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Man dies at 102 owns same car 82 years!

Can you imagine having the same car for 82 years?!

Mr. Allen Swift ( Springfield , MA.) received this 1928 Rolls-Royce Picadilly 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 from new. Just thought you'd like to see it.
He donated it to a Springfield museum after his death. It has 170,000 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 2000 miles per year...



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Default Re: Man dies at 102 and still has his very first car!

That's AWESOME!!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif[/img]
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Default Re: Man dies at 102 and still has his very first car!

Very cool... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]
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Default Re: Man dies at 102 and still has his very first car!

I thought that was Tibor in the picture...or maybe Cumby when he was younger [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/haha.gif[/img]
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That Rolls-Royce was built in Springfield, MA.

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Default Re: Man dies at 102 and still has his very first car!

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: WILMASBOYL78</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I thought that was Tibor in the picture...or maybe Cumby when he was younger [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/haha.gif[/img] </div></div>



so much for the &quot;Be Kind to Seniors&quot; New Years resolution...
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Default Re: Man dies at 102 and still has his very first car!

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: WILMASBOYL78</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I thought that was Tibor in the picture...or maybe Cumby when he was younger [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/haha.gif[/img] </div></div>


I sold him that car new.
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