Speedway, Miller - prices ranged from $4500 to $250,000.  A full listing of all the items auctioned is available on the Mecum website.


 
 

Scroll down for photos and videos and other 2011 events

Cars in attendance included:

 
1932 Chrysler Riverside Special Anderson
1927 Miller-Lockhart 91 Barbour
1938 Barringer Special Barringer
1932 Hudson Martz Special Bauman
1960 Indy roadster  Burmeister
1921 Miller-Durant Castle
1924 Miller 122/91 Collier
1927 Delage Collier
1913 Peugeot Collier
1913 Mercer T. Davis
1963 Watson Roadster Dicks
1952 Kurtis 4000 Dittman
1949 Watson Roadster Edwards
1952 Kurtis-Chrysler 500A Freeman
1960 Joe Hunt Magneto Special Freeman
1940 270 Offy Hahn
1926 Ford Model T Sprint Car Heathman
1924 Bentley TT Hoff
1965 Indy Champ Car Hollansworth
1926 Bugatii 37A Holloway
1956 Kurtis Novi Hurtubise
1935 Ford Indy Lawrence
1946 Jewell Special Lederer
1934 Gilmore Special Sparks-Wierick Miller Mecum
1933 Ford - Fred Frame car Mecum
1937 Sparks-Thorne Big Six Mecum
1931 Miller V16 Mecum
1961 Watson Roadster Morrison
1933 Ford Detroit Gasket Special Natenshon
1957 KK 500 G-2 Bardahl Special Phinny
1928 Miller 91 FWD Rasansky
1927 Miller 91 Boyle Valve Special Rasansky
1960 Kurtis/Epperly - Bowes Seal Fast Special Reilly
1935 Miller Schroeder
1927 Miller 91 Tribute Schulz
1958 Kurtis 500 HD Sirna
1964 Watson Roadster Taylor
1969 Speedway Motors  Truchan
1914 Mercer Raceabout Uihlein
1931 Miller-Bowes Uihlein
1954 Uihlein Special Uihlein
1923 Miller 122 Zakira's Garage

 

Mecum Auction at Pebble Beach 2011
Featuring cars from the David Uihlein Sr. estate

As part of his 2011 Pebble Beach auction, Dana Mecum sold a number of cars from the collection of David Uihlein Sr. Lot S147.1 was the 1931 Miller Bowes Seal Fast Special Indy 500 winner. Well supported with documentation, it sold for $2,000,000.
 
 


Dana Mecum photo


Mecum Auction at Pebble Beach 2011

Miller 1931 Indy winner 
Dana Mecum photo

Miller 1931 Indy winner at auction

Miller 1931 Indy winner at auction

Miller 1931 Indy winner

Miller 1931 Indy winner

Miller 1931 Indy winner

Miller 1931 Indy winner


 

Photos
(click on any photo to enlarge to full-size)


Miller 91 engine & transmission
Sold for $250,000
Dana Mecum photo

Mecum auction at Miller Meet

Miller 183 engine
(Durant Baby Chevrolet)

Miller 183 engine
(Durant Baby Chevrolet)

Miller 183 engine
(Durant Baby Chevrolet)

Miller 183 engine
(Durant Baby Chevrolet)

Miller 183 engine
(Durant Baby Chevrolet)

Miller 183 engine
(Durant Baby Chevrolet)

Miller 122
Milton 1923 Indy winner

Miller 122
Milton 1923 Indy winner

Miller 122
Milton 1923 Indy winner

Miller 122
Milton 1923 Indy winner

Miller 122
Milton 1923 Indy winner

Miller 122
Milton 1923 Indy winner

The following photos were taken at the Indianapolis Speedway Museum

Ralph de Palma
Miller 122

Ralph de Palma
Miller 122

Ralph de Palma
Miller 122

Ralph de Palma
Miller 122

Ralph de Palma
Miller 122

Ralph de Palma
Miller 122

Ralph de Palma
Miller 122

Ralph de Palma
Miller 122

   

Miller 122 1st FD

Miller 122 1st FD

Miller 122 1st FD

Miller 122 1st FD

Miller 122 1st FD

Miller 122 1st FD

     
The following photos were taken by John Webster at the 2011 Glenmore Gathering

Miller 91 FD
Leon Duray

Miller 91 FD
Leon Duray

Miller 91 FD
Leon Duray

Miller 91 FD
Leon Duray

Miller 91 FD
Leon Duray

Miller 91 FD
Leon Duray

Miller 91 FD
Leon Duray

Miller 91 FD
Leon Duray

Miller 91 FD
Leon Duray

Miller 91 FD
Leon Duray

Miller 91 FD
Leon Duray

Miller 91 FD
Leon Duray

Miller 91 FD
Leon Duray

Miller 91 FD
Leon Duray

Miller 91 FD
Leon Duray

Miller 91 FD
Leon Duray

Miller 91 FD
Leon Duray

     

 
 
 

Videos

These videos were recorded on a Casio EXP-505 in MPEG-4 AVI format. The source file is DVD quality: 640x480, 30fps, with digital stereo audio. In order to accomodate various Internet speeds, the source files were compressed into Windows Media Video files, using Microsoft Movie Maker. The finished videos are available in two sizes: Small - 320x240, variable bit rate; Large - 640x480, variable bit rate.

The recording location was directly across from the grandstands, facing the track, with the pits behind. The cars accelerate out of the turn off to the right, come down the grandstand straight from right to left, and then decelerate for the next turn. You can occasionally hear voices and other cars in the pit row that was right behind the recording location. Recordings made on track were at speeds in the 60 mph range.

To really hear how the cars sound, connect a pair of full-range high quality speakers or headphones rather than using tiny computer speakers.
 


The 1920 Miller 183 (Durant Baby Chevrolet)

A personal July 2011 video of Bill discussing the history of his car - (320x240, 40MB)

Click here for a 1-lap ride around the Milwuakee Mile in Bill's Miller

Automobile magazine featured Bill's Miller in their June 2011 issue: read, see, hear it
 
 
 

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