Corvette Engines and Racingcars

[David McKinney]

It continued with Corvette power in the hands of later owners, but the engine went elsewhere in the 1970s. The various parts were duly collected together and the car rebuilt with 2.2 Climax engine, and Aussie Miller was among those who drove it in historic events.

After a spell in the Lukey Museum it was sold to the US, then acquired by NZ film-maker Rob Whitehouse around 1987, though the car remained in the US for a while longer. Whitehouse did appear with the car in practice for a historic meeting at Donington in 1991, but I'm pretty sure never raced it

It was however raced for the next dozen years or so by a new English owner

[Ellis]

David has it down pat....What he said.

Guy Miller...Ozzie's son lives not far from me in Tas.
I think the family still has a Cooper Bristol that has appeared at Historic meetings.
The family has links to flying still with interests in a Super Spreading business in Vic.
Austin passed away less than 2 years ago a ago and was admitted into the Tasmanian Motoring Hall of fame not long after he died.


Bathurst cc 1960 ...pre Corvette


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He was quite a character in his heyday.