Green Monster (automobile)

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Green Monster
Green Monster, the Land Speed Record car
Overview
Type	Jet car for land speed record attempts
Production	1964–1965
Designer	Art Arfons
Body and chassis
Body style	Custom one-off
Powertrain
Engine	Turbojet General Electric J79
Transmission	None

The Green Monster was the name of several vehicles built by Art Arfons and his half-brother Walt Arfons. These ranged from dragsters to a turbojet-powered car that briefly held the land speed record three times during 1964 and 1965.

The land speed record Green Monster set the absolute record three times during the close competition of 1964 and 1965. It was powered by a General Electric J79 taken from an F-104 Starfighter. The jet engine had a four-stage afterburner.