
Barney Oldfield drives a streamlined Miller with fully enclosed cockpit, called the “Golden Sub,” to new 1-mile (80 mph), 5-mile (77.2 mph), 25-mile (75.4 mph), and 50-mile (73.5 mph) speed records (1917).
Photo: Vintage Velocity
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