I'm 40, had my '55 Belvedere "officially" since I was 16. So that's 24 years down, 58 to go, which puts me at age 98 if I'm to match the kindly old gent for continuous ownership duration. My paternal grandpa is currently 92.5, but is slowing down. So a 98-year life expectancy for me may not be impossible.
However I won't have the honor of having had a car since new since my earlier years. My dad bought me a new '89 Sundance RS when I was 18 (which I ordered to my preferences), but I sold that in 1996 and I think it ended up getting totaled (and maybe crushed) not too long after that. Such a pity...LOL... None of my current cars have I owned since new; don't see myself getting a brand-new car for a LONG time (if ever).
Jason.
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Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 10:11 PM
Subject: Re: FW: Man Owned & Drove Same Car for 82 YEARS
I've owned my 64 Max Wedge since 1965. That's 45 years.....just 37 to go. Guess that is doable since I'm only 63.
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Charles White
---- Gary Pavlovich <glpavlovich@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> I am the second owner of my '56 Plymouth; had it since I was 16yrs. old and am now 58.
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> Gary P.
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> From: Adam Lindenbaum
> To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 12:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [FWDLK] FW: Man Owned & Drove Same Car for 82 YEARS
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> I've had my '57 Savoy since I was 18 and many of the parts on it were off of my 1st '57 which I got when I was 15, I'm 41 now but I doubt I'll live to be old enough to catch up to Mr. Swift so oh well, I'm out of the competition.
> Adam Lindenbaum
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> From: Jan & Roger van Hoy <vanhilla@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: L-FORWARDLOOK <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wed, Dec 1, 2010 10:38 pm
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> Well, Mr. Swift is now dead, so you might catch up to his 102 years
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> --Roger van Hoy, Washougal, WA, '55 DeSoto, '58 DeSoto, '56 Plymouth, '66
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> From: "Eastern Sierra Adjustment Svc" <esierraadj@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> > I've care-take'ed Horace since 10/80.
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> >> *From:* Pvraa [mailto:pvraa@xxxxxxx]
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> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 01, 2010 7:40 AM
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> >> *To:* Vraa, Paul
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> >> *Subject:* Fwd: Man Owned & Drove Same Car for 82 YEARS
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> >> From: James Bratvold <jimbratvold@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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> >> To: David Martinz <wdavidmartinz@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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> >> Sent: Tue, Nov 30, 2010 9:00 pm
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> >> Subject: Man Owned & Drove Same Car for 82 YEARS
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> >> Can you imagine having the same car for 82 years!
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> >> *Mr. Allen Swift (Springfield , MA.) received this 1928 Rolls-Royce
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