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EPISODE · Aug 2, 2020 · 20 MIN

The Astonishing and Tragic Story of Ken Miles

from Auto/Motive · host A/M

Ken Miles In the episode, I cover the life and racing career of Ken Miles, who worked closely with Carroll Shelby and Ford in the 1960s. A truly amazing race car driver and mechanic whos glory was stolen due to corporation rubbish!  Thanks for Listening! Music:  Hero Down by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3868-hero-down License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Crossing the Chasm by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3562-crossing-the-chasm License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sources: https://www.historicracing.com/driverDetail.cfm?driverID=7499 https://klemcoll.wordpress.com/2016/01/02/the-flying-shingle/#:~:text=Search-,The%20Flying%20Shingle,Willow%20Springs%20in%20February%201955. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/609639/ken-miles-race-car-driver-facts https://drivetribe.com/p/ken-miles-the-true-story-of-the-X9rZfkWGTqyLEZtCcKOSbA?iid=dyUyEnYzToSuhFlO1SB7oQ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutton_Coldfield https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1943/19/letters-readers-august-1943#miles https://database.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/ken-miles https://time.com/5730536/ford-v-ferrari-true-story/

Ken Miles In the episode, I cover the life and racing career of Ken Miles, who worked closely with Carroll Shelby and Ford in the 1960s. A truly amazing race car driver and mechanic whos glory was stolen due to corporation rubbish!  Thanks for Listening! Music:  Hero Down by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3868-hero-down License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Crossing the Chasm by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3562-crossing-the-chasm License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sources: https://www.historicracing.com/driverDetail.cfm?driverID=7499 https://klemcoll.wordpress.com/2016/01/02/the-flying-shingle/#:~:text=Search-,The%20Flying%20Shingle,Willow%20Springs%20in%20February%201955. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/609639/ken-miles-race-car-driver-facts https://drivetribe.com/p/ken-miles-the-true-story-of-the-X9rZfkWGTqyLEZtCcKOSbA?iid=dyUyEnYzToSuhFlO1SB7oQ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutton_Coldfield https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1943/19/letters-readers-august-1943#miles https://database.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/ken-miles https://time.com/5730536/ford-v-ferrari-true-story/

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