[ae101]

http://bitsandpieces.us/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/imagesrolls-royce.jpeg
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/car-driven-by-its-owner-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]

That's is pretty fucking legen..... wait for it.

[deep87]

waiting...

[n0ob]

http://www.dairysourceinc.com/logo2a.gif

[xyz123]

^hahaha niceee.... (Y)

[orange7]

he got a brand new rolls royce roadster for his graduation gift.

dayummmnn.. I'm jealous

[1exotic]

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]

maybe i'll own my EK for this long :D

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

[donjalapeno]

i swear to god if my dad bought me a rolls royce drophead coupe today id drive it till i die.

[i-vtecyo]

"He donated it to a Springfield museum after his death." :troll:

[StylinRed]

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/article/5634442/rollsroyce_picadilly_p1_roadster_still.html

and here is the Springfield Museum page dedicated to the owner http://www.springfieldmuseums.org/news/view/51-new_springfield_history_museum_made_possible_by_co nnecticut_entrepreneur (he also gave the museum $1million to buy a new building)

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]

these days kids get high-end cars before they even graduate.

...and they're far less grateful.

[Fafine]

thats loco

[satek]

Wonder how much his father bought it for back in 1928

[Chronix]

thats a sweet looking ride

[JesseBlue]

"He donated it to a Springfield museum after his death." :troll:
its probably in the will and testament...

[orange7]

^

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]

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]

HoW much is this car worth now?
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[i-vtecyo]

HoW much is this car worth now?
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more than you can afford pal, rolls royce :troll:

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

[StylinRed]

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]

What a G-ride.

[JSALES]

that's crazy

[!e.lo_]

That's effin' G, the right way.

[InvisibleSoul]

It sure wasn't driven very much though... just over 2000 miles on average per year...

[PJ]

^
Yeah.. Caught that

[InvisibleSoul]

And that means he was driving it when he was more than 100 years old?

Wow.

[buddha1]

more than you can afford pal, rolls royce :troll:

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

LOLOLOOL good one :fullofwin:

[GabAlmighty]

And that means he was driving it when he was more than 100 years old?

Wow.

Looks that way. Kept healthy and kept his licence. I hope I can be that lucky.

[ilvtofu]

yeah tbh 170k miles is nothing, it's not much of a feat to garage queen a car for that many years

[storms]

Well apparently his dad payed $10,900 in 1928! It is estimated to be worth $750,000 now!!

[wstce92]

Well apparently his dad payed $10,900 in 1928! It is estimated to be worth $750,000 now!!

Calculating for inflation, the equivalent of $10900 today is about $140000

[twitchyzero]

^ that's pretty cheap still? I thought cars would be a lot more expensive back then since it's not exactly mainstream yet.

[shenmecar]

I will attempt to own my car for that long! 80 years to go to beat the record!

[Vansterdam]

Sexy car
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