The Harry A. Miller Club Vintage Indy Car Exhibition was held July 8-9 at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds in West Allis, Wisc. The Club has done a 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?

Cars in attendance included:
 

1932 Hudson Martz Special	Bauman
1957 Miskowski - AJ Foyt car	Bowser
1961 Watson roadster	Boyce
1927 Bugatti, Type 35B	Brunkhorst
1953 Kurtis Kraft 500B	Cammarano
1919 Ballot	Collier
1924 Miller	Collier
1927 Miller 91 front-drive	Davis
1927 Miller 91 rear-drive	Davis
1951 Kurtis Kraft 4000	Dittman
1952 Kurtis-Chrysler 500A	Freeman
270 Offy	Hahn
1972 Steve Strapp Championship dirt car	Hollansworth
1960 Ewing Roadster	King
1912 Mercer Raceabout 35	Lederer
1946 Jewell Special	Lederer
1935 Miller front-drive display	LeFever
1909 Stoddard Dayton Indy car	Lyons
1923 Miller 122	MacPherson
1930 Sampson U-16 restoration	MacPherson
1957 HOW Special Watson	Malloy
1959 Watson Leader Card	Malloy
1950 Kurtis 2000	Mann
1934 Glimore Special Sparks-Wierick Miller	Mecum
1933 Ford - Fred Frame car	Mecum
1953 Kurtis 3000	Mueller
1934 Detroit Gasket Special	Natenshon
1959 Christenson roadster	Neilson
1958 Lesovsky Champ Car	Pfitzenmaier
1928 Miller 91 front-drive	Rasansky
1927 Miller 91 rear-drive	Rasansky
1931 Miller - Lion Head Special	Styles
1964 Watson	Taylor
1963 Watson	Thomas/Watson
1959 Watson	Timolat/Freshman
1931 Miller	Truchan
1947 Indy car	Truchan
1912 Mercer raceabout	Uihlein
1923 Miller	Uihlein
1925 Miller front-drive	Uihlein
1931 Miller-Bowes	Uihlein
1937 Sparks "Big Six"	Uihlein
1957 Kurtis 500G roadster	Ulinski
1923 Miller	Zakiras

 

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

Miller 91 line-up	Miller 91 line-up	Miller 91 line-up	Miller 91 line-up	Miller 91 line-up
Miller 122	Miller 122	Miller 122	Miller 122	Miller 122
Miller 122	Miller 122	Miller 122	Miller 122	Miller 122
Miller 122	Miller 122	Miller 122
Sampson U-16	Sampson U-16	Sampson U-16	Sampson U-16	Sampson U-16
Sampson U-16	Sampson U-16	Sampson U-16	Sampson U-16	Sampson U-16
Sampson U-16	Sampson U-16
Miller 91 front-drive	Miller 91 front-drive
Miller row	Miller row	Miller row	Miller row	Miller row
Miller row	Miller row	Miller row	Miller row	Miller row
Miller row	Miller row	Miller row	Miller row	Miller row
Miller row	Miller row	Miller row Photo by Richard Loftis

 

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, 358k bit rate; Large - 640x480, variable bit rate.

The recording location was directly across from the grandstands, facing the track. 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. To really hear how the cars sounded, connect a pair of full-range high quality speakers or headphones rather than tiny computer speakers.
 

    The recently restored ex-Durant Miller 122; winner at  Pebble Beach 2006. 1.3 minute video of starting the car, engine revs, walk-around.
    Small 320x240, 3.5MB                     Large 640x480, 24.6MB
 
 

  The same Miller 122 on the track. 0.5 minute video, multiple passes, one with alongside the 1923 Boyle Miller 122.
    Small 320x240, 1.3MB                     Large 640x480, 8.8MB
 
 

The Lockhart-Miller 91on the track. 0.5 minute video, multiple passes.
    Small 320x240, 1.2MB                     Large 640x480, 10.3MB
 
 

The Boyle-Valve Miller 91 on the track. 0.5 minute video, multiple passes.
    Small 320x240, 0.9MB                     Large 640x480, 7.3MB
 
 

  The Derby-Miller 91 front-drive driving through the pits. 0.5 minute video.
    Small 320x240, 1.0MB                    Large 640x480, 5.6MB
 

The Pete de Paolo Miller 91 rear-drive on the track. 0.8 minute video, track and pits.
    Small 320x240, 2.0MB                     Large 640x480, 12.7MB
 

The Miller 122 front-drive on the track. 0.5 minute video, multiple passes.
    Small 320x240, 1.3MB                     Large 640x480, 8.4MB