Paul and Selena BaileyHaving sold their telephone conferencing empire for £28 million in 2012, Paul and Selena Bailey became the first people in the UK to own the £3 million “Holy Trinity of Hypercars” that numbers a McLaren P1, a Ferrari LaFerrari and a Porsche 918 Spyder. Rutland based and a father of four, Paul Bailey now runs Horsepower Racing and also has number plates including BA11 LEY and P1 MR B in his collection.

Continue the thread

Two stories to keep beside you

Charlie Richardson (1934 – 2012)
From the same Steeple territory

Charlie Richardson (1934 – 2012)

This father of six and his gang were amongst the most notorious and sadistic criminals in South London in the 1960s. Using scrap metal and slot machine businesses as fronts, they ran fraud, protection rackets and received stolen goods. They were best known for nailing those who displeased them to floor and then made them […]

Count Robin de la Lanne-Mirrlees (1925 – 2012)
From the same Steeple territory

Count Robin de la Lanne-Mirrlees (1925 – 2012)

He is said to have come up with the Bond family motto: “The World is Not Enough” and in real life was laird of the Hebridean island of Great Bernera. Mirrlees collaborated with Ian Fleming extensively and is considered to have been one of his greatest influences. This Buddhist was also interested in mystic philosophy, […]