Brit man turns his 1980 Vauxhall into world's fastest street-legal car | Irish Sun

Brit man turns his 1980 Vauxhall into world's fastest street-legal car

Irish Sun (ANI) Friday 16th September, 2011

A 50-year-old man from Britain has turned his tired old car into the world's fastest street-legal car - complete with a MOT.

Andy Frost's 60-pounds red Vauxhall Victor, which he bought in 1980, can now clock a whopping 250mph and will rocket the driver from 0-60 in under one second.

The creator, from Wolverhampton, has spent an estimated 100,000 pounds in the 29-year project, but being the owner of the world's fastest car has paid it all.

"It has been an on going 29-year project, but it is never going to be complete - I'm always trying to improve it," the Daily Mail quoted Frost as saying.

"It is hardly recognisable from the car I first bought. I have sacrificed having a holiday each year to spend the money on the car instead.

"I don't ever go to the pub or spend money on other trivial things like that - I just plough it all back into improving the car.

"It has been a life-long dream to be able to say I own the world's fastest street legal car. It makes all the hard work worthwhile, but I won't stop tinkering with it even now," added Frost, who runs Penn Autos in Wolverhampton.

The super car weighs a hefty 1,200kg due to the modifications. When on the drag strip it can zoom from 0-220mph in 6.5 seconds, and comes complete with a parachute to help slow it down. (ANI)