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Sunday, September 30, 2007
Owned same car for 70 years
Clarence Cleveland Curtiss owned his ford 1929 for 70 years wich has 300,00 km.
October 1 st ,1908 Henry Ford introduced Tin Lizzy........... 99 years ago1908 U.S.A.
1st October, 1908: The Ford Model T was introduced to the public, and was the first car that was affordable and reliable for the ordinary citizen of the United States. Known as the "Tin Lizzie," . The Tin Lizzie was the first car built using mass production methods and when first introduced cost $850 seating two people, and by the time it was discontinued in 1927, nearly 15,000,000 Model T's had been sold. .................................$850 bucks,......what's that in today's greenbacks??? HF&RV
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October 1 st ,1908 Henry Ford introduced Tin Lizzy........... 99 years ago 1908 U.S.A.
1st October, 1908: The Ford Model T was introduced to the public, and was the first car that was affordable and reliable for the ordinary citizen of the United States. Known as the "Tin Lizzie," . The Tin Lizzie was the first car built using mass production methods and when first introduced cost $850 seating two people, and by the time it was discontinued in 1927, nearly 15,000,000 Model T's had been sold.
.................................$850 bucks,......what's that in today's greenbacks??? HF&RV
This 1973 Mercedez-Benz ENZ 280 holds the Guinnness world record for mileage with the original engine still in circulation, it is owned by Paul Guérin of Chicoutimi Qc. As of the 21st of June 2007, the mileage totalled 1,649,353 km, 4 times around the earth.. Guy
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