How Long Have You Owned Your Car?

[Ed in Maine]

Some of us buy and sell cars moving on to the next motoring adventure. The following picture is of someone who never let go of his first car. Now in the auto gallery of the Springfield, MA Museum is a 1928 Rolls Royce Roadster donated by the original owner, M. Allen Swift who passed away in 2010 at the age of 102. He received this car as a graduation gift from his father and drove the car up to his death. The car has an incredible 1,070,000 miles and still is in good operating condition. He is considered to be the oldest living owner of a car since the car was new.

[John LaVoy]

I have owned the phaeton in the avatar since 1965, drove it from California to the MAFCA national convention in New Mexico in 1966.

[Chris Haynes]

I have had my Early '30 AA since 1970.

[Kurt in NJ]

The "A" is my first car ,I have had it since 1969

[Deluxe Delivery Don]

I have had My A since 1971

[Earl McMillan]

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Bought my sport coupe in august 1958.
Earl

[John Stone]

Paid $10 for my wide bed pickup in 1961.

[hardtimes]

Originally Posted by Ed in Maine

Some of us buy and sell cars moving on to the next motoring adventure. The following picture is of someone who never let go of his first car. Now in the auto gallery of the Springfield, MA Museum is a 1928 Rolls Royce Roadster donated by the original owner, M. Allen Swift who passed away in 2010 at the age of 102. He received this car as a graduation gift from his father and drove the car up to his death. The car has an incredible 1,070,000 miles and still is in good operating condition. He is considered to be the oldest living owner of a car since the car was new.

Ed, thanks for sharing that beautiful pic! Hey, where's the golf bag door
Yeah.."moving on" , indeed! Now with everlasting regret for some of the auto love affairs that a guy has to let go for various reasons,i.e.- purchase home, kids, family, school and on/on!
Now have one I built, not Ford built. Gathering every nut/bolt from across the country...since 2001. Can not seem to let go of this one. Runs like a singer and looks ugly, to some
BTW
Decades ago, when a young man, I went onto a property that was tucked into the foothills/secluded. After traveling for some time on a seemingly cow path dirt road, I came onto what, at first glance...a junkyard/house,etc.
There, parked near this old home was a car like the one you pictured. With this model were several other such cars even larger. The old timer said they were 'duseys' (?). Often wish I'd had a camera back when.

[JtownJoe]

Only about 5 years on my 30' Tudor. That's a hell of a graduation gift!

[glenn in camino]

In 1958 I had a Model A coupe but I sold it to get something faster. I've had the station wagon in my avatar since 1972 and my 28 tudor since 1968.

[LukeDahlinger]

Anywhere between 5-18 yrs depending on the car. Got my first one in 1993 at the age of 15 and have been adding to the collection since.

[JoeWay]

Since 1962--see avatar photo.

[Roadster62]

I found my 1930 Roadster body in 1962, sold it and got it back without a thing done to it 25 years later. I'd be happy to get it in finished paint ready primer in the next 5 years.

[V4F]

im just a beginner . had my '31 tudor for like 7 yrs , sold it to buy my '31 coupe . had theoupe about 6 mos................

[JD Miller]

I've had the 31 Briggs SW since 1954. My grandfather gave me the car at that time when I was fourteen. Grandfather purchased the sedan from its original owner in 1933. Attended my first MARC meet with this car in 1957. Fifty years later as a member of the CVMAFC the car was at the MARC meet in Williamsburg.

[noyo55]

I got mine for Christmas 1964, from my dad who wanted to get me out of my 1957 Pontiac before I killed myself with it. I'm the third owner and it's never been off the frame--in those days you could get a hell of a car for $400.

[Fred K-OR]

In the late 1940's my cousin gave my brother and I a pile of parts that sort of made up a 1929 Model A pickup. It sat around my Dad's place for a few years so in the early 1950's I decided to make something out of it. So I put it together and "modified" it a bit-see below:



The 50's "rod" sat around for many years and deteriated a bit but remained in my barn until 2008. At that time I decided to either get rid of the "junk" in my barn or do something with. Being it had been in the family for a few years, I decided maybe I should do something with it. So I started with what is shown below:



Then after trying to figure out what to do with the pile of "junk", being the body was shot and a few other things were missing, I dicided I would get another body for it and pick up a few other needed things. So in early 2010 this is what it ended up to be:



So in the summer of 2010, our family had it's annual picnic. So I took the old 1929 Model A (now a huckster) up to the picnic because my old 90 some year old cousin (who use to drive the old pickup in the late 1930's) was going to be there. So he did enjoy the "new" rig. See below:



So there you have it-the old Model A has been in the family since the early 1930's and guess it should stay here a little longer.

So I couldn't have the old pickup feel like it owned the place, I then had to get the 1929 Model A coupe. So that is the story of this old guy's Model A's.

[Gary Karr]

I bought my '29 Tudor in 1969, restored it the first time and drove it through high school and college. I re-restored it beginning in 1999 and still have it today.

[FL&WVMIKE]

My driveway seems to be one-way.
I bought a Model "A" Roadster in 1961 - still have it. 50 years.
I bought a 1934 Ford Phaeton in 1963 - still have it. 48 years.
I bought a 1935 Ford Cabriolet in 1967 - still have it. 44 years.
TOTAL .................................................. 142 years !
MIKE

[Milton]

Got my wide bed pickup in 1967 for $400.

Alas it got rodded, now I have 1930 Tudor to attone for what I did to the pickup.