RE: Off Topic. Fwd: How long have you owned a car ???

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I sneak up on Rich everytime I bring it over :)

The early RRs were incredibly well built.. the RR club has a "touring" 
class.. you must put at least 10K miles a year on the car to belong.. 
some have over 300K on the factory build

Rich Kinsley wrote:
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> That is kinda interesting. I especially like it since I'm helping a 
> friend install A/C in his 1960 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud II. I understand 
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> the "quiet" part. Even the leaf springs are encapsulated in  leather and 
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> packed with grease.
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> Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
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> dodge440@xxxxxxx wrote:
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> > I thought this was interesting..
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> > I would have traded it in on a Hemi Cuda back in 1970.
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> > RIGHT!
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> > Jim
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> > Coronet 65 - 440 CI
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> > Subject: Fw: How long have you owned a car ???
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> > What kind of money must they have had?????  A new Rolls for a  
> > graduation gift ????
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> > Subject: Fwd: How long have you owned a car ???
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> > Mr. Allen Swift ( Springfield , MA.) received this 1928 Rolls-Royce  
> > Picadilly P1 Roadster from his father, 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 from new. Just thought you'd  
> > like to see it.
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> > He donated it to a  Springfield  museum after his death.
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> > It has 170,000 miles on it, still runs like a Swiss watch, dead silent  
> > at any speed and
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> > is in perfect cosmetic condition. (82 years)
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> > Just thought you would find this of interest....
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> Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies


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