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Green Monster #5 Historical Web Site
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Green Monster #5 Historical Web Site
"Kiss my Allison!"
Walk up to any automotive enthusiast, drag racing or not, and mention the name "Green Monster" and they immediately launch into an animated response about the Arfons brothers' twelve cylinder, Allison-powered dragsters that dominated the strips and national speed records during the middle and late 1950's. The they say, "I sure would have liked to have seen one of them for real". Well check out Monster #5!
The Green Monster #5 lives. This historical, missing link from drag racing's early years has been stored away for more than 50 years, in Tucson, Arizona. The Green Monster represents the very origin of the species that evolved into today's professional Top Fuel class.
NHRA Indy US Nationals - Photo by: Mark Rebilas
Monster #5 Facts |
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Built in 1955 in Akron, Ohio by Art and Walt Arfons |
First Engine: 12 cylinder 733 c.i. Ranger aircraft engine |
Second Engine: Allison v12 1710-85 12 cylinder aircraft engine. Liquid cooled and supercharged |
Rear end: Two 50"s One ton sections bolted together. Halibrand 3.57 quick change gears, |
Races Participated In: |
1955 NHRA Nationals , Great Bend Kansas - Top Speed gas class 131 mph with Walt driving |
1956 2nd annual NHRA Nationals, Kansas City, Ks. |
1957 3rd annual NHRA Nationals, Oklahoma City, Ok. |
Ran 157.89 mph at the first International Drag Meet in Chester, S. C., winter of 1957, on pump gas. |
1958 4th annual NHRA Nationals, Willy Snyder driving |
Drivers: Art & Walt both drove |
Driver Accomplishments: |
Art Arfons: International Motorsports Hall of Fame, Drag Racing Hall of Fame, three time World Land Speed Record holder.Green Monster VI first car over 150 mph. |
Walt Arfons: First jet dragster, World Land Speed Record Holder |
