Team Adam's Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Pop math quiz: If you cherished and maintained the same car for 63 years and you changed your own oil every 3,000 miles, how much money would you save? Answer: A lot. Just ask Margaret Dunning, a 102-year-old Michigan woman who’s been making headlines after her energetic appearance at a classic car show in Canton, Ohio, over the weekend. Dunning attended the show with her baby: a 1930 Packard 740 Roadster that she purchased in 1949 and restored to mint condition. She talked happily about how she’s been changing her own oil and spark plugs all these years. “I love the old cars,” Dunning told The Akron Beacon Journal. “I love the smell of gasoline. It runs in my veins.” Dunning grew up on a dairy and potato farm west of Detroit, not too far from where Henry Ford’s family lived. When she wasn’t clambering onto her Packard’s running board to pose for photos, the longtime car enthusiast waxed nostalgic at the car show about how she learned to drive on her family’s farm at age 8, crashed into the barn at age 10, and secured her first driver’s license at age 12. That’s right: Dunning has been driving for 90 years now. Margaret Dunning said she still drives her Packard, but its large steering wheel has become a bit difficult for her to turn. Most days she drives a 2003 Cadillac instead. In his piece about Dunning, Akron Beacon Journal columnist Bob Dyer described her as a “hoot” and as “witty, engaging and razor sharp.” At one point, she joked with Dyer about having “lead in my feet” — a reference to all the speeding tickets she’s gotten over the years. “It disturbs the policemen very badly, but it doesn’t bother me at all,” Dunning said. Dunning had to drop out of the University of Michigan during the Great Depression, but she went on to pursue successful careers in the banking and retail sectors. The millionaire never married. “I’ve had a very interesting life in this old world,” she said. “Each year I see more beauty in the things that I observe.” At 102, she changes oil, spark plugs on her 82-year-old car - Good News - TODAY.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChargerMatt Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Hahaha I was listening to this on the radio the other day. Then I got scared that a 102 year old woman was driving on the same roads as me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted September 20, 2012 Author Share Posted September 20, 2012 A very big, very heavy car to boot! But from the sounds of her, she is more than capable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlack151 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 That is just awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70'sChevyGirl Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I hope that is me someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbeard Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 We should all be so lucky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diggerdan11 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 That is a cool story. I hopr if i reach that age I will be that capable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFairbanks Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I believe this is the same lady that Adam had mentioned in a thread that he started. "101 Year Old Lady Still Drives her Packard" The link that he posted is no longer working. I saw this yesterday in the news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAYBEN Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 thats awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Cool story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce5 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Incredible and awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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