Son and heir to a wealthy stockbroker, Alexander Kennedy Miller became an enthusiast of Stutz automobiles at the time when they were still in production. Even as he moved from Montclair, New Jersey, to a rural Vermont farm, he continued to buy Stutz cars and their parts, secreting them away in barns, sheds, and lean-tos on the property and selling parts to other enthusiasts in need. Well known to Stutz aficionados, he nonetheless remained something of an enigma to the outside world at the time of his passing in 1993. Three years later, his estate was sold at auction, in an epic unveiling of the long-hidden automobile collection dubbed “The Opening of King Stutz Tomb” by the media.

This Model M four-passenger speedster, distinguished by its factory racing-style “dipped” front doors and optional full rear cowl, was one of the best-preserved and most original cars in the Miller horde, sold at the famous 1996 auction. It was sympathetically restored to highly accurate condition and a fine level of presentation, in a handsome color scheme of dark red with black fenders and a nicely fitted tan top. The sleek and curvaceous lines add a level of sensual elegance, as does the length of the 145-inch-wheelbase chassis and the power of the Le Mans-style Challenger engine, four-speed transmission, and superior vacuum-boosted Lockheed brakes.

Very few of this important body style survive, including examples that were part of the renowned Bill Harrah and Briggs Cunningham collections. This particular example bears the finest history of all, having been owned by the great, renowned A.K. Miller, and with superb originality and performance would be welcomed on both CCCA CARavans and at the finest concours d’elegance.