[TR] FW: The Same Car for 82 Years

[Don Hiscock]

Much of the story seems to be true, surprisingly enough.  Here's a photo of
what appears to be the guy and his car.  Not exactly the one in John's
original, but it seems like a much more appropriate car for a young guy (If
any RR of that vintage could be called appropriate!)



On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 7:19 AM, John Macartney <
john.macartney at ukpips.org.uk> wrote:

> Not Triumph – but worth sharing.
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> * The Same Car for 82 Years*
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> *This person had a great start in life, an early exotic present.*
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> *Mr. Allen Swift:  Born - 1908 - Died  2010*
> *This man owned and drove the same car for 82 years.*
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> *Can you imagine even having the same car for 82 years?*
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> *Mr. Allen Swift ( Springfield , Massachusetts ) received this*
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> *1928 Rolls-Royce Piccadilly-P1 Roadster from his father,*
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> *brand new - as a graduation gift in 1928.*
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> *He drove it up until his death last year... At the age of 102.*
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> *He was the oldest living owner of a car that was purchased new.*
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> *Just thought you'd like to see it.*
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> [image: cid:_com_android_email_attachmentprovider_1_6737_RAW at sec.galaxytab]
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>                                       *Rolls Royce Phantom I 1928*
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> *It was donated to a Springfield museum after his death.*
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> *It has 1,070,000 miles on it, still runs like a Swiss watch,*
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> *dead silent at any speed and is in perfect cosmetic condition.*
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> *82 years - That's approximately 13,048 miles per year (1087 per month).*
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> *1,070,000 that's miles not kilometres, that is 1721998 kilometres*
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> *That's British engineering of a bygone era.*
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> *I don't think they make them like this anymore..*
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