Hannibal mail carrier Larry Moffitt still has some vivid memories of July 1, 1978. That was his first day as an employee of the U.S. Postal Service. Not only does Moffitt remember the car he drove to work that day, he drove the same 1972 Dodge Challenger Friday to his last day of work.

“It’s kind of ironic,” said Moffitt of driving the same car on his first and last days of work.

Only “within the last month” did the notion of accomplishing that feat pop into Moffitt’s head.

“I began to wonder how many people get to drive off from work on their last day in the same car they first went to work in,” he said.

Moffitt purchased the Challenger, which features a blue body and black roof, for $3,900 when he still lived in Colorado. The car came with Moffitt when he put the Rocky Mountains in his rearview mirror and relocated to the banks of the Mississippi River.

As the years passed, Moffitt’s desire to keep the car never waned.

“I never thought about trading it in. I’ve always liked the car,” he said. “After 20 years I thought I might keep it forever. I’ve already made arrangements so that my son will eventually get it. After I’m gone it will stay in the family.”

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