[BITList] AN 82 YEAR OLD CAR

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Don't know which is most impressive... him or his car!!
 
                                  
 
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 -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 that any  more.
                                                         
 


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