Oh, and the women who collected the cash and got "paid back" by Burt
were Dorothy Lohn and Jane Nerpel, per George Begg again.
Benn
Oakland: sunny, warm, trees and roses leafin' out, the almond bloomin',
and the air smells great.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
To: "Benn" <karhu@california.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 12:09 PM
Subject: RE: Burt's Record Listing in the RUle Book..
>
> > I believe his name was Herbert, but by the time his name got Yanked
a
> > bit, it became Burt with a u. And, yep, no e on Munro.
> > And Begg's book "Burt Munro Indian Legend of Speed" has a sequence
of
> > photos with Burt giving "the 'Munro' treatment" to the two ladies
who
> > collected the cash ($350) for him in '62.
> > Benn
>
> Burt was officially Herbert James Munro.
>
>
> Tom, Redding CA - #216 D/FCC
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