Did you know the
Petrali Streamliner had a second life?
Take a close look at these pics taken from an article of the September 1951 "Hop up" magazine at Rosamond Dry Lake, and you'll recognize the Petrali Streamliner in an all chrome version! The bike was part of the Bus Schaller Team and the pilot was Irwin Lee. Irwin got the best time that day reaching 138.99 mph which which is actually better than the speed Joe Petrali has originally reached in 1937 [136.183 mph]! |
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The "Schaller
Cams" camp
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Close up of the camp
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The Petrali Streamliner
1951 chrome style |
Panhead lakester
which ran the same day |
Bike for fun
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