<P> Herbert James `` Burt '' Munro ( Bert in his youth ; 25 March 1899 -- 6 January 1978 ) was a New Zealand motorcycle racer , famous for setting an under - 1,000 cc world record , at Bonneville , 26 August 1967 . This record still stands ; Munro was 68 and was riding a 47 - year - old machine when he set his last record . </P>
<P> Herbert James `` Burt '' Munro ( Bert in his youth ; 25 March 1899 -- 6 January 1978 ) was a New Zealand motorcycle racer , famous for setting an under - 1,000 cc world record , at Bonneville , 26 August 1967 . This record still stands ; Munro was 68 and was riding a 47 - year - old machine when he set his last record . </P>
how old was burt munro when he broke the land speed record
how old was burt munro when he broke the land speed record
68
68