<< Prev Page 2 of 2 Milliken experimented with the car well into the 1970s and, although it clearly had superior handling, the unconventional machine was never shown in public. The MX-1 was eventually set aside as Milliken formed Milliken Reseach Associates in 1976, which also produced the aforementioned Race Car Vehicle Dynamics book. MRA also created software to handle data gathered during wind-tunnel tests and the company also helped Lotus develop their active suspension system.
The MX-1 would have remained in storage had it not been for historic racing and automotive enthusiast Dean Butler. He met Milliken after he had acquired the Miller 4WD campaigned by Milliken back in the 1950s. Enthralled by the striking Camber Car, Butler funded the recommissioning of the MX-1. The work was completed in time for the 2002 Goodwood Festival of Speed where it finally made its first public appearance. Butler entered the car for Milliken, who piloted the remarkable machine up the hill despite his impressive age of 91.
Not surprisingly, Bill Milliken and his one-off experimental machine grabbed a lot of attention at Goodwood, not only from the spectators but also from the engineers of the racing teams on hand. The MX-1 was back at Goodwood in 2007 again with Milliken at the wheel. Aged 101, Milliken passed away in July of 2012. The MX-1 remains as the most palpable evidence of the American engineer's brilliance. Fittingly, the Milliken MX-1 Camber Car has been invited for the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed where the event's 20th anniversary will be celebrated with the best cars from the first 20 years. << Prev Page 2 of 2
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Milliken experimented with the car well into the 1970s and, although it clearly had superior handling, the unconventional machine was never shown in public. The MX-1 was eventually set aside as Milliken formed Milliken Reseach Associates in 1976, which also produced the aforementioned Race Car Vehicle Dynamics book. MRA also created software to handle data gathered during wind-tunnel tests and the company also helped Lotus develop their active suspension system.