Hemmings Daily: Preston Tucker's prewar debacle: The 1935 Miller Ford V-8 Indy Car

1935 Miller Ford V-8 Indy Car. Photos by Maggie Pinke, courtesy Mecum Auctions. In 1935, genius race car constructor Harry Miller entered into a deal with Preston Tucker and the Ford Motor Company to produce 10 innovative racing cars that would dominate the Greatest Spectacle in Racing, the Indianapolis 500. Miller created arguably the most beautiful and advanced racing car of the day, but victory wasn't in the cards, and Ford's subsequent public humiliation at Indy kept the automaker out of racing for decades an [View in Browser | Subscribe] [Hemmings Daily] Wednesday, August 10, 2016 [Preston Tucker's prewar debacle: The 1935 Miller Ford V-8 Indy Car] [Preston Tucker's prewar debacle: The 1935 Miller Ford V-8 Indy Car] Posted by Kurt Ernst - 1935 Miller Ford V-8 Indy Car. Photos by Maggie Pinke, courtesy Mecum Auctions. In 1935, genius race car constructor Harry Miller entered into a deal with Preston Tucker and the Ford Motor Company to produce 10 innovative racing cars that would dominate the Greatest Spectacle in Racing, the Indianapolis 500. Miller created arguably the most beautiful and advanced racing car of the day, but victory wasn't in the cards, and Ford's subsequent public humiliation at Indy kept the automaker out of racing for decades an... [Read More] [Sponsor] [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1985 Audi Quattro] [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1985 Audi Quattro] Posted by Daniel Strohl - 1985 Audi Quattro for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: The car has been in Colorado (23 years)/California (2years) since 1991/92:There is no evidence that it has ever had any rust or serious collision damage. Current mileage is 117850. 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