Title
Art Arfons with 'Green Monster' Land Speed Record car, c1966. Artist: Unknown
Caption
Art Arfons with 'Green Monster' Land Speed Record car, c1966. Arfons set three Land Speed Records in his jet-powered 'Green Monster' car in the 1960s, the fastest being 576.553 mph in 1965. In 1966, when attempting to regain the record from his great rival Craig Breedlove, a wheel came off the car when travelling at over 600 mph. Arfons survived without serious injury, but never regained the record.
Beaulieu (England), National Motor Museum
Date
1966
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/National Motor Museum
Reference
HRM19A87_396
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
53,9Mb (1,4Mb) / 17,3in x 12,1in / 5197 x 3622 (300dpi)