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Mar. 03, 1970 - Art Arfons Speeds At 300 M.P.H.: Driving his Green Monster at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, yesterday, American driver Art Arfons three-times holder of the world land speed record, yesterday reached a speed of nearly 300 m.p.h. the fastest speed ever reached by a car in Britain. Arfons says his Green Monster will do 700 m.p.h. He hopes to take the record back from another American, Craig Breedlove, in the United States this year. The record stands at 613 m.p.h. Photo shows View of Art Arfons Green Monster, at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth yesterday

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