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This won't be cheap
Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 8:28 pm
by 210bhp
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
Re: This won't be cheap
Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 8:34 pm
by hot66
Mexborough car ?
Looks like they are selling his 959 and Daytona too .... Which is surprising as specialist used to trade his cars
Re: This won't be cheap
Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 9:09 pm
by brembo
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.
Re: This won't be cheap
Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 9:16 pm
by leche
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?
Re: This won't be cheap
Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 9:28 pm
by Slope330
AFN Cars started with Nick Faure and Bill Stephan, closely followed in ownership by Mike Franey ...... all in the days of well under £ 10k !
Re: This won't be cheap
Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 9:55 pm
by 100702mark
Yep it's the Mexborough car, I did a rally a little while ago that it was on.
Re: This won't be cheap
Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 8:34 am
by john ruston
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!
Re: This won't be cheap
Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 9:50 am
by hot66
Re: This won't be cheap
Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 12:40 pm
by sng45
just phoned about it --------------- £1.1 million !
Re: This won't be cheap
Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 12:43 pm
by 210bhp
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
Re: This won't be cheap
Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 12:52 pm
by left4dead
Re: This won't be cheap
Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 1:43 pm
by Mike Smith
GREAT Photo - two happy guys
Re: This won't be cheap
Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 3:12 pm
by Slope330
When Faure had hair and was a professional cartoonist ..........who s the tall one Mike ?
Not John Farren ?
Re: This won't be cheap
Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 3:32 pm
by sladey
My dad had car registration RVO2L
Very similar to Lord Mexborough's car. Except that it was a triumph 2.5 PI estate.
Re: This won't be cheap
Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 3:49 pm
by 210bhp
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
