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Re: Burns & Wright...Bert Munroe

To: "Dan" <dwarner@electrorent.com>,
Subject: Re: Burns & Wright...Bert Munroe
From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 07:27:18 -0500
Wasn't Ken Young Indian's....who did the restoration was it?

I worked there in Long Beach as a kid...

K ( yes it's called a Push Broom cause Ken wouldn't let you PULL it )

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> From: Dan <dwarner@electrorent.com>
> To: land speed <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Burns & Wright...Bert Munroe
> Date: Friday, April 13, 2001 7:20 AM
> 
> List,
> 
> I believe the person who casts his own pistons, etc. is Bert Munroe from
down
> under, NZ? Bert was truly a one of a kind person. There are a million
stories
> about him, doing strange things with Ford beam axles, that sort of stuff.
> 
> His Indian motorcycle was restored and shown at various gatherings around
the
> country. The restoring person's name escapes me for now but I do know he
> passed away a few years ago. I haven't seen the bike for sometime. It is
still
> around as it has surfaced on the ballot for inclusion to the Dry Lakes
Hall of
> Fame (Gas Up) for 2001.
> 
> I may be able to find some more info in my junk, I mean collectibles, in
the
> garage.
> 
> Dan W

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