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Title
1926 Miller 91 race cars at Packard Proving Grounds inauguration
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Miller automobile--History

Subject
Automobile racing--Michigan

Subject
Racetracks (Automobile racing)

Item Number
EB01e901

Relation
NULL

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
7.5x9.5 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of two 1926 Miller 91 race cars on track at proving grounds. Inscribed on photo back: Packard Motor Car Co. Proving Grounds 2.5 mile concrete speedway, Utica, Mich., inauguration ceremonies 14 June 1928; Leon Duray, 91-cubic inch front-wheel drive Miller special #4, & Norman Batton, #22, a rear-wheel drive Miller 91 coming out of curve at 140-mph.

1926 Miller 91 race cars at Packard Proving Grounds inauguration

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