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This car hasn't broken down since 1904!
Tuesday August 30, 2011 05:41:16 PM,
IANS
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London:
A couple in Britain are proud owners of a car which hasn't broken
down in the last 107 years.
The one-cylinder motor vehicle, which can run at a top speed of
over 46 km per hour, averages around 17 km per litre.
Built in 1904, the two-seater Wolseley 6 is in mint condition and
recently passed its Ministry of Transport (MoT) test, Daily
Express reported.
The annual MoT test of automobile safety, roadworthiness aspects
and exhaust emissions is required for most vehicles over three
years old used on public roads in the United Kingdom.
Brian Caseley, 65, of Dorset county in South West England,
purchased the car from a collector friend in 2004.
Caseley's wife Pat, 63, said: "The car has never broken down and
is still as good as the day it was first made."
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