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1926 Miller Model 91 Navigation
This is one of two Miller Locomobiles built for Cliff Durant, son of General Motors founder William Durant, who had recently purchased Locomobile. The 16-valve, 91-cubic-inch, inline 8-cylinder engine is fitted with a supercharger that pushes engine output to 250 horsepower. The car started at the Indianapolis 500 in 1926, 1927, and 1928 with the best result, a seventh overall in its final year. The car continued to race under various owners and names, including the Boyle Valve Special, Kinglsey Special, and Orange Blossom Special. The car was driven by a series of great drivers, including Eddie Hearne, Fred Comer, Ralph Hepburn, Chet Gardner, and Billy Arnold. In the 1930s, it was modified into a sprint car and raced as the Roberts Special by Floyd Roberts. The car's final track performance was in 1955 in Los Angeles, ending a nearly 30-year racing career. A restoration to return the car to its original 1926 Indianapolis specification began in 2008 when it was then owned by collector Sam Mann. Once that was completed in 2013, the car won many awards. Its current owner took over the car in 2016.
The 1926 racing season put a cap on engine displacement size, allowing a maximum size of 91 CID. The legendary engineer, Harry Miller, could have shortened the stroke on his 122 cubic-inch engines which had been introduced in 1923, but instead, he decided to go another route. He and his staff began work on creating an entirely new car. The result was a vehicle that had a similar appearance to its predecessor, the 122, except for the new three-piece radiator and grille assembly. Beneath the carefully crafted body was an entirely new assembly. Called the 91, it featured a supercharged engine that initially developed 155 horsepower. Further refinement and tuning later pushed that figure well above the 250 HP mark.
The Miller 91 proved to be a dominant force in the world of speedway racing, and in 1930, the AACA changed to the 'Junk Formula,' increasing the displacement of engines to 366 cubic inches and no longer allowing superchargers.
In total, there were eight examples of the rear-wheel drive Miller 91 models produced.
A pair of Miller 91s were built in 1926 for Cliff Durant, a recent acquirer of the Locomobile Company of America. The Miller racing cars were a way for Durant to promote the first Durant-built Locomobile model, the Junior 8. The two purpose-built cars were based on the 'stock' Miller 91 but with various differences throughout.
This particular example is chassis number 8. It was driven by Cliff Durant at the 1926 Indianapolis 500, where it wore racing number 9. It qualified 11th and was driven 41 laps during the race before Durant handed over driving duties to Eddie Hearne. After 61 laps, the car was forced to retire due to a fuel leak. The car continued to race during the 1926 season, driven by Hearne.
After the 1926 season, Durant dissolved his team. Harry Hartz took both Locomobile Junior 8 Specials to California to sell on his behalf. It was acquired by Cliff Woodbury for the Boyle Valve Special team of Millers, where it was driven by Fred Comer, Ralph Hepburn, Russ Snowberger, and Billy Arnold, through 1929, including three further competitions at Indianapolis.
During a race at the New York State Fairgrounds, the engine was damaged. The car was then sold to the mechanic and team owner Clarence Tarbet of Culver City, California.
For the 1930 season, the car continued to race under the Boyle Valve Sponsorship, driven initially by Chet Gardner and later by Fred Frame. Frame had tremendous success with the car, including multiple top-five finishes and no fewer than eleven 1st Overalls during 1930.
The car would continue to race for many years to come. Its last known entry into competition was at Silvergate Speedway in 1955.
Les Spriegel purchased the car from Dudley Samuels. At the time, the car had sprint car bodywork and a Riley engine. The next owner was Joe Gemsa, who purchased it at some point in the 1940s. It would remain in his care for four decades, where it was occasionally shown, carrying #43 and identified as the Orange Blossom Special.
It was purchased in 1986 by Ron Cameron's California Sportscars and sold the following year to Dan McLoughlin. Sam and Emily Mann add it to their impressive collection in 2008. A restoration had been started but not completed. It retained its original frame, and by that point, it had a later and more powerful Miller Marine engine. A complete restoration, which included the acquisition of a correct, original Miller 91 engine and a few additional parts directly from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum, brought the car back to its former glory. The original body was recreated to the original 1926 Indianapolis design.
The car was shown in 2013 at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, where it earned a Best in Class in the special Miller class. It has never been in wheel-to-wheel competition since its restoration was completed. It has been driven in several Milwaukee Mile weekend Miller meets.By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2016
The Miller 91 proved to be a dominant force in the world of speedway racing, and in 1930, the AACA changed to the 'Junk Formula,' increasing the displacement of engines to 366 cubic inches and no longer allowing superchargers.
In total, there were eight examples of the rear-wheel drive Miller 91 models produced.
A pair of Miller 91s were built in 1926 for Cliff Durant, a recent acquirer of the Locomobile Company of America. The Miller racing cars were a way for Durant to promote the first Durant-built Locomobile model, the Junior 8. The two purpose-built cars were based on the 'stock' Miller 91 but with various differences throughout.
This particular example is chassis number 8. It was driven by Cliff Durant at the 1926 Indianapolis 500, where it wore racing number 9. It qualified 11th and was driven 41 laps during the race before Durant handed over driving duties to Eddie Hearne. After 61 laps, the car was forced to retire due to a fuel leak. The car continued to race during the 1926 season, driven by Hearne.
After the 1926 season, Durant dissolved his team. Harry Hartz took both Locomobile Junior 8 Specials to California to sell on his behalf. It was acquired by Cliff Woodbury for the Boyle Valve Special team of Millers, where it was driven by Fred Comer, Ralph Hepburn, Russ Snowberger, and Billy Arnold, through 1929, including three further competitions at Indianapolis.
During a race at the New York State Fairgrounds, the engine was damaged. The car was then sold to the mechanic and team owner Clarence Tarbet of Culver City, California.
For the 1930 season, the car continued to race under the Boyle Valve Sponsorship, driven initially by Chet Gardner and later by Fred Frame. Frame had tremendous success with the car, including multiple top-five finishes and no fewer than eleven 1st Overalls during 1930.
The car would continue to race for many years to come. Its last known entry into competition was at Silvergate Speedway in 1955.
Les Spriegel purchased the car from Dudley Samuels. At the time, the car had sprint car bodywork and a Riley engine. The next owner was Joe Gemsa, who purchased it at some point in the 1940s. It would remain in his care for four decades, where it was occasionally shown, carrying #43 and identified as the Orange Blossom Special.
It was purchased in 1986 by Ron Cameron's California Sportscars and sold the following year to Dan McLoughlin. Sam and Emily Mann add it to their impressive collection in 2008. A restoration had been started but not completed. It retained its original frame, and by that point, it had a later and more powerful Miller Marine engine. A complete restoration, which included the acquisition of a correct, original Miller 91 engine and a few additional parts directly from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum, brought the car back to its former glory. The original body was recreated to the original 1926 Indianapolis design.
The car was shown in 2013 at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, where it earned a Best in Class in the special Miller class. It has never been in wheel-to-wheel competition since its restoration was completed. It has been driven in several Milwaukee Mile weekend Miller meets.By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2016
This car was built upon orders from William Durant's Locomobile Co. to serve to highlight Durant's recent acquisition of the company and call attention to the brand.
It was driven by many of the most prominent drivers of the period, first by son Cliff Durant, then Eddie Herme, Ralph Hepburn, Russ Snowberger, Billy Arnold, Fred Frame, and others.
It competed at Indianapolis in 1926, 1927, 1928, and 1929, finishing 24th, 24th, 7th, and 8th, respectively and at numerous other tracks around the country in 1930. Late in 1930, it was sold to Francis Quinn, who raced it extensively on the West Coast and won the South West Coast Championship in 1930 and numerous other races with this car.
It was later modified into a Sprint car configuration and continued to race into the early 1960s. It is thought to have had the longest career of any of the Miller cars.
RACE RESULTS
DATE EVENT NAME RACE # DRIVER RESULT
May 31, 1926 Indianapolis, 400/500 miles Locomobile Junior 8 Special 9 Harlan Fengler / Cliff Durant / Eddie Hearne DNF
June 12, 1926 Altoona, 250 miles Locomobile Junior 8 Special 18 Cliff Durant / Eddie Hearne 5th OA
June 27, 1926 Detroit, 100 miles Locomobile Junior 8 Special 18 Eddie Hearne DNF
July 5, 1926 Rockingham, 200 miles Locomobile Junior 8 Special 18 Eddie Hearne DNF
July 17, 1926 Atlantic City, 120 miles Locomobile Junior 8 Special 18 Eddie Hearne DNS
August 23, 1926 Charlotte, 150 miles Locomobile Junior 8 Special 18 Eddie Hearne 3rd OA
September 18, 1926 Altoona, 250 miles Locomobile Junior 8 Special 18 Eddie Hearne 9th OA
October 12, 1926 Rockingham, 200 miles Locomobile Junior 8 Special 4 Ralph Hepburn DNF
November 11, 1926 Charlotte, 100 miles Locomobile Junior 8 Special 4 Ralph Hepburn DNF
March 6, 1927 Culver City, 250 miles Locomobile Junior 8 Special 25 Harlan Fengler 5th OA
May 7, 1927 Atlantic City, 200 miles Boyle Valve Special 6 Fred Comer DNF
May 30, 1927 Indianapolis, 500 miles Boyle Valve Special 19 Fred Comer (DNQ)/Ralph Hepburn DNF
June 11, 1927 Altoona, 200 miles Boyle Valve Special 6 Fred Comer (DNQ)/Ralph Hepburn DNF
July 4, 1927 Rockingham, 200 miles Boyle Valve Special 6 Fred Comer 8th OA
July 31, 1927 Detroit, 100 miles Boyle Valve Special 36 Russ Snowberger Started
August 21, 1927 Toledo, 100 miles Boyle Valve Special 36 Russ Snowberger NA
August 28, 1927 Roby, 20 miles Boyle Valve Special 36 Not Nominated
September 5, 1927 Altoona, 200 miles Boyle Valve Special 36 Russ Snowberger DNF
September 19, 1927 Charlotte, 100 miles Boyle Valve Special 36 Russ Snowberger 8th OA
October 2, 1927 Milwaukee, 56/100 miles Boyle Valve Special 36 Russ Snowberger Started
October 12, 1927 Rockingham, 140/200 miles Boyle Valve Special 36 Russ Snowberger 9th OA
May 30, 1928 Indianapolis, 500 miles Boyle Valve Special 43 Billy Arnold/Bill Spence (relief) 7th OA
June 10, 1928 Detroit, 100 miles Boyle Valve Special 43 Billy Arnold DNF
July 15, 1928 Detroit, 100 miles Boyle Valve Special 43 Billy Arnold DNF
September 1, 1928 Syracuse, 100 miles Boyle Valve Special 43 Cliff Bergere DNS
May 12, 1929 Langhorne, 25 miles Boyle Valve Special 19 Chet Gardner NA
May 30, 1929 Indianapolis, 500 miles Boyle Valve Special 19 Chet Gardner DNQ
June 2, 1929 Cleveland, 85/100 miles Boyle Valve Special 19 Chet Gardner DNF
June 9, 1929 Detroit, 100 miles Boyle Valve Special 19 Chet Gardner 10th OA
June 15, 1929 Altoona, 150/200 miles Boyle Valve Special 19 Chet Gardner DNF
June 30, 1929 Woodbridge, 100 miles Boyle Valve Special 19 Chet Gardner 6th OA
July 4, 1929 Bridgeville, 100 miles Boyle Valve Special 19 Chet Gardner 4th OA
August 18, 1929 Toledo, 100 miles Boyle Valve Special 6 Fred Frame DNS
August 31, 1929 Syracuse, 100 miles Boyle Valve Special 6 Fred Frame DNF
September 2, 1929 Altoona, 200 miles Boyle Valve Special 6 Fred Frame 2nd OA
September 14, 1929 Reading, 10 miles Boyle Valve Special 6 Fred Frame NA
September 29, 1929 Woodbridge, 20 miles Boyle Valve Special 6 Fred Frame 1st OA
October 13, 1929 Woodbridge, 15 miles Boyle Valve Special 6 Fred Frame DNA
December 8, 1929 Ascot, 62.5 miles Boyle Valve Special 20 Fred Frame 2nd OA
December 22, 1929 Ascot, 62.5 miles Boyle Valve Special 20 Fred Frame 3rd OA
January 19, 1930 Ascot, 62.5 miles Boyle Valve Special 26 Fred Frame 3rd OA
January 26, 1930 Ascot, 62.5 miles Boyle Valve Special 26 Fred Frame NA
February 9, 1930 Ascot, 62.5 miles Boyle Valve Special 26 Fred Frame 3rd OA
February 23, 1930 Ascot, 62.5 miles Boyle Valve Special 26 Fred Frame DNF
March 2, 1930 Imperial, 40 miles Boyle Valve Special 26 Fred Frame NA
May 3, 1930 Langhorne, 100 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame 8th OA
May 18, 1930 Woodbridge, 25 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame 1st OA
May 25, 1930 Toledo, 100 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame N/A
May 30, 1930 Ebensburg, 10 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame 1st OA
June 1, 1930 Woodbridge, 25 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame DNF
June 7, 1930 Toronto, 12.5 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame 1st OA
June 9, 1930 Toronto, 12.5 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame DNS
June 11, 1930 Toronto, 12.5 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame Started
June 22, 1930 Woodbridge, 25 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame 1st OA
July 4, 1930 Langhorne, 100 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame 1st OA
July 13, 1930 Woodbridge, 25 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame 4th OA
July 27, 1930 Woodbridge, 34/50 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame 1st OA
August 10, 1930 Woodbridge, 25 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame 1st OA
August 16, 1930 Middletown, 10 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame NA
August 23, 1930 Lancaster, 10 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame 1st OA
August 30, 1930 Flemington, 50 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame NA
September 1, 1930 Flemington, 25 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame 2nd OA
September 6, 1930 Syracuse, 100 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame DNF
September 13, 1930 Brockton, 20 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame DNF
September 14, 1930 Woodbridge, 25 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame 1st OA
September 20, 1930 Allentown, 20 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame 1st OA
September 21, 1930 Woodbridge Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame NA
September 27, 1930 Bloomsburg, 10 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame 1st OA
September 28, 1930 Woodbridge, 25 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame DNQ
October 18, 1930 Langhorne, 100 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame Started
October 26, 1930 Woodbridge, 25 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame DNS
November 23, 1930 Ascot, 62.5 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame NA
December 14, 1930 Ascot, 62.5 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame DNF
February 1, 1931 Ascot, 25 miles Dayton Thorobred Special 3 Walt May 5th OA
February 22, 1931 Ascot, 25 miles Dayton Thorobred Special 3 Walt May DNF
March 1, 1931 Bakersfield, 50 miles Dayton Thorobred Special 3 Walt May DNA
April 5, 1931 San Jose, 31.25 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley Started
April 12, 1931 Imperial, 100 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley DNS
April 19, 1931 Ascot, 25 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley DNS
May 7, 1931 Fresno, 50 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley 6th OA
May 17, 1931 Ascot, 25 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley DNS
June 7, 1931 San Jose, 31.25 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley DNF
June 17, 1931 Ascot, 25 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley NA
June 21, 1931 San Jose, 37.5 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley 1st OA
June 24, 1931 Ascot, 25 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley NA
July 12, 1931 San Jose, 25 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley DNS
July 22, 1931 Ascot, 25 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley Started
August 5, 1931 Ascot, 25 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley NA
August 12, 1931 Ascot, 25 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley Started
August 16, 1931 San Jose, 25 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley 2nd OA
August 19, 1931 Ascot, 25 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley NA
August 26, 1931 Ascot, 25 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley Started
September 9, 1931 Ascot, 25 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley NA
October 4, 1931 San Jose, 25 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley DNF
October 18, 1931 Oakland, 100 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley DNA
November 11, 1931 Oakland, 50 miles Roberts Special 94 Floyd Roberts DNS
May 15, 1932 Fresno Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts NA
June 5, 1932 Burbank, 15.625 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts 1st OA
July 31, 1932 Burbank, 15.625 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts NA
September 11, 1932 Huntington, 15.625 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts 3rd OA
September 25, 1932 Colton, 20 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts NA
October 16, 1932 Culver City, 25 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts Started
October 23, 1932 Colton, 25 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts NA
November 24, 1932 San Diego, 9.375 / 31 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts 2nd OA
December 4, 1932 San Diego, 31.25 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts DNF
December 18, 1932 San Diego, 31.25 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts NA
December 26, 1932 San Diego, 62.5 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts 3rd OA
January 2, 1933 San Diego, 93.75 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts DNA
January 8, 1933 San Diego, 31.25 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts DNS
January 15, 1933 San Diego, 0/31.25 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts Race Cancelled
February 5, 1933 San Diego, 31.25 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts 3rd OA
February 12, 1933 San Diego, 31.25 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts 4th OA
February 19, 1933 San Diego, 15.625 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts Started
February 26, 1933 San Diego, 15.625 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts DNF
March 26, 1933 Burbank, 18.75 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts 3rd OA
April 23, 1933 Culver City, 37.5 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts DNF
January 1, 1934 San Diego, 20 miles Roberts Special Chet Mortemore NA
January 7, 1934 San Diego, 20 miles Roberts Special Chet Mortemore NA
April 22, 1934 Silvergate, 18.75 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts DNS
April 29, 1934 Silvergate, 21.875 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts DNS
March 17, 1935 Silvergate, 18.75 miles 55 Earl Mansell DNS
May 4, 1947 Oakland, 18.75 miles Les Spriegel DNS
September 6, 1947 Carrell, 15 miles Mack Hellings 3rd OA
September 13, 1947 Carrell, 15 miles Mack Hellings NA
December 4, 1949 Carrell, 15 miles Joe Garson DNF
March 12, 1950 Carrell, 15 miles Joe Garson DNS
January 21, 1951 Carrell, 15 miles Frank Armi DNS
February 18, 1951 Pomona, 25 miles Frank Armi DNS
April 25, 1954 Tucson, 15 miles Jack Jordan NA
May 30, 1954 Oakland, 125 miles Earl Motter DNS
August 8, 1954 Ferndale, 12.5 miles Duke Walters DNS
January 16, 1955 Manzanita, 25 miles Chuck Hulse 2nd OA
June 1, 1955 Los Angeles, 12.5 miles 42 Not Nominated
It was driven by many of the most prominent drivers of the period, first by son Cliff Durant, then Eddie Herme, Ralph Hepburn, Russ Snowberger, Billy Arnold, Fred Frame, and others.
It competed at Indianapolis in 1926, 1927, 1928, and 1929, finishing 24th, 24th, 7th, and 8th, respectively and at numerous other tracks around the country in 1930. Late in 1930, it was sold to Francis Quinn, who raced it extensively on the West Coast and won the South West Coast Championship in 1930 and numerous other races with this car.
It was later modified into a Sprint car configuration and continued to race into the early 1960s. It is thought to have had the longest career of any of the Miller cars.
RACE RESULTS
DATE EVENT NAME RACE # DRIVER RESULT
May 31, 1926 Indianapolis, 400/500 miles Locomobile Junior 8 Special 9 Harlan Fengler / Cliff Durant / Eddie Hearne DNF
June 12, 1926 Altoona, 250 miles Locomobile Junior 8 Special 18 Cliff Durant / Eddie Hearne 5th OA
June 27, 1926 Detroit, 100 miles Locomobile Junior 8 Special 18 Eddie Hearne DNF
July 5, 1926 Rockingham, 200 miles Locomobile Junior 8 Special 18 Eddie Hearne DNF
July 17, 1926 Atlantic City, 120 miles Locomobile Junior 8 Special 18 Eddie Hearne DNS
August 23, 1926 Charlotte, 150 miles Locomobile Junior 8 Special 18 Eddie Hearne 3rd OA
September 18, 1926 Altoona, 250 miles Locomobile Junior 8 Special 18 Eddie Hearne 9th OA
October 12, 1926 Rockingham, 200 miles Locomobile Junior 8 Special 4 Ralph Hepburn DNF
November 11, 1926 Charlotte, 100 miles Locomobile Junior 8 Special 4 Ralph Hepburn DNF
March 6, 1927 Culver City, 250 miles Locomobile Junior 8 Special 25 Harlan Fengler 5th OA
May 7, 1927 Atlantic City, 200 miles Boyle Valve Special 6 Fred Comer DNF
May 30, 1927 Indianapolis, 500 miles Boyle Valve Special 19 Fred Comer (DNQ)/Ralph Hepburn DNF
June 11, 1927 Altoona, 200 miles Boyle Valve Special 6 Fred Comer (DNQ)/Ralph Hepburn DNF
July 4, 1927 Rockingham, 200 miles Boyle Valve Special 6 Fred Comer 8th OA
July 31, 1927 Detroit, 100 miles Boyle Valve Special 36 Russ Snowberger Started
August 21, 1927 Toledo, 100 miles Boyle Valve Special 36 Russ Snowberger NA
August 28, 1927 Roby, 20 miles Boyle Valve Special 36 Not Nominated
September 5, 1927 Altoona, 200 miles Boyle Valve Special 36 Russ Snowberger DNF
September 19, 1927 Charlotte, 100 miles Boyle Valve Special 36 Russ Snowberger 8th OA
October 2, 1927 Milwaukee, 56/100 miles Boyle Valve Special 36 Russ Snowberger Started
October 12, 1927 Rockingham, 140/200 miles Boyle Valve Special 36 Russ Snowberger 9th OA
May 30, 1928 Indianapolis, 500 miles Boyle Valve Special 43 Billy Arnold/Bill Spence (relief) 7th OA
June 10, 1928 Detroit, 100 miles Boyle Valve Special 43 Billy Arnold DNF
July 15, 1928 Detroit, 100 miles Boyle Valve Special 43 Billy Arnold DNF
September 1, 1928 Syracuse, 100 miles Boyle Valve Special 43 Cliff Bergere DNS
May 12, 1929 Langhorne, 25 miles Boyle Valve Special 19 Chet Gardner NA
May 30, 1929 Indianapolis, 500 miles Boyle Valve Special 19 Chet Gardner DNQ
June 2, 1929 Cleveland, 85/100 miles Boyle Valve Special 19 Chet Gardner DNF
June 9, 1929 Detroit, 100 miles Boyle Valve Special 19 Chet Gardner 10th OA
June 15, 1929 Altoona, 150/200 miles Boyle Valve Special 19 Chet Gardner DNF
June 30, 1929 Woodbridge, 100 miles Boyle Valve Special 19 Chet Gardner 6th OA
July 4, 1929 Bridgeville, 100 miles Boyle Valve Special 19 Chet Gardner 4th OA
August 18, 1929 Toledo, 100 miles Boyle Valve Special 6 Fred Frame DNS
August 31, 1929 Syracuse, 100 miles Boyle Valve Special 6 Fred Frame DNF
September 2, 1929 Altoona, 200 miles Boyle Valve Special 6 Fred Frame 2nd OA
September 14, 1929 Reading, 10 miles Boyle Valve Special 6 Fred Frame NA
September 29, 1929 Woodbridge, 20 miles Boyle Valve Special 6 Fred Frame 1st OA
October 13, 1929 Woodbridge, 15 miles Boyle Valve Special 6 Fred Frame DNA
December 8, 1929 Ascot, 62.5 miles Boyle Valve Special 20 Fred Frame 2nd OA
December 22, 1929 Ascot, 62.5 miles Boyle Valve Special 20 Fred Frame 3rd OA
January 19, 1930 Ascot, 62.5 miles Boyle Valve Special 26 Fred Frame 3rd OA
January 26, 1930 Ascot, 62.5 miles Boyle Valve Special 26 Fred Frame NA
February 9, 1930 Ascot, 62.5 miles Boyle Valve Special 26 Fred Frame 3rd OA
February 23, 1930 Ascot, 62.5 miles Boyle Valve Special 26 Fred Frame DNF
March 2, 1930 Imperial, 40 miles Boyle Valve Special 26 Fred Frame NA
May 3, 1930 Langhorne, 100 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame 8th OA
May 18, 1930 Woodbridge, 25 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame 1st OA
May 25, 1930 Toledo, 100 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame N/A
May 30, 1930 Ebensburg, 10 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame 1st OA
June 1, 1930 Woodbridge, 25 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame DNF
June 7, 1930 Toronto, 12.5 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame 1st OA
June 9, 1930 Toronto, 12.5 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame DNS
June 11, 1930 Toronto, 12.5 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame Started
June 22, 1930 Woodbridge, 25 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame 1st OA
July 4, 1930 Langhorne, 100 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame 1st OA
July 13, 1930 Woodbridge, 25 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame 4th OA
July 27, 1930 Woodbridge, 34/50 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame 1st OA
August 10, 1930 Woodbridge, 25 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame 1st OA
August 16, 1930 Middletown, 10 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame NA
August 23, 1930 Lancaster, 10 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame 1st OA
August 30, 1930 Flemington, 50 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame NA
September 1, 1930 Flemington, 25 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame 2nd OA
September 6, 1930 Syracuse, 100 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame DNF
September 13, 1930 Brockton, 20 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame DNF
September 14, 1930 Woodbridge, 25 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame 1st OA
September 20, 1930 Allentown, 20 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame 1st OA
September 21, 1930 Woodbridge Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame NA
September 27, 1930 Bloomsburg, 10 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame 1st OA
September 28, 1930 Woodbridge, 25 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame DNQ
October 18, 1930 Langhorne, 100 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame Started
October 26, 1930 Woodbridge, 25 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame DNS
November 23, 1930 Ascot, 62.5 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame NA
December 14, 1930 Ascot, 62.5 miles Boyle Valve Special 4 Fred Frame DNF
February 1, 1931 Ascot, 25 miles Dayton Thorobred Special 3 Walt May 5th OA
February 22, 1931 Ascot, 25 miles Dayton Thorobred Special 3 Walt May DNF
March 1, 1931 Bakersfield, 50 miles Dayton Thorobred Special 3 Walt May DNA
April 5, 1931 San Jose, 31.25 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley Started
April 12, 1931 Imperial, 100 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley DNS
April 19, 1931 Ascot, 25 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley DNS
May 7, 1931 Fresno, 50 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley 6th OA
May 17, 1931 Ascot, 25 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley DNS
June 7, 1931 San Jose, 31.25 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley DNF
June 17, 1931 Ascot, 25 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley NA
June 21, 1931 San Jose, 37.5 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley 1st OA
June 24, 1931 Ascot, 25 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley NA
July 12, 1931 San Jose, 25 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley DNS
July 22, 1931 Ascot, 25 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley Started
August 5, 1931 Ascot, 25 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley NA
August 12, 1931 Ascot, 25 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley Started
August 16, 1931 San Jose, 25 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley 2nd OA
August 19, 1931 Ascot, 25 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley NA
August 26, 1931 Ascot, 25 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley Started
September 9, 1931 Ascot, 25 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley NA
October 4, 1931 San Jose, 25 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley DNF
October 18, 1931 Oakland, 100 miles Kingsley Special 3 Speed Hinkley DNA
November 11, 1931 Oakland, 50 miles Roberts Special 94 Floyd Roberts DNS
May 15, 1932 Fresno Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts NA
June 5, 1932 Burbank, 15.625 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts 1st OA
July 31, 1932 Burbank, 15.625 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts NA
September 11, 1932 Huntington, 15.625 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts 3rd OA
September 25, 1932 Colton, 20 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts NA
October 16, 1932 Culver City, 25 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts Started
October 23, 1932 Colton, 25 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts NA
November 24, 1932 San Diego, 9.375 / 31 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts 2nd OA
December 4, 1932 San Diego, 31.25 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts DNF
December 18, 1932 San Diego, 31.25 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts NA
December 26, 1932 San Diego, 62.5 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts 3rd OA
January 2, 1933 San Diego, 93.75 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts DNA
January 8, 1933 San Diego, 31.25 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts DNS
January 15, 1933 San Diego, 0/31.25 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts Race Cancelled
February 5, 1933 San Diego, 31.25 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts 3rd OA
February 12, 1933 San Diego, 31.25 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts 4th OA
February 19, 1933 San Diego, 15.625 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts Started
February 26, 1933 San Diego, 15.625 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts DNF
March 26, 1933 Burbank, 18.75 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts 3rd OA
April 23, 1933 Culver City, 37.5 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts DNF
January 1, 1934 San Diego, 20 miles Roberts Special Chet Mortemore NA
January 7, 1934 San Diego, 20 miles Roberts Special Chet Mortemore NA
April 22, 1934 Silvergate, 18.75 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts DNS
April 29, 1934 Silvergate, 21.875 miles Roberts Special 47 Floyd Roberts DNS
March 17, 1935 Silvergate, 18.75 miles 55 Earl Mansell DNS
May 4, 1947 Oakland, 18.75 miles Les Spriegel DNS
September 6, 1947 Carrell, 15 miles Mack Hellings 3rd OA
September 13, 1947 Carrell, 15 miles Mack Hellings NA
December 4, 1949 Carrell, 15 miles Joe Garson DNF
March 12, 1950 Carrell, 15 miles Joe Garson DNS
January 21, 1951 Carrell, 15 miles Frank Armi DNS
February 18, 1951 Pomona, 25 miles Frank Armi DNS
April 25, 1954 Tucson, 15 miles Jack Jordan NA
May 30, 1954 Oakland, 125 miles Earl Motter DNS
August 8, 1954 Ferndale, 12.5 miles Duke Walters DNS
January 16, 1955 Manzanita, 25 miles Chuck Hulse 2nd OA
June 1, 1955 Los Angeles, 12.5 miles 42 Not Nominated
2016 RM Sotheby's : Monterey
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $750,000-USD $1,000,000
Sale Price :
USD $770,000
Recent Sales of the Miller Model 91
(Data based on Model Year 1926 sales)
| 1926 Miller Locomobile Junior 8 Special Chassis#: 8 Sold for USD$770,000 2016 RM Sotheby's : Monterey |   |
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1926 Miller Model 91's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
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| 1964 Aston Martin DB5 Chassis#:DB5/1392/L Sold for $764,173 2025 RM Sothebys : Paris | |
| 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series Chassis#:WDDRJ7HA8EA010597 Sold for $775,000 2025 RM Sothebys : The Arizona Auction | |
| 1967 CHEVROLET NOVA SS CUSTOM COUPE Chassis#:118377W106776 Sold for $770,000 2025 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale | |
| 2010 LAMBORGHINI MURCIELAGO LP670-4 SUPERVELOCE Chassis#:ZHWBU8AH4ALA03932 Sold for $770,000 2025 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale | |
| 1936 Hispano-Suiza J12 Berline by Fernandez et Darrin Chassis#:13041 Sold for $764,000 2024 RM Sothebys : Monterey |   |
| 2023 Porsche 911 Sport Classic Chassis#:WP0AG2A90PS252368 Sold for $764,000 2024 RM Sothebys : Monterey |  |
| 1971 Maserati Ghibli SS 4.9 Spyder by Ghia Chassis#:AM115S/49 1239 Sold for $775,000 2024 RM Sothebys : Monterey |   |
| 2019 Porsche 911 Speedster Chassis#:WP0CF2A94KS172768 Sold for $775,000 2024 RM Sothebys : Monterey | |
| 1953 Cunningham C3 Vignale Coupe Sold for $775,000 2024 Broad Arrow : Monterey |   |
| 2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series Coupé Chassis#:WMX1973771A010468 Sold for $768,858 2024 RM Sothebys : Monaco | |
| 1986 Porsche 962 IMSA GTP Dyson Racing Chassis#:962-122 Sold for $775,000 2024 Broad Arrow : Porsche Air|Water |   |
| 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series Chassis#:WDDRJ7HA5EA010945 Sold for $775,000 2024 RM Sothebys : ModaMiami | |
| 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Chassis#:30837s115157 Sold for $770,000 2024 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
| 1970 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 'Daytona' Berlinetta with Coachwork by Carrozzeria Pininfarina/Scaglietti Chassis#:13407 Sold for $765,778 2023 Bonhams : The Zoute Sale | |
| 1957 AC Ace Bristol Le Mans Roadster Chassis#:BE205 Sold for $764,000 2023 Bonhams : Quail |   |
| 1933 CHRYSLER CL IMPERIAL CUSTOM PHAETON Chassis#:7803667 Sold for $775,000 2023 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach |   |
| 2021 Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series 'P One Edition' Chassis#:W1KYJ8BA2MA042471 Sold for $775,000 2023 RM Sothebys : Monterey |   |
| 2006 Ford GT Heritage Edition Chassis#:1FAFP90S26Y401299 Sold for $764,000 2023 Broad Arrow : Monterey Jet Center |  |
| 1973 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS 'Chairs & Flares' by Scaglietti Chassis#:06464 Sold for $775,000 2023 RM Sothebys : Monterey |
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