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S Ken Ien Miles Dies ies in in Crash ras Of Test Car RIVERSIDE Calif UPI Veteran sports car racer Ken Miles 47 whose precision and gutty driving electrified fans worldwide piloted his last lap Wednesday as his experimental Ford J car flipped at miles per hour Longtime time friend Carroll Shel Shel- Shelby Shelby by builder of the car ordered an immediate investigation beginning today of the high speed accident which sent the popular driver to his death at Riverside International lay ay I S S S SA I IA A raceway spokesman said the car was gutted by flames but not to the point which would preclude an investigation of the cause It was the sixth fatality at the speedway Miles known for his keen wit and deep dedication to the sport which claimed his life had been testing the experimental tal GT racer when it mysteriously bounded out of control The car went off Lbs track at atthe atthe atthe the easiest curve to negotiate a 11 spokesman said which drew speculation that the accident may have been caused by a mechanical failure S S S The driver who was no stranger to the restraining wall had flirted with death on several occasions before Wed Wednesdays Wednesday's Wednesdays Wednesdays fatal accident On every mishap Miles was exonerated of negligence am and the car was blamed as being defective Miles had come to fame at atan atan atan an age when most men are on the sidelines according to Dan Gurney another veteran driver drive and personal friend He deserved every honor he received He drove thousands o of miles of the toughest kind a of test driving Gurney said
Object Description
| Title | Columbia Missourian Newspaper 1966-08-18 |
| Description | 58th Year, No. 284 |
| Subject |
Columbia (Mo.) -- Newspapers Boone County (Mo.) -- Newspapers |
| Coverage | United States -- Missouri -- Boone County -- Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Date | 1966-08-18 |
| Type | Newspapers |
| Format | |
| Collection Name |
Columbia Missourian Newspaper Collection |
| Publisher.Digital | University of Missouri Library Systems |
| Rights | These pages may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for distribution or publication. |
| Contributing Institution |
State Historical Society of Missouri University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Journalism |
| Copy Request |
Contact the State Historical Society of Missouri at: (800) 747-6366 or (573) 882-7083 or email contact@shsmo.org. Some fees apply: http://shsmo.org/research/researchfees |
| County |
Boone County (Mo.) |
Description
| Title | Columbia Missourian 1966-08-18 Ken Miles Dies in Crash of Test Car |
| Date | 1966-08-18 |
| Type | article |
| Collection Name | Columbia Missourian Newspaper Collection |
| Item.Transcript | S Ken Ien Miles Dies ies in in Crash ras Of Test Car RIVERSIDE Calif UPI Veteran sports car racer Ken Miles 47 whose precision and gutty driving electrified fans worldwide piloted his last lap Wednesday as his experimental Ford J car flipped at miles per hour Longtime time friend Carroll Shel Shel- Shelby Shelby by builder of the car ordered an immediate investigation beginning today of the high speed accident which sent the popular driver to his death at Riverside International lay ay I S S S SA I IA A raceway spokesman said the car was gutted by flames but not to the point which would preclude an investigation of the cause It was the sixth fatality at the speedway Miles known for his keen wit and deep dedication to the sport which claimed his life had been testing the experimental tal GT racer when it mysteriously bounded out of control The car went off Lbs track at atthe atthe atthe the easiest curve to negotiate a 11 spokesman said which drew speculation that the accident may have been caused by a mechanical failure S S S The driver who was no stranger to the restraining wall had flirted with death on several occasions before Wed Wednesdays Wednesday's Wednesdays Wednesdays fatal accident On every mishap Miles was exonerated of negligence am and the car was blamed as being defective Miles had come to fame at atan atan atan an age when most men are on the sidelines according to Dan Gurney another veteran driver drive and personal friend He deserved every honor he received He drove thousands o of miles of the toughest kind a of test driving Gurney said |
