World’s fastest street legal car smashes speed record at 250mph…. but it’s a Vauxhall Vectra that cost £60

The British maker of the world’s fastest street legal car has smashed a world speed record covering a quarter of a mile in just over six seconds.

Andy Frost’s vehicle can clock an incredible 250mph and will take the driver from 0-60 in under ONE second.

He bought the red Vauxhall Victor for just £60 in 1980 and has gone on to transform it into the world’s speediest street legal car - complete with MOT to prove it.

Andy Frost with his pride and joy, a suped up Vauxhall Victor, bought in 1980 for just £60

On Saturday Frost took the current record from an American completing a quarter of a mile in 6.59 seconds at a speed of 220mph at the finish line.

Frost, from Wolverhampton, said: 'It has been an on going 29-year project, but it is never going to be complete - I’m always trying to improve it.

'I’ve spent almost £4,000 a year on this car since I bought it second hand. I have slowly improved it bit by bit in my spare time.

'It is a bit like Triggers broom in Only Fools and Horses - I’ve changed so many parts that it has has evolved into a super car from just a bog standard Vauxhall with nothing done to it.

On Saturday it became the world's speediest street legal car, completing a quarter of a mile in 6.59 seconds at a speed of 220mph at the finish line

'It is hardly recognisable from the 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.'

The car's engine is a powerful V8 engine combined with two turbos lifted from a large digger to help it reach its top speed

The 50-year-old, who runs Penn Autos in Wolverhampton, has devoted over 1,600 hours to painstakingly crafting the sports car in his garage.

It weighs a hefty 1,200kg due to the modifications, and is estimated to have cost Andy over £100,000 in total.

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.

Under the bonnet a powerful V8 engine combined with two turbos lifted from a large digger give it enough boost to reach its top speed in a matter of seconds.

Andy Frost has spent more than 20 years and £100,000 to make his car a record-breaker

Despite the car being geared to racing, he still uses the car as a run around every so often.

'It is just like a normal car when you drive it on the roads - it handles easily around the corners and isn’t tricky to drive like many people think.But on the track it goes like a rocket.

'I used to take my three lads to school in it. They loved it obviously as they were the envy of all their friends. Everyone would stop and stare as we roared up in it.



The car comes with its own tongue-in-cheek speed guide











