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  2. Burt Munro - Wikipedia

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    A replica of the 1920 Indian (with half the exterior removed to show detail) that Burt Munro used to set his record in 1967. Munro's Indian Scout was an early model, the 627th Scout to leave the American factory. [7] The bike had an original top speed of 55 mph (89 km/h), [2] but this did not satisfy Munro, so in 1926 he began to modify the bike.

  3. The World's Fastest Indian - Wikipedia

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    The Munro portrayed in the film recalls the death of a twin brother named Ernie, who died when a tree fell on him. The real Munro had an older brother who was killed when a tree fell on him. [9] [10] Munro also had a stillborn twin sister. The real Munro had set numerous speed records in New Zealand during the late 1930s through the early 1970s.

  4. January 1978 - Wikipedia

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    Burt Munro, 78, New Zealand motorcycle racer; ... Died: Tim McCoy, 86, American B-movie actor who appeared in eight western films as U.S. Marshal Tim McCall, ...

  5. Burt, the famous croc from "Crocodile Dundee" movie, dies in ...

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    Crocosaurus Cove in Darwin said in an Instagram post that Burt died peacefully over the weekend, "marking the end of an incredible era." "Burt's life story is one of strength, resilience, and a ...

  6. Motorcycle land-speed record - Wikipedia

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    The first generally recognized motorcycle speed records were set unofficially by Glenn Curtiss, using aircraft engines of his own manufacture, first in 1903, when he achieved 64 mph (103 km/h) at Yonkers, New York using a V-twin, and then on January 24, 1907, on Ormond Beach, Florida, when he achieved 136.27 mph (219.31 km/h) using a V8 housed in a spindly tube chassis with direct shaft drive ...

  7. Sally Field Explains Why Burt Reynolds Refused to Take Her to ...

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    Related: Burt Reynolds’ Life in Pictures Remembering a legend. Us Weekly broke the news that Burt Reynolds died on Thursday, September 6, at a hospital in Florida after going into cardiac arrest.

  8. Burt, beloved crocodile from 'Crocodile Dundee,' has died - AOL

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    Burt, the beloved crocodile known for starring in the Australian film "Crocodile Dundee," died over the weekend. He was estimated to be over 90 years old.

  9. J. B. Munro - Wikipedia

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    At the age of nine he was adopted by his foster parents, the Munro family in Invercargill, [3] and his name was changed to John Baldwin Munro. [1] His adoptive father was William Munro [4] and his adoptive brother was Burt Munro, a New Zealand motorcycle racer who was the subject of The World's Fastest Indian.