One of the Green Monster cars

Crosley.In.AZ · September 15, 2010, 08:31:25 PM

we had a fellow by the shop today with Arfon's allison powered drag car. This is suppose to be number 5 car , an actual car restored , not a reproduced car.

Purty dang neat to look at the engineering it

phat rat · September 15, 2010, 09:24:39 PM

Saw the Green Monster run many times in the mid 60's at U.S.131 Dragway here in Mi. I have no idea which number it was

Digger · September 16, 2010, 02:32:13 AM

Saw one of them run a couple of times at the old Oswego Drag Strip. They weren't too quick because they had to leave the line at almost idle because of no traction from the slicks that were available at the time. Lots of smoke and a great show though.
Looks like a great restoration

Beck · September 16, 2010, 09:23:15 AM

I'd love to get my hands on one of those engines in running condition. Since they are not used in the unlimited hydros anymore I wonder if the demand for them has decreased. I would imagine they are about all used up.

GPster · September 16, 2010, 09:44:33 AM

Quote from: "Beck"I'd love to get my hands on one of those engines in running condition. Since they are not used in the unlimited hydros anymore I wonder if the demand for them has decreased. I would imagine they are about all used up.

There was a guy here that was using them in Modified Pulling Tractors. He was taking 13 speed (?) transmissions out of semi s and mix/matching gears out of them to run behind them. It seemed that he would occasionally find a motor in Texas. Were they used there for irrigation pump motors? I've heard that the P51 "Mustang" plane from WWII were originally built with Allison motors in them but they were changed over to Rolls Royce Merlin motors. Probably a lot of interesting information out there about them. GPster

kb426 · September 16, 2010, 01:08:08 PM

You have some interesting visitors there.

jaybee · September 16, 2010, 06:36:43 PM

That is way cool. Dad worked on the Allison and Rolls Royce engines in the Air Force. He's very firm that the Rolls was a better built, better performing engine. Not that it'd make a lot of difference on 4 wheels instead of 2 wings.

enjenjo · September 16, 2010, 07:06:55 PM

It looks a lot better than it ever did when Arfons owned it. He was not much for show, but a lot for go.

rooster · September 16, 2010, 09:02:34 PM

I question this idea
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2008/05/jet-powered-bic/

47convert · September 17, 2010, 06:37:53 PM

We were in Art Crisman's shop last year and he had one there that he was restoring for someone. Pretty crude welds originally. I'm sure it looked a lot better when Art was done with it.