We all love a rags-to-riches story when it comes to cars, but rarely do they come with as much success and glory as the tale of this humble little Fiesta. Having started life as base-spec model, it was never destined for much greatness and was certainly unlikely to ever become a drag car world record holder, but that’s exactly what it is. Thanks to a 536bhp ST180 engine and some choice modifications, ingenious owner Connor Devine has built the quickest Mk7 Fiesta over the quarter-mile ever created.
It helps that Connor happens to own and run Devine Autotech in Scotland, which has become a force within the Fiesta tuning scene in recent times. Although he already had a dedicated track car when this Mk7 came along in a very sorry state, he struck upon an idea. “It came to me
