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ae101 02-23-2011 05:26 PM
how long have u driven your car for???? is 82 years enough
 
http://bitsandpieces.us/wp-content/u...lls-royce.jpeg
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Car driven by its owner for 83 years
How long have you owned a 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 condition. (82 years)

Thanks Gene
http://bitsandpieces.us/2010/08/10/c...-for-83-years/

82 years is a long ass time, i dun even know how he can even find parts for the car if something even wrong or if anyone can help him maintain it
(hope its not a repost as i did do a search)

xyz123 02-23-2011 05:29 PM
That's is pretty fucking legen..... wait for it.

deep87 02-23-2011 05:42 PM
waiting...

n0ob 02-23-2011 05:48 PM
http://www.dairysourceinc.com/logo2a.gif

xyz123 02-23-2011 06:10 PM
^hahaha niceee.... (Y)

orange7 02-23-2011 06:12 PM
he got a brand new rolls royce roadster for his graduation gift.

dayummmnn.. I'm jealous

1exotic 02-23-2011 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by orange7 (Post 7317001)
he got a brand new rolls royce roadster for his graduation gift.

dayummmnn.. I'm jealous
these days kids get high-end cars before they even graduate.

spoon.ek9 02-23-2011 06:25 PM
maybe i'll own my EK for this long :D

too bad i didn't have it since it was new though...

donjalapeno 02-23-2011 06:38 PM
i swear to god if my dad bought me a rolls royce drophead coupe today id drive it till i die.

i-vtecyo 02-23-2011 07:06 PM
"He donated it to a Springfield museum after his death." :troll:

StylinRed 02-23-2011 08:23 PM
wow that's awesome! wonder how much a car like that fetches at auction? cool that he donated it


the owner died in 2005

here's another article http://www.associatedcontent.com/art...ter_still.html

and here is the Springfield Museum page dedicated to the owner http://www.springfieldmuseums.org/ne...t_entrepreneur (he also gave the museum $1million to buy a new building)

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Swift, who died in October 2005 at the age of 102, was a legend among Rolls-Royce collectors for owning his green Phantom I, S273 FP Rolls longer than anyone in the world had ever owned an individual Rolls-Royce. In recognition of that fact, Rolls-Royce Motors presented him with a crystal Spirit of Ecstasy award at the Rolls-Royce Annual Meeting in 1994.

Senna4ever 02-23-2011 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by 1exotic (Post 7317006)
these days kids get high-end cars before they even graduate.
...and they're far less grateful.

Fafine 02-23-2011 09:05 PM
thats loco

satek 02-23-2011 09:09 PM
Wonder how much his father bought it for back in 1928

Chronix 02-23-2011 09:30 PM
thats a sweet looking ride

JesseBlue 02-23-2011 09:48 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by i-vtecyo (Post 7317076)
"He donated it to a Springfield museum after his death." :troll:
its probably in the will and testament...

orange7 02-23-2011 10:21 PM
^

out of all the things he could've wrote on his will, he mentioned about this...

I was thinking that maybe it's one of his close family members who donated his car under his name

skyxx 02-23-2011 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by satek (Post 7317234)
Wonder how much his father bought it for back in 1928
Probably just under a million if you account inflation. But don't count on my math cause that's just a guess.

rawr 02-23-2011 10:59 PM
HoW much is this car worth now?
Posted via RS Mobile

i-vtecyo 02-23-2011 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted by rawr (Post 7317397)
HoW much is this car worth now?
Posted via RS Mobile
more than you can afford pal, rolls royce :troll:

On a serious note, its hard to speculate what it would sell for today.

StylinRed 02-24-2011 12:18 AM
well there's auction listings showing 160k all the way to 720k for a 1929 Phantom 1


and if you guys read the links he actually was introduced to the museum heads before his death and he later approached them wanting them to take care of his car when he was gone and he wanted them to extend their museum to include an automotive/etc wing to which he said he would buy them a new building to accommodate this addition; the museum heads later approached him with a site they wanted to purchase and he paid for it (1million$)

2damaxmr2 02-24-2011 01:11 AM
What a G-ride.

JSALES 02-24-2011 05:35 AM
that's crazy

!e.lo_ 02-24-2011 08:24 AM
That's effin' G, the right way.

InvisibleSoul 02-24-2011 08:40 AM
It sure wasn't driven very much though... just over 2000 miles on average per year...


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