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‘F1’ number plate sells for record $740,000 - 01-28-2008, 03:34 PM

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The personalized number plate ‘F1’ has been sold for a whopping $740,000 in the UK to the man behind one of our favorite tuners, Kahn Design. New owner Afzal Kahn is said to be saving number plate for a - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER like the one pictured here, which is actually modified by his own tuning company. However, other reports claim it will be used on a Range Rover SUV.

The number plate was first registered more than 104 years ago and its previous owner was the Essex County Council, which used it on a humble Volvo S80 company car. The council will now be using all proceeds from the sale to start a driver training program for young boys, reports The Daily Mail.

This latest record may not last long, however, because UK’s oldest number plate, ‘A1,’ will be auctioned off in the near future and it’s tipped to reach an even higher figure.


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Re: ‘F1’ number plate sells for record $740,000 - 01-28-2008, 07:56 PM

nice the plate costs more than the car..
some ppl should be stripped of all their belongings and left in a jungle..haha
and mister afzal is the top contender
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Re: ‘F1’ number plate sells for record $740,000 - 01-28-2008, 08:13 PM

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nice the plate costs more than the car..
some ppl should be stripped of all their belongings and left in a jungle..haha
and mister afzal is the top contender
LOL Next Season for Survivor, that would be... probably 27th.
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Re: ‘F1’ number plate sells for record $740,000 - 01-29-2008, 04:04 AM

Hahaha !!
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