Still Running
82 things with 4,583 years of service between them, counted to the day each story was posted. Every one was in use when its owner wrote about it.
No. 0083Vehicles
1929Ford Model A
Six wires and rod brakes, in for a brake job
Running 92 years as of 2021
No. 0090Vehicles
1940Ford Deluxe Tudor Sedan
300 miles a week on a flathead V8
Running 86 years as of 2026
No. 0085Vehicles
1952Chevrolet 3800 long bed
Farm truck in for a radiator, a pump and wipers
Running 70 years as of 2022
No. 0084Vehicles
1954Ford F-100
One owner, 91 years old, drives it himself
Running 68 years as of 2022
No. 0088Vehicles
1963Chevrolet Corvette split-window coupe
Original owner, matching numbers, in for a clutch
Running 56 years as of 2019
No. 0089Vehicles
1966Dodge Charger
Bought new at 19, under two rules from his father
Running 57 years as of 2023
No. 0015Vehicles
1967Volvo 122S
The original owner walked up at a car show
Running 52 years as of 2019
No. 0091Vehicles
1977Chevrolet Monte Carlo 350
Bench seat, crank windows, AM radio, 10.2 mpg
Running 46 years as of 2023
No. 0092Vehicles
c. 1989LLV mail truck
37 years on the key, and a screwdriver would do
Running about 37 years as of 2026
No. 0087Vehicles
1997Toyota Camry V6
Crossed a million miles, came in to plug a tire
Running 22 years as of 2019
No. 0017Vehicles
1999Toyota Land Cruiser Prado
One notebook, every fill-up since 27 km
Running 20 years as of 2019
No. 0018Vehicles
2003Ford F-150
480,000 miles on the original engine and transmission
Running 16 years as of 2019
No. 0086Vehicles
2010Ford F-150 4.6
562,850 miles, and this shop did all 113 oil changes
Running 8 years as of 2018
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