This won't be cheap

210bhp · Post by **210bhp** » Thu May 22, 2014 8:28 pm

This is the car I had pictures of all over my bedroom walls as a teenager in 1973 and the main reason I have always been into early 911's and the inspiration to 'one day' own an RS. Appeared in loads of mag articles at the time.

Just up for sale on piston heads.

Regards
Mike

hot66 · Post by **hot66** » Thu May 22, 2014 8:34 pm

Mexborough car ?

Looks like they are selling his 959 and Daytona too .... Which is surprising as specialist used to trade his cars

brembo · Post by **brembo** » Thu May 22, 2014 9:09 pm

210bhp wrote:This is the car I had pictures of all over my bedroom walls as a teenager in 1973 and the main reason I have always been into early 911's and the inspiration to 'one day' own an RS.

Regards
Mike

Me too Mike,(still have the pictures somewhere).
I seem to remember a few articles with it's sister car RGO 4 L.
ps, well done on fulfilling your dream. Unless the "bubble" bursts, I don't think I'll realize mine.

leche · Post by **leche** » Thu May 22, 2014 9:16 pm

That's one special car! anyone know more about the RGO plated cars? what is the significance? Can anyone post some articles of the car from times gone by?

Slope330 · Post by **Slope330** » Thu May 22, 2014 9:28 pm

AFN Cars started with Nick Faure and Bill Stephan, closely followed in ownership by Mike Franey ...... all in the days of well under £ 10k !

100702mark · Post by **100702mark** » Thu May 22, 2014 9:55 pm

Yep it's the Mexborough car, I did a rally a little while ago that it was on.

john ruston · Post by **john ruston** » Fri May 23, 2014 8:34 am

How many did Mexbough have as remember owning L/W early no 146 ish about eight years ago which Gregor Fisken bought from me at a record price of 130 K. Times change!

hot66 · Post by **hot66** » Fri May 23, 2014 9:50 am

last time I was there he'd sold quite a lot of cars, back in 2006 though he had the rs , the rsr , the 74 IROC, the 74RS , the 959 , 924gt I think alos a 914 , the 911 grasstrack car .. then the garage full of red cars , and the other garage with e-types etc in

sng45 · Post by **sng45** » Fri May 23, 2014 12:40 pm

just phoned about it --------------- £1.1 million !

210bhp · Post by **210bhp** » Fri May 23, 2014 12:43 pm

sng45 wrote:just phoned about it --------------- £1.1 million !

What about a trade in, will that help? I was wondering if they would knock a bit off for a nice VW golf, one owner, lol

Regards
Mike

left4dead · Post by **left4dead** » Fri May 23, 2014 12:52 pm

Mike Smith · Post by **Mike Smith** » Fri May 23, 2014 1:43 pm

GREAT Photo - two happy guys

Slope330 · Post by **Slope330** » Fri May 23, 2014 3:12 pm

When Faure had hair and was a professional cartoonist ..........who s the tall one Mike ?
Not John Farren ?

sladey · Post by **sladey** » Fri May 23, 2014 3:32 pm

My dad had car registration RVO2L

Very similar to Lord Mexborough's car. Except that it was a triumph 2.5 PI estate.

210bhp · Post by **210bhp** » Fri May 23, 2014 3:49 pm

sladey wrote:My dad had car registration RVO2L

Very similar to Lord Mexborough's car. Except that it was a triumph 2.5 PI estate.

Lol.......

Not in that lovely triumph brown colour?

The RS in the above photo obviously started off as race number '8' and was chopped cunningly to '3'

Regards
Mike

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