Need to make a quick tip run? We've just the ticket...

Looking for something that'll leave even a Bugatti Chiron standing at the lights? Then you might want to pay a visit to Classic Car Auction's sale in April and place a bid on this heavily modified Chevrolet S10 pick-up.

While it might not look the quickest machine on the block, this Chevy's been clocked dispatching the 0-60mph sprint in just 1.3sec – and it's capable of getting from 0-124mph in just 5.6sec.

Yes, that's quicker from 0-124mph than a new McLaren 720S, which takes 7.8sec to get up to the same speed. That shouldn't come as a huge surprise, though, given that this is a dedicate drag truck.

It's not completely stripped out inside and retains its heating and ventilation system.

It's not completely stripped out inside and retains its heating and ventilation system.

The '84 S10 packs a 640bhp naturally aspirated 7.0-litre big-block Chevrolet V8 under its bonnet, and a three-speed TH400 automatic is tasked with transmitting drive to the steamroller-like rubber out back.

Some 640-odd horsepower not doing it for you? Well, fear not, as this truck also packs a nitrous system that bumps the V8's output up to 900bhp. The result? Quarter mile passes that take just 8.0sec.

It's street legal, too – so you can race on Sunday, run to the tip on Monday. Or you could, in theory, if the load bed wasn't occupied with tyres, axle, fuel cell and tubular chassis.

"Never raced or... hell, who am I trying to kid."

"Never raced or... hell, who am I trying to kid."

You're not just picking up someone else's problematic project, though. The current owner has had the truck for 24 years and been racing it at tracks like Santa Pod for ten years.

The well-proven S10's been maintained extremely well in that time, too, with its history folder containing bills for repairs and upgrades totalling £85,000. It's got a current MOT as well, which doesn't expire until November.

CCA estimates that the truck will sell for £30k-£35k, so whoever buys it will be getting a lot of tried-and-tested bang for their buck.

Interested? The S10 will be auctioned at the upcoming Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show, which starts on 1 April.

The truck's recorded a standing quarter time of just 8.0sec

The truck's recorded a standing quarter time of just 8.0sec