1966 Volvo Car Driven A Record 2,000,000 Miles

1966 Volvo Car Driven A Record 2,000,000 Miles AG WORLD 26-5-24 In 1966, Irv Gordon bought a cherry red Volvo P1800 car. The New York native drove the car back and forth to work - a 125-mile daily round-trip to his job as a science teacher. His long commute and his passion for taking road trips caused him to log his first 250,000 miles in less than 10 years. The engine never failed and the car required only routine maintenance. Gordon lived two blocks from the ocean and drove through salt and snow each winter, but the body never rusted. So he kept driving it. He hit 500,000 miles in the late 1970's and celebrated his one-millionth mile in 1987. He retired in 1996 and took a part-time job. With more time on his hands, he made driving his pastime. Gordon would drive to Cincinnati for coffee, to Denver for lunch, or to Montreal for dinner. He'd drive to Volvo dealerships and car clubs to meet other Volvo lovers. He drove to Mexico. He took the car to Europe and drove through Holland and Germany. In Sweden, he drove to the factory where his P1800 was built. Last March 27, Gordon reached a milestone no other individual has accomplished in the more than 100 years of the automobile: driving two million miles in the same vehicle. Amazingly, the 35-year-old car still has the same engine, radio, axles, transmission, and of course, the same driver. He is the only person who has ever driven the P1800. The two-millionth mile was driven in New York City on Broadway, driving up to 44th Street in Times Square, where he was the honored guest at Volvo Cars of North America's 75th Anniversary party. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Soren Johansson, Volvo Cars of North America (ph 949 341-6719; E-mail: sjohan44@ volvocars.com).

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