Thanks, Retyred and Juvela for the posts.
Juvela, I knew about Montrose Bikes, also their racing team, (and their connection to the Encino velodrome). My bike still has the Montrose sticker on it. And I also heard the story of the 1946 Cupertino bike. The story I heard was that two brothers (WW II vets) bought identical bikes, returned to the states, and one of the brothers was killed while riding his bike. The other bike is the one in Cupertino. Urban legend?? That's the story Vance told me, anyway.
I will try to seek out Nelson Miller for pix.
Love that cromovelato green, Retyred!
Do either of you know if anybody besides Bob Hansing at Montrose imported these bikes? They all seem to be on the West Coast; knowing the bike shop it came from, and wondering if this was the only importer -- it's a big part of what attracted me to this particular bike.