Rolls Royce Phantom I 1928
  
THIS MAN OWNED AND DROVE THE SAME CAR FOR 82 YEARS!!!!  
Mr.  Allen Swift:  Born - 1908 - Died  2010
  This man owned & drove the same car for 82 YEARS. 
Can you imagine even having the same car for 82 years? 
Mr. Allen Swift ( Springfield , Massachusetts ) received this 1928 
Rolls-Royce Piccadilly-P1 Roadster from his father, brand new - 
as a graduation gift in 1928. 
He drove it up until his death in 2010 ... 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 kilometers!!
  That's British engineering of a bygone era. 
I don't think they make them like this anymore. 
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