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Replica of Burt Munro's 1920 Indian Scout as modified for his record attempts in 1962. Between 1962 and 1967, New Zealander Burt Munro used a modified 1920 Indian Scout to set flying mile land speed records at the Bonneville Salt Flats. His records were: [29] 20 August 1962: 54 cu in (880 cc) class record of 178.971 mph (288.026 km/h).
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.
In the United States the American Motor Drome Company uses several vintages Indian Scout Motorcycles from the 1920s to give the audience a view of how these shows were done in their heyday. The American Motor Drome Company is the only wall of death to have two riders Inducted into the Sturgis Motorcycle Hall of Fame; Jay Lightnin' (2014) and ...
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Ashishishe (c. 1856–1923), known as Curly (or Curley) and Bull Half White, was a Crow scout in the United States Army during the Sioux Wars. One of the most notable U.S. Army Indian Scouts was Curley, a member of the Crow tribe who became a scout in April 1876 under Colonel John Gibbon. He then joined Lieutenant Colonel Custer.
Edward Sheriff Curtis (February 19, 1868 – October 19, 1952, sometimes given as Edward Sherriff Curtis) [1] was an American photographer and ethnologist whose work focused on the American West and on Native American people.
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More than 50 years ago, Mary Badham was just ten years old when she received an Academy Award nomination -- and then she retired from acting. Not exactly your typical Hollywood story!