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cleggy

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Will Your Omega Last This Long
« on: 20 November 2012, 09:40:14 »
Man Owned & Drove Same Car for 82 YEARS.
Can you imagine having the same car for 82 years!?.
I guess it was no longer under warranty.
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 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 13,049 miles per year...
Any Ford and Holden owners out there to challenge that????
And the speedo is in MILES not little Km!!
That' s a total of 1,721,998 Km.
 
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Re: Will Your Omega Last This Long
« Reply #1 on: 20 November 2012, 10:08:34 »
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Lizzie_Zoom

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Re: Will Your Omega Last This Long
« Reply #2 on: 20 November 2012, 10:33:25 »
What a lovely story, with a beautiful car involved! 8) 8) 8) 8) :-*
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Re: Will Your Omega Last This Long
« Reply #3 on: 20 November 2012, 10:36:40 »
Quote from: Lizzie Zoom on 20 November 2012, 10:33:25
What a lovely story, with a beautiful car involved! 8) 8) 8) 8) :-*

Absolutly  :y :y
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Re: Will Your Omega Last This Long
« Reply #4 on: 20 November 2012, 12:41:08 »
Fascinating story  :y
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« Reply #5 on: 20 November 2012, 12:55:09 »
wow. :y
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Re: Will Your Omega Last This Long
« Reply #6 on: 20 November 2012, 13:07:26 »
They don't make them like that any more.

Car nor Driver. ;)
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Re: Will Your Omega Last This Long
« Reply #7 on: 20 November 2012, 13:26:31 »
Amazing  :)
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Re: Will Your Omega Last This Long
« Reply #8 on: 20 November 2012, 13:38:20 »
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 20 November 2012, 13:07:26
They don't make them like that any more.

Car nor Driver. ;)

I thought the same and decided to post before I see yours ;D :y
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Re: Will Your Omega Last This Long
« Reply #9 on: 20 November 2012, 13:40:20 »
Brilliant  :o
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Re: Will Your Omega Last This Long
« Reply #10 on: 20 November 2012, 18:20:42 »
Quote from: Cleggy on 20 November 2012, 09:40:14
Man Owned & Drove Same Car for 82 YEARS.
Can you imagine having the same car for 82 years!?.
I guess it was no longer under warranty.
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 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 13,049 miles per year...
Any Ford and Holden owners out there to challenge that????
And the speedo is in MILES not little Km!!
That' s a total of 1,721,998 Km.

You should  have seen the milage before he "clocked it"  when he was aged ninety one! ;)
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Re: Will Your Omega Last This Long
« Reply #11 on: 20 November 2012, 19:20:32 »
Wow. Longest I've ever owned the same car is 3 years!
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Re: Will Your Omega Last This Long
« Reply #12 on: 20 November 2012, 19:26:12 »
Thats bloody damn well impressive, hats off  :o
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Re: Will Your Omega Last This Long
« Reply #13 on: 20 November 2012, 19:29:56 »
Awwwww bless.  Just goes to show that with infinite funds, anything is possible.

Sorry.  Love the story, but its all balls really.... isn't it?
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