This Miller-Ford Indy car re-creation is said to have been hand-built by a New Hampshire enthusiast between 2024 and 2025 as an homage to the V8-powered race cars built for the 1935 Indianapolis 500 via a partnership between Harry Miller, Preston Tucker, and the Ford Motor Company. Featuring steel bodywork over a custom steel box-tube frame, the car is finished in a white and dark blue livery and is equipped with the drivetrain from a 1939 Ford, including a 221ci flathead V8, a three-speed manual transmission, and a banjo rear axle. Additional features include dual downdraft carburetors atop a D&S intake manifold, four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes, coilover rear shock absorbers, 19” red-painted wire wheels, an aluminum radiator with an electric cooling fan, and two-place seating trimmed in red vinyl. This Miller-Ford Indy Car re-creation was purchased by the selling dealer four months ago and is now offered with vintage-style racing headgear and scarves for two, an uninstalled larger-diameter steering wheel, and an Arizona title describing it as a 1935 Ford Model 48.

Harry A. Miller established himself as a dominating force in the design and construction of open-wheel chassis and engines in the 1920s, with nine Miller race cars of both rear-drive and pioneering front-drive configuration winning the Indianapolis 500 between 1923 and 1934. After filing bankruptcy and selling his earlier designs to Fred Offenhauser, Miller teamed up with entrepreneur Preston Tucker to form Miller and Tucker Inc., and soon after their company reached a deal to build 10 stock-block V8-powered race cars for Ford to contest the 1935 Indianapolis 500. Miller and Tucker had less than 60 days to complete the streamlined cars, which rode on a front-drive chassis with four-wheel independent suspension, and only five chassis were ready for the race’s start. After all four qualifying cars struggled with steering box failures during the race, the 10 chassis were sent back to Detroit for storage and eventual sale to privateers.

This re-creation rides on a custom-built tubular steel frame and features hand-built steel bodywork finished in a white and dark blue “V8” livery inspired by the original Miller-Ford race cars. Features include a white-painted grille, a louvered side-hinged hood panel, louvered engine-bay side panels through which exhaust headers pass, an external fuel-filler cap, and number 35 graphics.

Red-painted 19” bolt-on wire wheels wear two-eared spinners and are wrapped in mismatched older tires. Stopping is handled by hydraulic drum brakes all around.

The cockpit houses a two-place bench with offset backrests trimmed in red pleated vinyl. Additional features include red vinyl perimeter trim, black-painted floorboards, and a central shifter with a V8-branded knob.

The 13”-diameter three-spoke aluminum steering wheel sits ahead of an engine-turned aluminum dashboard fascia that houses chrome-bezel-surrounded instrumentation including a 6k-rpm tachometer and gauges monitoring amperage, oil pressure, and oil temperature. The car is not equipped with an odometer, and mileage is unknown.

The 221ci flathead V8 is said to have been sourced from a 1939 Ford and features 24-bolt cylinder heads, dual carburetors, and a D&S intake manifold. Additional features include an alternator, an aluminum cooling fan, and a switchable electric cooling fan. The water pump is said to have been replaced under current ownership.

Power is sent to the rear wheels via a three-speed manual transmission and a banjo-style solid rear axle, both of which are said to have been sourced from a 1939 Ford. The rear axle is sprung by chromed coilover shock absorbers and features a Panhard bar and radius rods, while the front suspension setup incorporates a solid front axle, a transverse leaf spring, and hairpin radius rods.

Photos from the build are included in the sale, as are a 16”-diameter spare steering wheel and two sets of vintage-style racing helmets, goggles, and scarves.

A Ford chassis plate affixed to the firewall is stamped with the number 181601698, which is utilized as the car’s identification number on its title.