And you think you keep your cars a long time.

[WLDWST]

Keeping a Car a Long Time




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.





He donated it to the 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!)

 

[ZNix]

Now that's just awesome! I hope my GN stays with me that long!

 

[rmar]

Now that's just awesome! I hope my GN stays with me that long!

If you bought it new and only drove it 2,073 miles per yr. it would.

 

[ZNix]

Well I've got 80k already down, and there is no way I could have bought it new .

 

[413turbo]

that's about how many miles i put on a car in 5 years, so if that had been my car and i lived 82 years, it would have .....2,788,000. hope i can get that out of my gn.

 

[alwayscode390]

Neat story, thanks for posting it.

That car still looks GREAT.

I wonder if Rolls Royce carried the premium back then that it does today? If so, that was a nice gift!!! ---

 

[Turbo Indian]

we have a little small garage around the corner from the house. he has a 1952 Ford truck he bought new & to this day it is the ONLY vehicle he drives, he even uses it to dolly his customers cars into his shop.

 

[odell4o8]

car a long time

my brother down in tennessee has a 55 chevrolet sedan he has owned since 1962. i dont think it runs,
i have a 66 corvette roadster that i bought back in 1970 it has not been out of the garage in four years, i start it about ever 30 days or so,
some people hang on to cars and guns etc,, for a long time,
oc,

 

[TWIN86GNS]

some people hang on to cars and guns etc,, for a long time,
oc,

Odell,


I agree with you 100%

 

[DavzGN]

I was to a cruise in a couple weeks ago, and there was a 63 split window vette with 449,000 miles on it. I didn't take a close look at it but the exterior looked like it had been restored.

David
87GN

 

[garyk1970]

wow, very cool indeed......

 

[injdinjn]

A RR in 1928 was as expensive then as today. Maybe more so.
Fantastic car.


I bought my 73 F250 in 1974, it was built in Oct 72. Spend most of its life outside and still has original paint and carpeting.
Redoing the seat with original material was expensive.

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