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

Burt, 1962, Bonneville for the first time

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

very cool banner photo

It's clipped and the rest of the streamliner is on their banner, it's a cool photo
http://www.mooneyesusa.com/

If you want to see a couple more photos of the streamliner: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2006/11/love-mooneyes-stuff.html and http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/04/website-of-variety-of-car-and.html

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

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.

Burt on the salt, photos I just came across

Above: Rod and Custom 1965

Below: Hot Rod 1964 via: http://nostalgiaonwheels.blogspot.com

Love art deco, obscure streamliners from 1930's, tanks, planes, and trains? Great website to recommend! Dieselpunks

Check out this cool blog: http://dieselpunks.blogspot.com/

Top photo, a photographer with no fear, bottom a streamliner beer truck

For the full 8 photo gallery of the above event: http://parkoffka.ru/item/2009/12/14/avariya_na_dreg_zaezde_8_fotografii

Both via: http://mikespock.squarespace.com/rev

Man and machine, single purpose, artist is Joe Petrali Marquette

From http://vintageblue.co.jp/shop/detail.php?pr=541 via: http://thenewcaferacersociety.blogspot.com/

Keep an eye on the recommended blogs in my list... they are always worth looking at!

Get more hot rod awesomeness at Street Machine: http://streetmachinemag.typepad.com/

photography on the salt, mecca to hot rodding

Via: http://zelastchancegaragedu78.blogspot.com/

A couple great images from MC Art

For more cool stuff, go to the source: http://motorcycleart.blogspot.com/

The "Speed Demon" of Poteet and Main, and the Hot Rod trophy for fastest one way speeds in land speed racing