Mefistofele – an awe-inspiring land speed record-breaking car built a century ago from a Fiat racer and an aircraft engine – won’t be attending the 100th anniversary of its historic ...

On July 12, 1924, the Mefistofele, driven by Eldridge himself, set the world land speed record in Arpajon, France. At a speed of 146 mph, the 2 ton, 5.1 meter long car entered the history books.

Why Fiat’s mighty record-breaker can’t attend its 100th birthday party Mefistofele, a fire-breathing monster that set a land speed record in 1924, has become the victim of the politics of history ...