Auto Zone 2012: Burt Munro

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New video of Burt, set to Billy Idol's song "Speed"

Burt Munro, Icon, LSR, Motorcycle, racing, racing. LSR 12:33 PM

Looks like Anthony Hopkins on the movie set for "World's Fastest Indian"

Burt Munro, Hollywood, Indian, movie 2:05 PM

The license plate is close, but not the one on Burt's trailer http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/02/burts-trailer-simple-and-effective.html , and the tall guy is wearing new sneakers, nothing looked like those in the 60's, and Burt was skinny

found on http://ihatemotorcycles.tumblr.com/

New photos of Burt Munro and his first time at Bonneville have been found

Bonneville, Burt Munro, Icon, LSR, Motorcycle, racing. LSR, streamliner 10:22 AM

above and below are the images that show Burt having just been given the sack of money that everybody donated to (love the comraderie of racers) that was a scene in World's Fastest Indian and the above moment was captured by another camera http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/01/they-passed-hat-for-burt-just-like.html

From http://www.jockeyjournal.com/?p=710 . The photos were taken by Jack Brady, and are in the Kellogg collection, and I came across them at http://chromjuwelen.tumblr.com/post/789278888/the-jockey-journal-blog-archive-the-passion-of

For all the other information and photos of Burt I've come across:

Burt's trailer... simple and effective

Burt Munro 8:04 AM

The two above images are from http://badassmofos.wordpress.com/2009/05/10/herbert-james-munro/ which has a really well written biography of Burt, and a couple of good photos too.

Read about how a New Zealander accidentally found Burt's trailer on ebay http://www.indianmotorbikes.com/features/munro/trailer/index.htm

".... 1975, the last time Burt ever went to America. They also informed me that they were the last owners of the American Indian Motorcycle Company in Monrovia, California. The American Indian Motorcycle Company was Burt’s home base when he went to America. He would store his bike streamliner and trailer there. Each year he would bring back his latest engine and mount it into the frame then put the streamliner on to his faithful trailer and way he would go off to Bonneville.He did this from 1962 until 1971 and every year he used the same Trailer, Indian Scout Frame and Streamliner.
Burt had sold the Indian Scout, Streamliner and Trailer to a local American gentleman on his last trip to America in 1975. The buyer said he did not want the trailer and it has been stored under another larger trailer for the last thirty years. The trailer was built by Burt Munro himself out of an old Indian sidecar on a farm in Invercargill it still has the original New Zealand number plate attached. "

For all the coverage of Burt Munro you'll ever find in one place: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search/label/Burt%20Munro 'cause Burt was one of a kind, innovative, inspirational, hot rodder, designer, inventive, motorcycle racer, tenacious and from all I've read, one of the best blokes you'd ever meet.

Here's to you Burt! and to Sir Anthony Hopkins for doing him justice in the movie.

They passed the hat for Burt... just like the movie had in the script... reminds me to tell you, pay it forward

Bonneville, Burt Munro, LSR, Motorcycle, racing. LSR, streamliner 4:56 PM

Burt, 1962, Bonneville for the first time

Via: http://speedseekers.blogspot.com/2009/12/burt.html

Burt Munro, AMA hall of famer, on the salt from 1962-1967

Bonneville, Burt Munro, LSR, Motorcycle, racing. LSR, streamliner 10:29 PM

New images via http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/hofbiopage.asp?id=381 by way of http://nostalgiaonwheels.blogspot.com/2008/03/burt-munros-injun-scout-101-salt-racer.html

Watch the movie, it's a good one, and Anthiny Hopkins is a great actor.

Via: http://zelastchancegaragedu78.blogspot.com/2009/01/burts-hardware.html

For all the info and images I've come across and posted about Burt and his land speed record 1926 Indian Scout: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search/label/Burt%20Munro