Burt Munro: Indian Land Speed Record Stands After 50 Years

In 1967, Burt Munro made his seventh trip to the Bonneville Salt Flats. The record he set at that 1967 event was not the first land speed record he established at Bonneville; in 1962 he had set a record in what was called the 55 cubic-inch class at the time. Munro set a 55 cubic-inch record of 178.971 mph, as well as a new record in the SA 1000 class in 1966 at 168.066 mph. Munro ratcheted the SA 1000 class record up to 184.087 mph in 1967—a record that has stood the test of time and still stands in what is now the S-AF 1000cc class. All the records were set with his hand-built 1920 Indian Scout based streamliner… read more >