This is the first Miller 122 ever built. It was one of two 122’s belonging to Tommy Milton and was built to his specifications, in 1922. There were seven low radiator chassis built by Harry Miller and this body is the only one surviving in its original configuration.
The car sat on the pole of the 1923 Indianapolis 500, with a qualifying speed of 108 MPH. It went on to win the race and was Harry Miller’s first win as a builder, the first for a single seat car and made driver Tommy Milton the first ever two-time champion.
Milton also broke the World Record for a one mile dirt surface track at Syracuse, New York with a time of 42.28 seconds.
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