Odd Happening this afternoon (kinda ot)

[1940plymouth]

I had a Dr's appointment this afternoon, when I got home, I noticed the odometer on our '05 Neon was lacking two miles of reaching 60,000 miles, Earlier today my old Plymouth turned 60,000 on the odometer, so a few minutes ago I added the necessary mile plus on the Neon, so now I have two vehicles in the dooryard with basically the same mileage, but a vast age difference. I have no idea what the true mileage is on the Plymouth, but I know it is darn close to what the odometer says, that would be on the body, not the engine as the engine is a P-12

Just a bit of useless trivia that I wanted to share.

Never had it happen before and most likely won't happen again in my lifetime.

Bob

[P-12 Tommy]

Well Bob..... you got me beat on that one.

Tom

[Rodney Bullock]

Bob, I don't think it's that tivial. When you look at the fact that in the 1940's they did not drive very often. I read someplace that folks lived and died in a radious of 50 miles. That said your Neon is driven alot more in this era then the 40, plus the wear and tear on the 40 with the bad roads and what have you make it almost like a tank. The 40 is 70 years old, do you think the Neon will live that long? I also have a different motor in my car I think it's a 1950. I have put 80 ,000 miles on my car. It's all fun runs and non emergency driving. This on non dirt roads. I think this is a time for reflection and thought:o I'm kidding get out and drive that thing:D

[55 Fargo]

Hemmings ran a issue dedicated to low mile survivors.

There was a 48 Chrysler Biz Coupe, this guy finds it with 16000 miles, and in decent form, other than brakes,water pump tires, etc, agas tank and rad had to be boiled out.

But he finds the original owner, who sated he lived only a 1.5 miles from work, and said they did not go anywhere, no wonder the car only racked up 16000 miles from 1948 to 2009. The car probably wasn't even driven by the end of the 60s. Sure wish that car were mine.

Hey Bob, glad your having fun, most people wouldn't even have the insight to connect the 2 mileages, too busy keepin up with the Jones, or making ends meet.

Now you, you get to "smell the roses", and your Plym, gets to live to a ripe old age.

Crazy as this sounds, I just know the first owner of my 47 Chrysler Coupe, appreciates what I have done to ressurect her, I have no idea who the first owner is, and there probably dead, but they know she has a new lease on life........Fred