Fiat Mephistopheles
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Eldridge broke the World Land Speed Record on 12 July 1924 with the Mephistopheles,[1] by driving at Template:Cvt in Arpajon, France. The last car to set a land speed record on a public road.[2]
The Mephistopheles was created by combining the chassis of the 1908 Fiat SB4 with a 6-cylinder, Template:Cvt Fiat A.12 aeroplane engine producing Template:Cvt.[3]
Mephistopheles was restored over 5 years, with another example of the same engine, and returned in 2011 with a display at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.[4][5][6]
- Fiat Mephistopheles Gallery
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External links
- Fiat.com Template:Webarchive - Story of the Fiat Mefistofele
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| Type | 1899 | 1900s | 1910s | 1920s | 1930s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| City car | 3,5 HP | 500 "Topolino" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Small family car |
6 HP 8 HP 10 HP |
509 / 509 S | 508 "Balilla" | 508 C / 1100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Family car | 1 | 1A / Zero | 70 | 501 / 501 S / 502 / 503 | 514 / 515 | 1500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Large family car |
Brevetti 10-12 HP | 2 | 2B | 505 | 507 | 518 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 HP / 16-20 HP / 16-24 HP | Brevetti tipo 2 (15-25 HP) | 520 / 521 | 522 / 524 | 527 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Executive car | 20-30 HP | 3 | 3A / 3Ter / Type 53 (USA) | 510 | 512 | 525 / 525 S | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24-32 HP / 60 HP | 28-40 HP / 30-45 HP / 50 HP | 4 / 5 / 6 Type 54/55/56 (USA) |
520 "Superfiat" | 519 / 519 S | 2800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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