Title

Art Arfons' 'Green Monster' Land Speed Record car, Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA, c1964-c1966. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Art Arfons' 'Green Monster' Land Speed Record car, Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA, c1964-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

1964

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/National Motor Museum

Reference

HRM19A87_401

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,8Mb (1,3Mb) / 16,8in x 12,5in / 5027 x 3744 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation speed car cars automobile country Utah streamlined location century record concept B&W bonneville salt flats MONOCHROME Salt Lake City Sixties road Transport United States of America United States Motor Car black & white black and white B W 1960s 20th century record breaker record-breaking American America USA National Motor Museum Green Monster land speed record TGN Art Arfons photograph Unknown Arfons Art Arthur E Arfons photograph