1920 Milton-Durant Special Race Car

Cliff Durant commissioned Harry A. Miller to build the 'Baby Chevrolet' in the spring of 1919. The original car, finished in early 1920, was first powered by a disappointing iron 4-cylinder Miller engine. Under Tommy Milton's guardianship, an 8-cylinder Duesenberg engine was installed in the early fall of 1920. This combination also proved unsuccessful. On October 2, 1920, Milton ordered a new Miller engine, the design executed by Leo Gosseen. Milton raced the newly engined chassis with great success. The original car was destroyed in a racing accident on September 17, 1922, in Kansas City, MO. Only the engine was salvageable.

This car was built (2005-2010) by Bill Castle (from age 85-90) as an intellectual-engineering-fabrication challenge to duplicate the original car. It gave new life to the original 183 cubic-inch, double overhead cam, 8-cylinder engine.