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Arnold Birner’s Class B Streamliner is seen at El Mirage on September 31, 1947 during an S.C.T.A. meet. Running Throttlers colors, Arnold’s tank had a ’32 Ford banger for power. It sported a Riley 4-port head and his own intake system. The engine was transplanted from his pre-war car. That day, the tank ran 127.47 mph to take second in class behind Phil Remington’s V8 powered car at 132.35 mph.
©AHRF/Don Cox Collection.
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