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This man owned and drove the same car for 82 years
They certainly don't make them like that anymore!
Mr Allen Swift (Springfield MA) received this 1928 Rolls Royce Piccadilly P1 Roadster brand new from his father 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.
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 13048 miles per year, (1087 per month
1 070 000 miles-not kilometers!!
That's British engineering of a by gone era. I don't think they make them like that anymore!!
They certainly don't make them like that anymore!
Mr Allen Swift (Springfield MA) received this 1928 Rolls Royce Piccadilly P1 Roadster brand new from his father 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.
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 13048 miles per year, (1087 per month
1 070 000 miles-not kilometers!!
That's British engineering of a by gone era. I don't think they make them like that anymore!!
