Man owned the same car for 82 YEARS !!

stevie_514

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MAN OWNED & DROVE THE SAME CAR FOR 82 YEARS

They certainly don't make them like that anymore.

This man Owned & Drove Same Car for 82 YEARS. Can you imagine having the same car for 82 years! "How Long Have You Owned a Car?"

Mr. Allen Swift ( Springfield , MA.) received this 1928 Rolls-Royce Piccadilly-P1 Roadster from his father, brand new - as a graduation gift in 1928.

He drove it up until his death last year.....at the age of 102 !!! He was the oldest living owner of a car that was purchased new. Just thought you'd like to see it.

It was donated to a Springfield museum after his death.

It has 1,070,000 miles on it, still runs like a Swiss watch, dead silent at any speed and is in perfect cosmetic condition. (82 years). That's approximately 13,048 miles per year (1087 per month)...

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Wealthy family then that can buy a new RR in the 20's as a graduation gift.

Amazing car and driver to both do that length of joint service.
 
Wow he looked after it too.

Doubt my Z will look that good after 100k miles!!


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cj10jeeper said:
Wealthy family then that can buy a new RR in the 20's as a graduation gift.

Amazing car and driver to both do that length of joint service.

obviously things changed, he could never afford to get another, not even with the recent scrapage scheme
 
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