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Sell a classic car Ken Miles biography.Kenneth Henry Miles (1 November 1918 – 17 August 1966) was a British sports car racing engineer and driver best known for his career in the USA and with American teams on the international scene.

Career

Miles raced motorcycles before he served as a tank sergeant in the British Army in World War II.

After the war, he raced Bugattis, Alfa Romeos and Alvises with the Vintage Sports Car Club.

He then turned to a Ford V8 Frazer-Nash.

Miles then moved from England to the Los Angeles, California area. In 1953 he won 14 straight victories in SCCA racing in an MG-based special of his own design and construction.

For the 1955 season, he designed, constructed and campaigned a second special based on MG components that were known as the “Flying Shingle”.

It was very successful in the SCCA F modified class on the west coast.

Miles raced the “Flying Shingle” at Palm Springs in late March, finishing first overall against vete