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Durant was a co-owner of the Beverly Hills Speedway (1920–1924), a -mile (2 km) board track, along with the Speedway Association, which consisted of Durant, Cecil B. DeMille, Jake Dansinger and Silsbee Spalding, among others. [9] [10] It was located at the site of the present Beverly Wilshire Hotel .
- Russell Clifford Durant, November 26, 1890, Flint, Michigan, U.S.
- automobile racer, Vice President of Chevrolet - California sales.
- October 31, 1937 (aged 46), West Hollywood, California, U.S.
Cliff Durant - IMS Museum. CLIFF DURANT, the wealthy sportsman son of General Motors founder W.C. ”Billy” Durant, entered eight cars in the 1923 Indianapolis 500 race (all Millers), of which five finished among the top seven. Durant drove in the Indianapolis 500 six times, leading briefly in 1923.
Russell Clifford ("Cliff") Durant (November 26, 1890 – October 30, 1937) was a race car driver, speedboat enthusiast, amateur flier, president of Durant Motors in Oakland, California, and son of General Motors founder William "Billy" Crapo Durant.
Oct 31, 2019 · Cliff Durant was the financial backer of the famous Harry Miller racing engines which dominated the racing world in the 1920s–30s. His old car the “Detroit Special” which was designed by Tommy Milton and Harry Miller and cost $250,000 was later bought by Harry Hartz, who installed a new Miller engine.
Find out about Indycars driver, Cliff Durant, their career, history and character information incl. races, teams and much more.
Russell Clifford Durant (November 26, 1890 – October 31, 1937) was an American playboy and racing driver. Early life. Durant was born in Flint, Michigan, the son of William C. Durant and Clara Miller Pitt. His older sister, Margery Durant, was three years his senior.
Media in category "Cliff Durant" The following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total. 1922 Tacoma Speedway Cliff Durant Marvin D Boland Collection G521089.jpg 2,842 × 2,226; 449 KB
