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Silverpilen, Swedish for "the Silver arrow", can refer to:

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Silver Arrow, Silver Arrows or The Silver Arrow may refer to:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sixten Sason</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joël Robert</span> Belgian motorcycle racer (1943–2021)

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