I received this via Email. The only thought I had was that he must have a really good Mechanic. It wasn't too many years before this car was made that a car was made with a crankshaft that had babbited bearings and you put a quart of oil in the car on every fill up. Truly amazing.
THIS MAN OWNED AND DROVE THE SAME CAR FOR 82 YEARS !!!
Mr. Allen Swift : 1908 — 2010
Can you imagine even having the same car for 82 years?
Mr. Allen Swift ( Springfield , Massachusetts) 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!!
That's British engineering of a bygone era. Don't think they make them like this anymore.
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THIS MAN OWNED AND DROVE THE SAME CAR FOR 82 YEARS !!!
Mr. Allen Swift : 1908 — 2010
Can you imagine even having the same car for 82 years?
Mr. Allen Swift ( Springfield , Massachusetts) 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!!
That's British engineering of a bygone era. Don't think they make them like this anymore.
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