Fiat’s Elkann gets behind the wheel

 The 36-year-old head of Fiat, which now control Chrysler and was founded by his great-great grandfather Giovanni Agnelli in 1899, will take turns driving a custom-made 1952 eight-cylinder Fiat 8V with his wife, Lavinia Borromeo, who also has a passion for iconic cars. “Lavinia and I had been talking for years about doing this, and after the birth of our third child earlier this year, we decided that now was the right time,” Elkann said in an interview. “We practiced for it by driving around the hills in Turin.” The Mille Miglia was founded in 1927 when motoring was still in its infancy. It is a grinding endurance test that pushed both car and driver to the limits. Drivers in the 382 classic Jaguars, Bentleys, Alfa Romeos, Porsches and Ferraris are timed during the race.