Henry Miller was intrigued by metallurgy; in 1919, he decided to build a racecar that was conceived as a tour-de-force of his foundry work. The body consisted of aluminum panels and the engine was encased by an alloy carapace so that no hood was necessary. The car is shown in its final design with a normal hood, in reality took over from the concept.
The original design called for a four cylinder with 166 cubic inches, but was never successful. The car failed to qualify at Indianapolis, in 1920. The Owner Eddie Maier, a Los Angeles Brewer was embarrassed he put the car in storage at the brewery along with its failed engine. That engine was given to a wartime scrap drive and an unknown engine was fitted.
The car was purchased by Bob Sutherland and a Miller 183CID 8 cylinder installed in the 1980’s. This is one of only three Miller 18.3 engines existing. The TNT has been raced competitively since then and continues to compete at the annual Miller Club events in Milwaukee.
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