Arfons, Art
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| Birthname | Arthur Eugene Arfons | ||||
| born on | 3 February 1926 at 00:45 (= 12:45 AM ) | ||||
| Place | Akron, Ohio, 41n05, 81w31 | ||||
| Timezone | CST h6w (is standard time) | ||||
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Biography
American world land speed record holder three times from 1964 to 1965 with his Green Monster series of jet-powered cars, after a series of Green Monster piston-engine and jet-engined dragsters. He subsequently went on to field a succession of Green Monster turbine-engined pulling tractors, before returning to land speed record racing. He was announced as a 2008 inductee in the International Motorsports Hall of Fame three days after his death.
Art Arfons died on 3 December 2007 at age 81 in Springfield Township, Ohio.
Relationships
- sibling relationship with Arfons, Walt (born 10 December 1916). Notes: Half-brothers
Events
Source Notes
Steinbrecher quotes birth certificate in hand; same quoted in Gauquelin Book of American Charts.
Categories
- Vocation : Sports : Race Cars
- Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession
