World Land Speed Record 1924
Speed over 1 km -146.01 mph 234.98 km/h
Speed over 1 mile -145.89 mph 234.79 km/h
Driver - Ernest A. D. Eldridge.
Car - FIAT Special Mephistopheles II (Mefistofele)
Date - July 12, 1924.
Place - Arpajon, France.
Engine - Fiat A.12
This was the last land speed record set on a public road.
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