Burt Munro Special [Speed Record In 1962] Fulldetail Kit 1/9 – Model Factory Hiro

[ About the “Burt Munro Special [Speed record in 1962]”
]
Carpenter, New Zealand defense squad member, motorcycle salesman, mechanic –
those were just some of the titles that Burt Munro (1899–1978) held. Born in
Invercargill, New Zealand, Munro first got his hands on the 600cc V-twin bike,
the Indian Scout, in 1920. For the next 40 years, Munro would go about
modifying his bike, eventually taking his bike to the Bonneville Salt Flats
during Speed Week to enter the land speed challenge in 1962. At the time, the
engine’s displa­cement was at 850cc, and a streamline cowl was attached to
the bike. The “Munro Special”, as it was called, managed to set a class
record by going 288.026km/h at that time.
In 1967 the engine’s displa­cement was further cranked up to 950cc, and
Munro managed to set a class record of 295.453km/h – a record that still
stands to this day.
Amongst all the variations and modifications that Munro has performed on his
bike, we have chosen the build he used when he first entered the speed challenge
in 1962 as the topic of our next 1/9 scale model kit.