Karol Miller and his Bville 56 Ford info request

Looking for info/links/etc for info on Karol Miller and his 56 Ford that he drove from Texas to B'ville and raced there. Collecting details especially about the car.

Please post links and/or anything accurate.

Thanks in advance!

Mark

 

Ford Success Stories: Karol Miller ... Bonneville Legend






While the Chevy small block has dominated hot rod history, it might be said the Ford Y-block was the Rodney Dangerfield of hot rod engines. However, the fact that Y-blocks didn't get much respect was not because they didn't perform. Texan Karol Miller is a case in point and the extraordinary performance he achieved with his 1956 Ford Fairlane that he drove to the Utah salt flats made me realize the Ford Y-block had plenty of potential. Ray Brock captured Karol's innovative feats in this story from the 1962 "Ford Performance Handbook":
"Our first meeting with Karol Miller took place in the middle of the hot, blinding expanse of the Bonneville salt flats in August of 1956. None of the old time hot rodders who had been participating yearly at the annual SCTA (Southern California Timing ***ociation) National Speed Trials knew anything about this soft-spoken Texan -- he just drove in one day near the start of the week-long meet and asked for an entry blank.

 

search Archive here: Karol Miller and Y-Blocks and online: www.oocities.org/yblockhead/karolmiller.html and www.y-blockforever.com/forums/topic60540-6-1.aspx

 

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=274604&highlight=karol

He may still be alive.

 

The '62 Ford Performance Handbook by Ray Brock has the full article with pictures that 22 track's link leads to, posted by Henry Floored.

 

Thanks so far for the info!

Mark

 

He is still alive and lives somewhere I believe
in Northern California.

 

He moved back to Texas and is doing fine, still interested in Y Blocks.