Art Arfons 81 Dies

[m22mike]

One of Akron Ohio's famous son's is gone at 81.

http://www.legacy.com/ohio/Obituarie...=SearchResults

RIP Art

Mike

[68l30]

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

[PeteLeathersac]

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

[olredalert]

-----Art was a true genius at using what was at hand to accomplish a goal, and his accomplishments are many. RIP!!!.......Bill S

[ORIGLS6]

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.

[Mr70]

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!"

[KevinW]

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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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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.