History Drag cars in motion.......picture thread.

The styling and Firestone sponsorship says Art Arfons, though I can't find a photo of a Green Monster version that looks like that one.

Would love to lay my hands on a copy of Art Arfons Fastest Man on Wheels, but finding a copy is nearly impossible.

Cheers,
Harv

 

This is a jetcar called Silver Streak built by a swede, Arnold Sundqvist, he bought a surplus jet engine and built himself a jetcar, did a couple of high speed runs with it, I believe he did some european speed records with it.
And he also crashed it really bad.
Built another one and that one you can se at a museum.
The car also ended up as an Corgi modelcar
Arnold have done so much crazy stuff back i the days, he bought an Corvette and made it radiocontrolled, ofcourse ended up bad, crashing it

 

Pretty ornate side panels, at the engine !

 

QUOTE="Acres, post: 15406463, member: 375269"]This is a jetcar called Silver Streak built by a swede, Arnold Sundqvist, he bought a surplus jet engine and built himself a jetcar, did a couple of high speed runs with it, I believe he did some european speed records with it.
And he also crashed it really bad.
Built another one and that one you can se at a museum.
The car also ended up as an Corgi modelcar
Arnold have done so much crazy stuff back i the days, he bought an Corvette and made it radiocontrolled, ofcourse ended up bad, crashing it[/QUOTE]

Coolio - many thanks.

Cheers,
Harv

 

Eddie Hill.