[FWDLK] FW: Man Owned & Drove Same Car for 82 YEARS

["Vraa, Paul" <Paul.Vraa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 

 

From: Pvraa [mailto:pvraa@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 7:40 AM
To: Vraa, Paul
Subject: Fwd: Man Owned & Drove Same Car for 82 YEARS

 

 

 

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From: James Bratvold <jimbratvold@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: David Martinz <wdavidmartinz@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tue, Nov 30, 2010 9:00 pm
Subject: Man Owned & Drove Same Car for 82 YEARS

 

 

Can you imagine having the same car for 82 years!

I guess it was no longer under warranty...

 

"How Long Have You Owned Your Car?"  

 

 

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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