Subject: THIS
MAN OWNED AND DROVE THE SAME CAR FOR 82 YEARS
Mr. Allen Swift: Born: 1908 ˜ Died 2010
This
man owned & drove the same car for 82 YEARS.
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. I don't think they
make them like this anymore.
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