Kenneth Henry Miles (1 November 1918 – 17 August 1966) was a British sports car racing engineer and driver best known for his motorsport career in the US and with American teams on the international scene.

After a failed attempt to run away to the United States, Miles left school at the age of 15 to work as an apprentice at Wolseley Motors, who sent him to a technical school to broaden his knowledge of vehicle construction. He raced motorcycles before he served in the British Territorial Army in World War II where he spent the next seven years working in machinery. Miles earned the rank of staff sergeant in 1942. He was stationed in a tank unit that took part in the Normandy landings in 1944.

After the war, he raced Bugattis, Alfa Romeos, and Alvises with the Vintage Sports Car Club.

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