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Adams was an American racing car constructor named after Clyde Adams. Adams had left his native Texas and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 20. Adams started working for Harry Miller, and built a reputation as a first-class metalworker.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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B. Levrett in Adams Offenhauser Palmer Special, 1950-05-30 Indianapolis 500
Photo: Tower Photograhers, Indianapolis, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Adams was an American racing car constructor named after Clyde Adams. Adams had left his native Texas and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 20. Adams started working for Harry Miller, and built a reputation as a first-class metalworker. When Miller's business collapsed in the aftermath of the Great Depression, Adams set up his own business. He worked on a range of Indianapolis 500 vehicles from 1930 to 1950, as well as several speedcars.2

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