Fiat Mephistopheles
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fiat-mephistopheles-287-6522737
title:
Fiat Mephistopheles
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The Fiat Mephistopheles is a one-off racing car created by Ernest A.D. Eldridge in 1923 by combining a Fiat racing car chassis and Fiat aeroplane engine. The name is from the demon of the same name. The name alluded to the infernal noise emitted from the unmuffled engine, and it was "baptised" by the Frenchmen. Eldridge broke the World Land Speed Record on 12 July 1924 with the Mephistopheles, by driving at 234.98 km/h (146.0 mph) in Arpajon, France. The last car to set a land speed record on a
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encyclopedia
description:
Motor vehicle
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_Mephistopheles
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date modified:
2024-04-10T19:26:56Z
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13
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