{{Short description|Customised 2,300 hp 1972 Vauxhall Victor}}'''Red Victor 2''' is a 1972 Vauxhall Victor owned by British mechanic Andy Frost. Frost purchased the car in 1981 and began customizing it as a hobby; it was once believed to be the fastest street legal car in the world,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/fifth-gear/episode-4-1146693/|title=Fifth Gear - Season 10, Episode 4: Episode 4 - TV.com|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=TV.com|access-date=2015-09-23|archive-date=2015-09-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923171329/http://www.tv.com/shows/fifth-gear/episode-4-1146693/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.expressandstar.com/news/2006/09/12/andys-vauxhall-has-edge-on-f1/ |title=Andy's Vauxhall has edge on F1 « Express & Star|work=expressandstar.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.expressandstar.com/drivetime/2010/08/16/red-victor-dragsters-adopted-by-vauxhall/ |title=Red Victor dragsters adopted by Vauxhall « Express & Star|work=expressandstar.com}}</ref> and now boasts over 2,300 hp. But since it is not a production car, it is not officially considered to hold the record.
The car was previously named the Red Victor One.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.engadget.com/2006/10/20/street-legal-red-victor-one-does-0-to-60-in-one-second/ |title=Street-legal Red Victor One does 0 to 60 in one second |last=Farivar |first=Cyrus |date=2006-10-20 |website=Engadget |publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref>
== Red Victor 3 == In mid-2011 performance specs for the still in production RedVictor3 were released by VXR. It uses an 8.8L Twin Turbo engine producing 3000 hp at the rear-wheel. Red Victor 3 will still be street legal, and use pump-gas on the street.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vauxhall.co.uk/microsite/vxr/red-victor/index.html |title=Red Victor 3 Overview |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026175001/http://www.vauxhall.co.uk/microsite/vxr/red-victor/index.html |archivedate=2012-10-26 }}</ref> Thus it will be quicker than Larry Larson's '66 Nova, which recently trumped Red Victor 1 as the fastest street legal vehicle. It was the world's quickest and fastest street legal car in the 1/4 mile as of June 2012, with a 6.59 @ 220 mph elapsed time.
A car built by Jeff Lutz called Mad Max, is as of 2016, the fastest street legal in the world with a time of 5.85 @250 mph.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.motortrend.com/news/makes-jeff-lutzs-car-fast-find-details/ |title=Hot Rod news - What Makes Jeff Lutz’s Car So Fast? Find the Details Here |last=Galimi |first=Michael |date=December 22, 2016 |website=Motor Trend (magazine) |publisher=MOTOR TREND GROUP, LLC |access-date=September 30, 2022 |quote=}}</ref>
== Notes and references == {{Reflist}}
== External Reading == *[https://www.bbc.co.uk/blackcountry/content/articles/2006/11/09/redvictor_feature.shtml BBC Feature on Red Victor 2] *[http://www.redvictor1racing.co.uk Official Red Victor Website]
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