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12-06-2007, 04:20 PM
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| Akron native Art Arfons, land-speed record breaker dead at 81 Akron native and international drag racing icon Art Arfons died Monday at age 81. Mr. Arfons, famous for building cars called ''Green Monsters'' with his brother, Walt, was a three-time world land-speed record holder. He also held the Unlimited Drag Racing Record and was a champion tractor puller. ''They built everything themselves,'' Mr. Arfons' nephew, Walter Arfons, said. ''They were sort of self-made guys. They didn't buy anything. They were just notorious for that around Ohio. ' 'He liked to live life dangerously.'' more...
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12-06-2007, 04:25 PM
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| Re: Akron native Art Arfons, land-speed record breaker dead at 81 here's a pic of one of his land speed record attempts  Art Arfons' 17,000 horsepower `Green Monster' is shown roaring down the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah on its way to a record-breaking 536 mph in this Dec. 4, 1966, file photo. |
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