Hagerty now has a weekly "original owner" article.... a new series showcasing people who bought a classic car new and still own it. The cars don’t need to be factory-original, just still in the hands of the first owner and still getting driven.

In the summer of 1969, Ray Eugenio was 19 in army service in Vietnam. He was stationed at the 29th Evacuation Hospital on an airbase and ordered a 1970 Plymouth ’Cuda 340, through the PX

https://www.hagerty.com/media/car-profiles/original-owner-a-young-soldier-buys-his-dream-car-in-a-warzone/