Man builds the world's fastest SHED which can clock 88mph following appeal to David Cameron

Kevin Nicks decided to spend seven months and £5,000 transforming his Volkswagen Passat into the planet's most rapid outbuilding

Kevin Nicks driving his V6 VW Shed at Great Rollright — Kevin Nicks driving his V6 VW Shed

When it comes to customising a car , this has to be thinking inside the box.
Kevin Nicks decided to bling the changes to his passé VW Passat by surrounding it in wood.
Now he boasts the world’s fastest shed .
Powered by a V6 engine, he can varnish over the horizon at an impressive 88mph.
Eccentric gardener and part-time mechanic Kevin, 51, spent seven months and £5,000 pottering on his high-octane outbuilding.

Kevin Nicks with his V6 VW Shed at Great Rollright — Kevin thinks his shed will be a great advertising opportunity for businesses

But he had to dig deep to get his speedy motor on the road.
Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency bosses were not fans.
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It took four-and-a-half months and a pleading letter to Prime Minister David Cameron to get a U-turn.

V6 VW Shed built by Kevin Nicks outside his house at Great Rollright, Oxfordshire — Kevin has had a struggle to make the shed road legal

A traffic warden inspects Kevin Nicks V6 VW Shed at Great Rollright — A traffic warden inspects the shed

V6 VW Shed built by Kevin Nicks amongst non-mobile sheds at Norton Leisure Buildings, Chipping Norton — The shed blends in perfectly at a garden centre

Mr Nicks, who lives near ex-Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson’s home in Chipping Norton, told the Sunday People : “When you pull up to lights it makes people smile because it just looks so wrong.”
The shed car is frequently photoed and Kevin thinks it would be good for advertising.
“What would be better? I can say ‘advertise on the side of the world’s fastest shed’.”