Art Arfons, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Art Arfons

American racing driver

Date of Birth: 03-Feb-1926

Place of Birth: Akron, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 03-Dec-2007

Profession: racing automobile driver

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Art Arfons

  • Arthur Eugene "Art" Arfons (February 3, 1926 – December 3, 2007) was the 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.

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