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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 the same car for 82 YEARS.
Can you imagine even 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)...






1,070,000 that's miles not kilometres!!

Ain't that somethin'? Both he and the car are pretty amazing.

That is something. Bet he was the "Cat's Meow" all the way up to his death.

Amazing story.......thats one for the Guinness Book that will never be topped.

Paul

Heavens to Betsy....ya don't say!

I know that some of today's cars are filled with techno marvels. But gosh, the old time builders/designers knew how to give a car character.

Can you imagine one of today's cars with all the plastic, surviving for 82 years, in spite of their techno marvels?
I think the half-life on plastic is about 12 to 15 years!

Not many people from any generation hold on to things that long, use them on a daily basis and keep them in that condition. That car was a true love affair for that man. This was passed on to me in an email an I figured it would resonate with the members here as much as it did with me

If I'm not mistaken, a 1928 Rolls-Royce would have been constructed with a wooden frame.

Charlie Noyes

Found some other related info.


http://www.springfieldmuseums.org/the_m ... tory/about


http://classiccars.about.com/b/2010/12/ ... -royce.htm

and the kicker......it's been restored

That's what i get for taking things at face value. Still a relatively cool story though

http://www.automotiverestorations.com/c ... dilly.html

Was that 1,070,000 miles or 170,000 miles?

Just a little bit of difference...