The story of the Mefistofele started in 1908, when Fiat introduced the SB4 chain-driven Grand Prix racer. After seeing it race, Sir Ernest Eldridge from Britain bought the car with the aim of turning ...

Instead, this extraordinary car (the last to set a land-speed record on a public road) is stuck on display in the Centro Storico museum on the Corso Dante in Turin, Italy. It is the victim of budgets ...

Jacob is a senior automotive journalist and editor with over a decade of experience in the industry. Before joining CarBuzz in 2023, he served as Chief Editor and Senior Car Reviewer at AutoDeal and ...

Just over a decade ago, Fiat found a ‘spare’ engine under a bench at the museum and replaced the ageing, leaky original under Mefistofele’s long bonnet. I drove it at the Alfa Romeo test track at ...