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12-04-2007, 04:07 PM
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Art Arfons 81 Dies
One of Akron Ohio's famous son's is gone at 81.
http://www.legacy.com/ohio/Obituarie...=SearchResults RIP Art Mike 
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12-04-2007, 05:04 PM
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Re: Art Arfons 81 Dies
They had some neat stories about Art on the local Akron radio station this morning....One about testing on city streets.....and blowing out neighborhood windows! A sad day indeed.......
 Steve 
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12-04-2007, 05:17 PM
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Re: Art Arfons 81 Dies
Another pioneering innovator gone...the creator of the Green Monsters!.
http://www.speedace.info/art_arfons.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stPgbrYv7ZU RIP Art.. ~ Pete
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12-04-2007, 06:13 PM
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Re: Art Arfons 81 Dies
-----Art was a true genius at using what was at hand to accomplish a goal, and his accomplishments are many. RIP!!!.......Bill S
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12-04-2007, 06:42 PM
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Re: Art Arfons 81 Dies
I saw Art make quite a few passes over the years, way before he got into the tractors. Quite the showman.
Thanks for the memories Art.
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12-04-2007, 08:12 PM
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Re: Art Arfons 81 Dies
I never saw him in person,but he sure was promoted highly on our local US30 Dragstrip radio ads during the summertimes back then,with the announcer constantly echo screaming.."SEE ART ARFON"S GREEEEEEEEEEEN MONSTER!"
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12-05-2007, 04:58 AM
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Re: Art Arfons 81 Dies
One of the first guys to bolt a military surplus jet engine onto four wheels. I've got Kin Folks in Akron that live not far away from Art and have told me of his antics and engineering skills.
A true craftsman way ahead of his time. His Green Monsters have etched the racing history books. R.I.P. Mr. Arfons.
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02-03-2008, 04:09 PM
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Re: Art Arfons 81 Dies
[ QUOTE ]
Another pioneering innovator gone...the creator of the Green Monsters!. http://www.speedace.info/art_arfons.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stPgbrYv7ZU RIP Art.. ~ Pete [/ QUOTE ] Another legend is gone.  BTW, the you tube video has this marked as a circa 1968, but one of the cars was the boss bird, a 2nd gen firebird, so it was 1970 or 71. 
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