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Man Buys Pickup for 75 Drives It for 38 Years Plus - Yahoo Autos
Back in 1976 when Bob Sportel was 24, he bought a used, rusting 1957 half-ton Chevy pickup for $75 because he needed a way to get to work. He just retired from his job after 38 years — driving the same truck
Sportel has applied several layers of duct tape to the truck’s upholstery. Bondo holds the front lights in place, and rust holes provide portholes to the truck’s underside. He guesstimates the truck has more than 300,000 miles on it because the odometer hasn’t worked since he bought it. And, in spite of his wife’s pleas, he has no plans to replace it
Back in 1976 when Bob Sportel was 24, he bought a used, rusting 1957 half-ton Chevy pickup for $75 because he needed a way to get to work. He just retired from his job after 38 years — driving the same truck
Sportel has applied several layers of duct tape to the truck’s upholstery. Bondo holds the front lights in place, and rust holes provide portholes to the truck’s underside. He guesstimates the truck has more than 300,000 miles on it because the odometer hasn’t worked since he bought it. And, in spite of his wife’s pleas, he has no plans to replace it
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