Ed Miller Interview Questions Answers

Tell us about yourself (age, where you grow up, family, what you did for a living, etc.)

I am almost 84. Grew up in the Rochester NY area the youngest of 12 kids. I was a union bricklayer when I got drafted in 1963.

I worked at a gas station for a while where a bunch of older street racers hung out. Harry Robinson with a 56 Olds then a 54 Dodge hemi were a big influence on me riding along when he raced.

My first drag strip race was at Sampson Air Force base at a NHRA regional race there. I had a 54 Studebaker coupe with a V-8 and stick shift, stock class.

At the Super Stock nationals at Cecil County in 1967 we were having clutch problems and I asked Buddy Martin if I could get a clutch from them, He said he would check with the Chrysler guys there and they OK ed it. Monday after the race Mr Maxwell called and asked what we were going to do with the car. We were having so much clutch and transmission problems I told him we had talked it over on the way home and decided to put a clutchflite in the car and run A/MP. We were NHRA record holders and class winner at National meets that made another Plymouth in S/S eliminator so he asked me if they gave me a new clutch and transmission gears would we keep the car in S/S. Of course the answer was yes { best investment they ever made after the 1967 World Finals} After the world finals we got a parts contract and in line to get the 68 Cuda.

I did Supercar Clinics in 1969 when I was sponsored by the Plymouth dealers association  At least one Dealer had us back for a second time so they must have been happy. Fun times

We set the records  several times and won one race and beat Jenkins at the last Points race to win the NE division by 100 points, 1 round.

You won a big cash bonus from the Hurst company in 1967 for your numerous racing successes that season, do remember the dollar amount and what it felt like? We won the $10,000 Hurst put up for S/S and the total was about $16,000 including $3000 worth of tools from Bonney. They were a big tool company back then. Between the cash and the prizes, It was a relief because with all the traveling we did that year, we had not won much money until we secured the champion at Tulsa,” said Ed.

The 68 Cuda was the car I won the most money with, $500 the first time we ran it at Niagara big S/S race. The Duster was the best looking but didn’t win much money.

Ronnie Sox had a team behind him and only had to drive. I had to do most everything myself with my wife Sharron.

I had been running the AHRA heads up Ultra Stock east coast circuit in 1969 so I was pretty well set up for NHRA Pro Stock in 1970.

Not much, almost the same car but making more power meant more engine problems.

I stopped racing Pro Stock after 1971. The Lenco trans everybody was running cost more than I had in my complete Duster.

I raced a Hemi Charger in IHRA in 1974 then built a 68 Cuda SS/A car I set the NHRA records with in 75 -77 then bracket raced until Super Gas started then tried that for a bit. In 1982 I built a Plymouth Horizon for S/G and ended up in S/C with a hemi and finally a Lenco, The best handling most fun car I ever had. I did a lot of MOPAR shows selling parts in the 80s 90s 2000s

I watch all NHRA shows on TV. The 68 cars today are NOTHING like when we ran them. SAD

I had a lot of fun traveled a lot and met some great people. really was the best time to be a Drag racer.

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