A 1979 Volkswagen Golf bought for £50 is now allegedly faster than a Bugatti Veyron supercar following a £60,000 facelift.But after he modified the car to include a custom-built turbocharged engine, the Golf can hit speeds of 0-60mph in just 2.36 seconds - a tenth faster than the Veyron.
The Golf, with a 700bhp and 1850cc turbocharged engine has a top speed of 180mph and can also beat the Bugatti in a quarter-mile sprint.
"I took the chassis and shredded it up to make an absolute beast. The engine is custom-made and it has a roll cage like rally cars," said Mr Waite, of Fordham Cambs.
He is leading the Eurosport Compact Chassis drag race at the Santa Pod raceway in Northamptonshire.
"The tinkering's only just begun. I want to do a quarter mile in nine seconds," he said.
"It drives like a normal road car at low speeds but when I put it on the drag track you realise you have created a monster."
But he conceded: "The biggest problem is that once you get over 160 you can only drive it in a straight line because the steering goes wobbly."
credited to telegraph.co.uk
That's amazing!!
Bullcrap. Vid or it didn't happen.
an engine that powerful would have the torque to warp the frame of a car and it it was not reinforced slamming the accelerator would break the frame of the car. The creator saying he shredded the frame would put that car at and extraordinarily high risk for tearing itself apart due to low structural integrity of the frame and the immense torque of the engine
An engine that powerful would have the torque to warp the frame?
When he said "shredded", I don't think he literally meant shredded. It's probably a space frame chassis.