Bullington Speed and Custom » Heros http://www.bullsac.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:57:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Arnold Birner Lakes Modified http://www.bullsac.com/2009/06/09/arnold-birner/ http://www.bullsac.com/2009/06/09/arnold-birner/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:33:06 +0000 admin http://www.bullsac.com/test/?p=16 Arnold Birner ran this 4-port Riley powered rig at the lakes in 1941. At the July 20 meet it ran 118.42 mph. Arnold went on to become a pattern maker and did all the engine blocks for Donovan Engineering including his favorite the D, an aluminum version of Henry Ford’s old 4-banger.  Photos from the Jim Miller Collection. From the Land Speed Racing Newsletter.

I would like to build a modified that represents a close impersonation of this modified. The picture above is one of my all time favorites, and will go down as one of the key reasons I do what I do.

Here are some more photos found online and in magazine articles.

Arnold Birner's Pre-War Modified

Arnold Birner's Pre-War Modified

Arnold Birner's Pre-War Modified


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