Even At 102, Plymouth Icon Margaret Dunning Still Cruises in 1930 Packard
Plymouth philanthropist and car aficionado still drives, changes oil on award-winning vehicle.
Classic car enthusiast and philanthropist Margaret Dunning has said there's no secret behind her ability to remain younger at heart than her years might reflect. Dunning, a longtime Plymouth resident who often draws attention while cruising in her favorite automobile—a 1930 Packard 740 roadster—is 102, 20 years older than her beloved classic car. "No secret at all," Dunning said last year at her 102nd birthday party at the Plymouth Historical Museum, "It's just a nice world to live in." Dunning took a liking to automobiles while growing up on her father's potato farm in nearby Redford in the 1910s and early 1920s and began driving when she was 8 years old. Now sporting a classic car collection of her own, she treasures her prized 1930 …
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