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Walt Arfons, 1916-2013

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Walt Arfons, 1916-2013

By alley - Aug 14, 2014, 7:04 PM ET

Walt Arfons, Land Speed Record innovator and half-brother of fellow LSR legend and drag racer Art Arfons, passed away Tuesday at the age of 96. Along with Art, who died in 2007, Walt was a pioneer in the use of aircraft jet engines in LSR cars.The Arfons brothers began building...

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