1929 Miller Race Car #18
date: label: date made
content: 1929
name: label: driver
content: Hepburn, Ralph
label: driver
content: Duray, Leon
notes: label: Description
content: From board tracks to the Indianapolis 500, auto racing in the 1920s attracted national and international attention. Harry Miller's handcrafted race cars were the most sought-after entries because of their exquisite mechanical designs, outstanding performance, speed records, and sleek, aerodynamic beauty.
label: Description
content: By 1926, as speeds increased, Indy authorities had reduced engine displacement to 91 cubic inches. Miller compensated by adding a supercharger and perfecting front-wheel drive, eliminating the drive shaft and lowering the car's profile. But a ban on superchargers and the onset of the Depression ended Miller's dominance. This car, one of two in existence, captures Miller's mastery at its peak.
topic: label: Subject
content: Automobiles
label: Subject
content: Racing
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content: Work and Industry: Transportation, Road
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content: Sports & Leisure
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content: Automobiles
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content: Transportation
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content: Road Transportation
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Robert M. Rubin
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1991.0889.01
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0889.01
label: accession number
content: 1991.0889
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Automobile, Racing
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 5 1/2 ft x 12 9/16 ft; x 1.6764 m x 3.83438 m