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CONTENTS
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6 MILLION DOLLAR muscle
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Spring Classic Auction Results
12 HOLLYWOOD HISTORY
Celebrity Items Auction in Santa Monica
20 MCMURREY MUSTANGS
Powerful Ponies from Family Collection
22 FABULOUS F40
Incredible Low Mile Ferrari
26 MILLERS AT AMELIA
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1 5 THE DEALMAKER A City Near You
15 AT THE REDLINE
Pony Prowess
17 STAR POWER Entertainment History
19 INSIDERS SCOOP Quality and Quantity
25 THE REAL BARN FINDS Original Working Clothes
Nobody Sells More Than Mecum. Nobody. The Mecum Auction Company is the world leader of collector car and Road Art sales, hosting auctions throughout the United States. The company has been specializing in the sale of collector cars for 26 years, now offering more than 15,000 vehicles per year and averaging more than one auction each month. Established by President Dana Mecum in 1988, Mecum Auctions remains a family-run company headquartered in Walworth, Wisconsin.
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A CITY NEAR YOU What an exciting auction in Indianapolis. It was so great to see million-dollar muscle leading the way at this year’s Original Spring Classic and watching the auction truly living up to its tradition as the largest and best muscle car auction in the world. Thank you to all who participated to help make it such a fantastic event for Mecum. The Bloomington Gold all-Corvette auction returns to central Illinois this year taking place on Saturday, June 29 in Champaign, Illinois. Both the auction and show will be held at a new location on the grounds of University of Illinois’ Assembly Hall. Many great Corvettes will cross the block as usual during Bloomington Gold, a “must-attend” event for Corvette enthusiasts. For July and August, it’s California here we come! After a stop in Santa Monica for our first ever celebrity items auction July 26-27 at the Barker Hangar, it’s on to the international spotlight in Monterey, August 15-17. There is plenty in store for this year’s daytime auction as incredible consignments continue to register every day. Positions are filling up quickly, so be sure to log on to mecum.com and send in your request forms, or contact our office to speak with a consignment agent. The consignment book is now open for Dallas in September and we’ll be opening up our Chicago book on July 1. Get prepared for an upcoming Mecum Auction, headed to a city near you.
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“Go Baby Go” was the buzz phrase of the week and the talk of the town in Indianapolis during Dana Mecum’s 26th Original Spring Classic, May 14-19, 2013 at the Indiana State
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Fairgrounds as eyes from around the globe converged on Indy to take part in the largest muscle car auction in the world. The crowds were electric from start to finish and top sellers
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proved that million dollar American muscle cars are truly alive and well. Six days and seventy-five hours of auction action saw a total of 2,350 lots cross the block including Road
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Art and racing memorabilia from the Grumpy Jenkins estate with total sales for the event reaching nearly $50 million. 1,706 vehicles were offered of which 1,142 went to new
homes achieving a 67% sell-through rate for the week long event. Top Sale honors go to legendary oneof-one Shelby Mustang supercar, the 1967 Shelby GT500 Super
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Snake (Lot F203) selling for a record-setting hammer price of $1.3 million. The most powerful Shelby GT500 ever produced now adds “most valuable Mustang� to its long
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list of rich history and accolades. Those in attendance on Saturday May 18, witnessed one of the most energized crowds in the history of Mecum Auctions as the 1967 Ford Mustang Eleanor Hero Car (Lot
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S135) used in Touchstone Pictures’ “Gone in 60 Seconds” took center stage amongst a standing room only crowd. In addition to the 32 hours of live broadcast, Velocity and Discovery Channel also featured
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a live full hour simulcast to cover the much-anticipated sale of this vehicle. As expected, the famous car received intense bidding from start to finish until it finally exchanged hands at an astonishing $1,000,000.
INDY 2013 AUCTION RESULTS TOP 10 SALES
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1. 1967 Shelby GT500 Super Snake Legendary One-of-One Shelby Supercar $1,300,000 F203 2. 1967 Ford Mustang Eleanor Gone in 60 Seconds Hero Car $1,000,000 S135 3. 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible Black ‘n Blue, Triple Crown Award $610,000 F197 4. 1965 Mercury Comet 427 SOHC A/FX Super Cyclone $410,000 S154 5. 1965 Shelby Cobra Roadster CSX7049 USRRC FIA $320,000 S139 6. 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 Fastback Two Build Sheets, Original Paint $255,000 F227 7. 1953 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster #93 of 300, Bloomington Gold $250,000 S150.1 8. 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split Window Coupe 327/340 HP, Factory Black/Red, Triple Crown $240,000 F199 9. 1957 Ford Thunderbird Phase I D/F 1 of Only 15 Built, 1 of 8 Known to Exist $230,000 F225.1 10. 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 Fastback KK #1758, Full Restoration $225,000 S225.1 * All Sales Reflect Hammer Prices. MECUM.COM
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With special guest Bob Frey, “The Voice of NHRA” commentary, the personal artifacts of drag racing hallof-famer Bill Jenkins’ Estate referred to at the auction as “Grumpy’s Stuff” garnered a total dollar amount (with Buyer’s Premium and Sales Tax) of $221,088.70 with his own personal Snap-On tool box (Lot K175) receiving highest sale honors when it hammered for $20,000. Grumpy’s 1970 Pro Stock Wally Winter Nationals trophy (Lot K132) went for $15,000 while his personal daily driver car, a 2004 Pontiac GTO (Lot S1) sold for $14,000. His 1972 Pro Stock Wally Spring Nationals trophy (Lot K133) and Bill’s very first trophy (Lot K173) brought $6,000 and $4,000 respectively. Road Art made a huge appearance at Indy in 2013 too with top sales honors bestowed upon a Pontiac Double Sided Neon Sign (Lot J60) that sold for $16,000. Complete car-by-car auction results of every Mecum auction are available to all Mecum InfoNet members, which is free to join at mecum.com. M
INDY 2013 AUCTION TOP 10 ROAD ART SALES
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1. Pontiac Double Sided Porcelain Neon Sign 2. Wash and Greasing Single Sided Porcelain Neon Sign 3. Mobil Gas Single Sided Porcelain Neon Sign 4. Sinclair Single Sided Porcelain Neon Sign 5. Tires and Batteries Single Sided Porcelain Neon Sign 6. “Trigger” Coin Operated Horse 7. Big Boy Statue 8. Red Barron Plane Kiddie Ride 9. Standard Oil Single Sided Porcelain Neon Sign 10. Esso Single Sided Porcelain Neon Sign 10
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SOLD FOR*
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$16,000 J60 $14,000 J44 $13,000 J37 $12,000 J29 $12,000 J45 $12,000 J61 $11,000 X510 $10,000 J62 $9,000 X410 $9,000 H53 * All Sales Reflect Hammer Prices.
University of Illinois Assembly Hall Grounds Champaign, Illinois
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S67 1967 Corvette Convertible 327/300 HP, 4-Speed Original and Unrestored Serial #00007 Pilot Car
S67 1967 Corvette Coupe 327/350 HP, 4-Speed Original and Unrestored Bloomington Gold Benchmark
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CELEBRATING hollywood history
Mecum Auctions, the largest collector car auction house in the world, has announced its first celebrity themed memorabilia auction, a two-day extravaganza at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, July 2627, 2013. Mecum Celebrity Items Auction: Celebrating the Legendary History of Hollywood will see over 2,000 items up for
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bid including vintage Hollywood artifacts, music and pop culture memorabilia, and personal items from the legends in entertainment. Highlights from items already consigned to the unprecedented Mecum Auction event include a pair of 1970s-style John Lennon prescription Swan glasses, a set (1 of 3) of Steve McQueen’s Yucatan trunks, a
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Ringo Starr “Power Ring” that was prominently displayed on the cover of his 1977 album Ringo the 4th, and the famous scathing letter written by Frank Sinatra to Chicago Tribune columnist, Mike Royko. The star-studded line-up from the Golden Years of Hollywood goes on and on with items associated with Elvis Presley, John Wayne, Marilyn
over 2000 legendary entertainment artifacts are set to be OFFEREd at special santa monica auction
Monroe, Jack Nicholson, Roy Rogers, Evel Knievel, Hunter S. Thompson, Jimmy Stewart, Burt Reynolds, Errol Flynn, Gene Kelly, and many more. In addition to the hundreds of individual consignments, Mecum will present entire collections of celebrity flare. Among them will be an amazing 1,200-piece collection from
John Hagner, curator of the Hollywood Stuntmen’s Hall of Fame. Acquired over the course of nearly seven decades, Hagner’s collection consists of remarkable memorabilia including the red handled leather-weave whip seen in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, the original 1943 Captain America cowl, a hood and cape from Spiderman pre-
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cursor the 1938 series The Spider’s Web, and Yakima Canutt’s stunt saddle. Hagner himself will be in attendance to represent and authenticate his collection. To consign an item or to become a pre-registered bidder at the Mecum Celebrity Items Auction, visit www.mecum.com or call (262) 275-5050. M
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At The Redline JOHN KRAMAN
PONY Prowess In early 1964, a brand new automobile market emerged with strong appeal to the first wave of Baby Boomers who were just beginning to earn their coveted driving licenses. Loosely termed “Sporty Compact,” it actually began with the debut of the Plymouth Barracuda on April 1st, 1964 with little fanfare. But it was the launch of the 1964 ½ (titled as 1965) Ford Mustang a few weeks later on April 17th with a base price of $2,368, that transformed the automotive landscape. It began a love affair with this genuine American Idol that has lasted almost 50 years now with no indication of ever slowing down. Initially based on the simple yet rugged Falcon platform, the long hood, short deck design was
an immediate smashing success with crisp and fresh styling. The hardtop coupe and convertible body styles were joined a bit later by the 2 + 2 fastback, all offered with a dizzying array of powertrains, options, colors and trim choices to allow buyers to personalize to taste. With an inline 6 cylinder engine and 3-speed floor shifted transmission standard, a variety of small block V-8’s were available including the high performance 271/hp 289ci V-8 screamer for performance enthusiasts, well known today as the K-code. Corporate targets for first year sales were less than 100,000 units, but well over 300,000 were built in the first 3 months making Mustang one of the most successful new model MECUM.COM
launches in history. The coveted one million sales mark was made after only 18 months forcing GM to introduce some competitors with the F body Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird in 1967. Even Carroll Shelby saw great potential and created the 1965 GT350 at his Shelby American facility in aircraft hangers at the Los Angeles airport on the fastback body. Specific performance, suspension, and appearance improvements were incorporated for both race applications as well as street use powered by the K-code V-8 pumped up to 306hp. Every Mecum Auction is proud to offer early Mustangs in all condition/price ranges to allow collectors a chance to add an original pony to their stable. M MECUMMONTHLY
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Star Power MICK WAY
1931 Harley-Davidson VL Formerly Owned by Steve McQueen
entertainment history Hello! My name is Mick Way, and I have the greatest job in the world… chasing entertainment history! Never knowing where a passion may lead gives thrill to the journey. For me, it started over 15 years ago – in the spring of 1997. As a favor to a friend, I stepped onto a movie set for the first time to be an “extra.” A few years later, I was a proud member of the I.A.T.S.E. Local 490 (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees) in Minneapolis, working as a crewmember on major Hollywood movie productions. With a bit of reflection, the person on the receiving end of the favor that day was not my friend, it was me. Another big passion of mine is history. I believe there is nothing more powerful than understanding events and inventions responsible for shaping our modern culture and society. So, when Mecum presented me the opportunity
to start and grow this new business…well, that is the reason for the “greatest job in the world” statement! That being said, I’m proud to announce the inaugural Mecum Celebrity Items Auction this July 26-27, at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California – where entertainment meets history, and the icons always get top billing. All the incredible Celebrity Items have played a part in entertainment history. Here at Mecum, it is our job to highlight and celebrate that role. We are excited to bring the Mecum style entertainment we are so well known for in the classic car world to Santa Monica. So, if you’ve been to our auctions or watched them on TV you know this means fast-paced, highoctane entertainment...a true rock concert auction experience and celebration! Mecum has aligned itself with MECUM.COM
the stars this first Celebrity Items auction. We are fortunate to be offering incredible items from John Lennon, Steve McQueen, Elvis Presley, and Ringo Starr; all of which come from consignors closely involved with these icons’ personal lives. In the upcoming days and weeks, we will roll out more Celebrity Items and Cars to be offered during the two-day extravaganza at the Barker Hangar, a world-class venue with panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean, set in the heart of Southern California. Please stay tuned and keep checking the Mecum website for updates. If you have any questions, please call me at the office or via email anytime: mway@ mecumauction.com Thank you so much for your time and attention…until next time, I will be keeping my eyes on the stars! M MECUMMONTHLY
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Insider’s Scoop
Quality and quantity by DAVID NEWHARDT
For more than a year, I’ve been writing this column to help consignors create photographs that will help Mecum Auctions market their car. The results have been impressive, and all of us at Mecum Auctions are grateful. Sharp images that show a vehicle to its best advantage help bidders in their pre-auction selections, and when interest in a specific lot is hot, the bidding during the auction is usually more intense. Everyone wins! Prior columns have focused on singular techniques that photographers can use to improve their images. From choosing a background, the direction of the light, even the height of the camera, we’ve touched a fiend! By that I mean, experiment. With the advent of digital photography, photographers now have instant feedback. Did that off-camera flash work in this photo? Digital cameras will show you if you got the shot, or not. As professional photographers say, pixels are MECUM.COM
free. Meaning you can shoot as many photos as you like with virtually zero cost. It’s not like in the film days, when every push of the shutter button literally cost money. Get on your knee and take some shots. Now stand up and take a few more. Move a few feet to one side or another and keep shooting. Once you’ve wrapped the shoot, edit. Be your own worst critic; delete the photos you don’t want to see. Odds are good that nobody else would want to see them either. But keep the ones that put a smile on your face. We want to see those. Those are the quality shots. During your photography session, you’ve taken a LOT of images. After you’ve edited the clunkers out of the mix, you probably have a LOT of good shots. We want a quantity of quality images. It sounds like we want it all, but when you submit a large number of good photos, marketing your vehicle is a pleasure. M MECUMMONTHLY
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magnificent McMurrEy 2014 will mark the 50th Anniversary of Ford’s inimitable Mustang, and Longview, Texas collector Joe McMurrey has just the thing for those wishing to participate in the year-long celebration of America’s Original Pony Car: the McMurrey Family Collection of K-Code and Boss Mustangs, to be offered at the Mecum Monterey Auction on Friday, August 16, 2013 at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa on the Del Monte Golf Course in Monterey, California.
F124 1965 Ford Mustang Coupe One of the First K-Code Mustangs Built
F126 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 429 Fastback KK #2145, 6,000 Miles
F127 1970 Ford Boss 302 Kar Kraft Trans Am Racer Well Documented Kar Kraft Prototype
Spanning three exceptional phases of Mustang development and evolution, this high calibre “Group of Seven” comprises two early K-Code cars, three first-generation Boss 302 Fastbacks - including the only production Boss 302 Trans Am racer - a rare 1970 Boss 429 and the very first production 2012 Boss 302. The inspiration behind this collection will come as no surprise, as Joe McMurrey explains: “I am a real big Carroll Shelby fan. I’m a Ford guy because of Carroll Shelby, and for Shelby to be able to do what he did with the Mustangs he had to start off with the K-codes… I started off with the 1964 ½ built on the first day of K-Code production, went from there to the Boss 429 and on through to the 2012 Boss 302. It’s number 0001, and there’s only one of those. You can 20
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go to a whole gathering of these cars and you’ll have the only number one there.” Those three milestone Mustangs are joined by a matching numbers 1966 K-Code Coupe with Tri Power carburetion, a Bright Yellow 1969 Boss 302 originally listed in the first edition of the Boss 302 Registry; a 1970 Boss 302 equipped with a rare overthe-counter Shelby Dual Quad carburetion setup, and the “Moonlighter” 1970 Boss 302 Trans Am racer built by Kar Kraft engineers that boasts a fascinating racing history. For Joe McMurrey and his family, it is the perfect time to see the cars take the next step in
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F130 1966 Ford Mustang Fastback K-Code 289/271 HP, 4-Speed
F125 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Fastback 4-Speed, 45,900 Miles
F128 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Fastback Shelby Dual Quad 302/290 HP, 11,800 Miles
F129 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Street Edition Serial #1, Less than 1,000 Miles
their respective stories. “We thought that with the Mustang’s Fiftieth Anniversary coming up it might be a grand time for others to experience them, and then they can take them to a car show and enjoy them like we’ve been able to enjoy them, maybe more so with all that’s going to go on next year.”
We couldn’t agree more: 2014 will see a nationwide celebration of the Mustang phenomenon, and these seven very special collector Mustangs from the McMurrey Family Collection represent an outstanding opportunity to get in on the fun. M
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THE Fabulous On July 21, 1987, automotive journalists from around the world assembled at the civic center near Ferrari’s Maranello headquarters for an audience with the Old Man himself. The occasion: the unveiling of the Ferrari F40 Berlinetta, the result of Ferrari’s instruction to his engineers to build the best car in the world. The F40 was indeed a technological tour de force, combining superbly executed engineering conventions with brilliant innovation. Its maximum speed of 201 MPH necessitated Pirelli’s all-new Z-rated P700 tires mounted on center-locking F-1 style aluminum
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wheels, behind which reside huge Group C-derived 13-inch Brembo brakes. The otherwise conventional all-independent A-arm/coilover suspension bore the added benefit of automatic ride height adjustment, a concession to the changing road conditions the
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F40 would face in the real world. The F40’s 3.0L twin turbo 4-cam V-8 made no such compromises, boasting 478 HP at 7,000 RPM while delivering its maximum 425 lb-ft of torque at just 4,000 RPM, making it docile at low speeds yet ready to instantly launch the
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car forward with overwhelming ferocity. Sculpted in carbon fiber for minimal weight and maximum downforce, the F40’s stunning Pininfarina bodywork has gained iconic status in the intervening years, more for its artful forms than its aerodynamic efficiency;
so too its strictly functional cockpit with its highly bolstered seats, simple padded steering wheel, gated shifter and analog instruments. Sold new by Ferrari of Los Gatos on June 21, 1991, this oneowner 1990 Ferrari F40 has been
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driven just 473 miles. It received its first service on October 6, 1992 at 459 miles and was then placed in storage, where it remained until April 26, 2013. One of only 1,311 produced from 1988 to 1992, it is a superb, virtually untouched example of the last Ferrari commissioned by Enzo Ferrari before his passing on August 14, 1988, barely one year after he introduced the F40 as the world’s fastest production automobile. As Lot S141 it is scheduled to be sold at approximately 2:40 PM Saturday, August 17, 2013 at the Mecum auction in Monterey, California. M
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August 8-9-10, 2013 • Walworth, WI Over 100 Vintage Engines: 4 Pm Thursday August 8 For the first time, the original Gone Farmin’ auction will expand to 3 days to offer over 100 vintage engines on Thursday, August 8th. Feature entries include an 8hp Waterloo Boy, side shaft Domestic, Mogul Jr. and the Main Attraction 10hp Otto.
T36 10 HP Otto
Over 300 Sign & Farm Relics: 2 Pm Friday August 9 Signs and Farm Relics has grown to become a must attend segment of the Gone Farmin Auction. High quality porcelain and neon signs lead the way with Farm relics ranging from butter churns to antique plows.
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300 Tractors: 10Am Friday & Saturday August 9-10 S59 1924 John Deere Spoker D
Over 100 tractors will be offered on Friday, August 9th and 200 tractors are set to cross the block on Saturday, August 10th. Friday’s main attraction is an excellent original 1919 Waterloo Boy N. Saturday’s main attraction is a 1924 John Deere “Spoker” D .
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original working clothes
Original tractors tell a story of work, family, and history. Considering tractors were a machine built and designed to work, it’s remarkable to find one over 50 years old in the condition of its time. When you hear someone say, “she’s in her original working clothes” you have found a special tractor. Looking at such a machine, you know it was maintained meticulously and with much care over the years. A tractor’s story runs parallel to the family who maintained it. Original tractors give us insight into innovations and progress that
advanced our nation and culture. Most artifacts of value revolve around originals which provide a benchmark for all restored items later on. A Corvette described as a driver is not the same original as a Bloomington Gold Survivor. The idea behind Bloomington Gold Benchmark over 30 years ago was to create a historical baseline so the heritage would not be lost, as most Corvettes at the time were being turned into hot rods or going to the crusher. If I hear a tractor described as “in her working clothes”, I think of a Bloomington Gold Benchmark Corvette.
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The main attraction on Friday at the 4th Annual Gone Farmin’ auction is a 1919 Waterloo Boy N in her original working clothes. The tractor was purchased from the original owner in 1979 and was in a private collection for the next 34 years. This is an amazing original that it almost 100 years old. The fenders have the marks from the machine that rolled along to place the rivets to hold it together, and on the frame rail you can still see parts of the original Waterloo Boy Stencil. Little details like these set this Waterloo Boy apart from the rest. M
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HONORing harry MILLER The genius of American race car designer and builder Harry Miller was celebrated as part of the 18th annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, held March 8-10th in Jacksonville, Florida. “The Amelia is more than just an event,” said Bill Warner, Chairman and Founder of this prestigious gathering. “It’s a celebration of the past, present and future of automobiles. We gathered the very best in classic cars, racing history and automotive superstars together for the 2013 Concours, and attracted over 25,000 people over the weekend event.”
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from amelia to milwaukee
The Harry Miller display included an amazing 20 cars, owned by many of the Harry A. Miller Club members. The exhibit was in recognition of the 90th anniversary of the first win for a Harry Miller car in the Indianapolis 500. Tommy Milton drove the famous “122” car to the first of eleven victories for Harry Miller-built cars and engines. During the Concours event, Miller Club President
Dana Mecum won the award for “Best Open Wheel Car” with his V16 Miller, which was presented by Bill Spoerle of the Indy 500 Racing Museum. “When people talk about Harry Miller’s work, the word ‘genius’ always surfaces,” stated Warner. “After seeing his work up close, it’s easy to understand why.” Bill Warner is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Harry Miller Club. Harry Miller’s attention to even the most minute detail was stunning. He was obsessive about quality. The smallest components of his cars, engines and carburetors were finished to jewelers’ standards, MECUM.COM
even when no one, not even the customer, would see the finished product of his dedication to excellence and mechanical perfection. The 2013 celebration of Harry Miller continues in Milwaukee for the 19th annual Millers at Milwaukee–Vintage Indy Car Event, July 12-13 at the Milwaukee Mile. For all those that missed the beautiful display of Miller cars at Amelia Island, here’s your chance to watch the Miller Club take these legendary machines to the track! For more information about the Harry A. Miller Club and the Miller Meet, visit harrymillerclub.com. M MECUMMONTHLY
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University of Illinois Assembly Hall Grounds - Champaign, IL
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