History Well this has got to be a Record "One owner driven 82 Years!!!

Wow......

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 cosmetic condition. (82 years)​

That's approximately 2000 miles per year... ​

Just thought you would find this of interest.​

 

Yes. Wow.

 

........wow........x3....

 

not only is it a 82 year old one owner car, its a rolls royce. thats a really cool story!

 

Cool story with a red X......is it just me?

 

There was an other old guy from Massachusetts who came to the ty-rods show a few years back with an early model t (i think) touring car. It was his first car, he bought it "slightly used" and had it since...aound 75-80 years! His son was driving him in it to that show.
Us yankees hate to get rid of anything!

 

Damn he was 102 years old and still driving the same car his Dad bought him from graduation . It's either a great car or he only drove it to church .

Still a very kool story !

Retro Jim

 

cool story... I'm getting the dreaded red X as well..

 

Very Cool story!


1928 Rolls Royce Picadilly P1 Roadster by redbell20j, on Flickr

 

He wins!

That trumps ending up with the most toys.

 

The sheer size of that Rolls Royce just boggles the mind.....

 

Wow, my graduation present sucked.

Cool story.

 

Great story

 

Awesome story!

I got to go to the Olive Garden when I graduated...

 

I thought the same thing. Great story though thanks for sharing

 

^^^x2^^^

 

He died in 2005 so he owned and drove it 77 years !
Awesome !!

 

Awesome.

 

seen this before. sooo cool. what a badass.

 

thats a cool story. That must have been a hell of a car for him to keep it that long as his daily driver or he must have been a penny pincher. Either way I think that is cool and the size of that thing is crazy!

 

Great story.

If I had known thats what you got for graduating, I would have studied harder!

 

The longest I've owned a vehicle would be about 15 years, Bought it from a (future) hamber.
46ish stude m5 truck. It still looks the same except for maybe more rust.




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that is either a very large roadster or a very small man

 

Very nice story, very natty looking gentelman, and his car is a stunner. I am so humbled by folks that can hang on to things and take such great care of them. Things self distruct in my posession after a short time. Thanx for sharing this cool event. ~sololobo~

 

I think RR was built in the USA for a time as well as England. I think it was Springfield. If so that car never left town.

 

that aint nuthin, i've had my original model A for 44 yrs so when i'm 99 i'll beat his record!

 

dagnabbit....I never should have sold that Rolls Royce I got for graduation....at least that's the way I remember it

 

WOW is right but is that a TommyGun on the side

 

makes me want to go back to skool.

 

Wowza