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Discussion in 'Traditional Hot Rods' started by Royalshifter, Dec 12, 2007.

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    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,
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    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
     
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    IMG_1467.jpeg

    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
     
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    Awesome photo angle.

    Is that Kenny Safford? Link to more images below, with that distinctive padded seat back.

    In Memory

    Cheers,
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    That was a great read, cheers @Harv
     
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    Probably been posted a couple of thousand pages back but just in case - Garlits early blower days. 1-dg-5.jpg
     
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