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02-23-2011, 06:26 PM
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#1 | | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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| how long have u driven your car for???? is 82 years enough
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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)
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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)
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02-23-2011, 06:29 PM
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#2 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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That's is pretty fucking legen..... wait for it.
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02-23-2011, 06:42 PM
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02-23-2011, 06:48 PM
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02-23-2011, 07:10 PM
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#5 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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^hahaha niceee.... (Y)
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02-23-2011, 07:12 PM
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he got a brand new rolls royce roadster for his graduation gift.
dayummmnn.. I'm jealous
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02-23-2011, 07:18 PM
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#7 | | My dinner reheated before my turbo spooled
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Originally Posted by orange7 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.
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02-23-2011, 07:25 PM
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maybe i'll own my EK for this long 
too bad i didn't have it since it was new though...
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02-23-2011, 07:38 PM
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#9 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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i swear to god if my dad bought me a rolls royce drophead coupe today id drive it till i die.
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02-23-2011, 08:06 PM
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#10 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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"He donated it to a Springfield museum after his death."  | |
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02-23-2011, 09:23 PM
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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) Quote: |
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.
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02-23-2011, 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by 1exotic these days kids get high-end cars before they even graduate. | ...and they're far less grateful.
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02-23-2011, 10:05 PM
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#13 | | My AFC gave me an ABS CEL code of LOL while at WOT!
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thats loco
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02-23-2011, 10:09 PM
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Wonder how much his father bought it for back in 1928
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02-23-2011, 10:30 PM
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#15 | | Diagonally parked in a parallel universe
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thats a sweet looking ride
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02-23-2011, 10:48 PM
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#16 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Originally Posted by i-vtecyo "He donated it to a Springfield museum after his death." | its probably in the will and testament...
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02-23-2011, 11:21 PM
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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
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02-23-2011, 11:53 PM
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#18 | | Unofficial Tin Foil Hat Specialist.
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Originally Posted by satek 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.
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02-23-2011, 11:59 PM
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#19 | | RS.net, where our google ads make absolutely no sense!
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HoW much is this car worth now? Posted via RS Mobile | |
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02-24-2011, 12:42 AM
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#20 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Originally Posted by rawr HoW much is this car worth now? Posted via RS Mobile | more than you can afford pal, rolls royce
On a serious note, its hard to speculate what it would sell for today.
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02-24-2011, 01:18 AM
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#21 | | I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant!
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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$)
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02-24-2011, 02:11 AM
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#22 | | Need to Seek Professional Help
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What a G-ride.
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02-24-2011, 06:35 AM
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#23 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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that's crazy
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02-24-2011, 09:24 AM
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That's effin' G, the right way.
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02-24-2011, 09:40 AM
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It sure wasn't driven very much though... just over 2000 miles on average per year...
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